TWO SIGNED LETTERS FROM GENERAL JEAN-ANTOINE VERDIER* TO GENERAL PAUL GRENIER**, Villach on September 6, 1813, and Milan on April 25, 1814. 18906-18
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TWO SIGNED LETTERS FROM GENERAL JEAN-ANTOINE VERDIER* TO GENERAL PAUL GRENIER**, Villach on September 6, 1813, and Milan on April 25, 1814. 18906-18
"Villach on September 6, 1813".
"My General, The enemy continues to fortify themselves along the entire front of our line, especially in front of Villach [...].
He reports, "An important piece of news, or at least given as such, has arrived in their camp yesterday evening during the retreat, and this morning at dawn the music, the drums, and the cries of Vivat were heard for a long time; if you have approached them today, you have undoubtedly changed the nature of their joyous cries..."
"I have the honor to salute you. Signed: The General de Don: J.A. Verdier."
1 page. H 24.5 cm x 20.5 cm.
Fair condition, moisture stains, fold marks.
A compelling letter regarding the departure of the French from Italy.
"Milan on April 25, 1814"
"My dear general,
I have just learned indirectly but certainly that an Austrian column will arrive in the city the day after tomorrow, the 27th, which is a blatant violation of the convention under which we are leaving Italy unless you have made other arrangements [...]"
His troops will depart on the 28th from Piacenza and proceed along the left bank of the Po, but he fears that their proximity may hinder them. "... And I add that it is too much humiliation at once. Let's unite, my dear General, let's make ourselves respected, it is the only way to impress or at least prove to Europe that there are still Frenchmen who are worthy of this name. I am ready for anything. I embrace you.
Signed: Gen. J.A. Verdier."
1 page. H 24.5 cm x 20.5 cm.
Very good condition, fold marks.
*Jean-Antoine VERDIER, born on May 2, 1767 in Toulouse and died on May 30, 1839 in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, was a French general of the Revolution and the Empire.
[...] In 1813 and 1814, he commanded the Franco-Italian army corps under the orders of Eugène de Beauharnais. At the battle of Aca, hit by a bullet that pierced his thigh, he remained at his post amidst the gunfire, supported by his aide-de-camp. On February 8, 1814, at the Battle of the Mincio, with the Fressinet division, consisting of about 5,000 men, he resisted the efforts of 18,000 Austrians throughout the day, eventually forcing them to retreat across the river.
**Paul GRENIER, born on January 29, 1768 in Sarrelouis, and died on April 18, 1827 in the current commune of Dammartin-Marpain, was a general of the French Revolution and the Empire.
[...] During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon entrusted Grenier with important commands in the Italian theater. A remarkable tactician, the general distinguished himself in 1809 on the Piave and at Sankt Michael, where he crushed an Austrian division, and during the Battle of the Mincio in 1814. A member of the provisional government during the Hundred Days, he later devoted himself to politics. His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
"Villach on September 6, 1813".
"My General, The enemy continues to fortify themselves along the entire front of our line, especially in front of Villach [...].
He reports, "An important piece of news, or at least given as such, has arrived in their camp yesterday evening during the retreat, and this morning at dawn the music, the drums, and the cries of Vivat were heard for a long time; if you have approached them today, you have undoubtedly changed the nature of their joyous cries..."
"I have the honor to salute you. Signed: The General de Don: J.A. Verdier."
1 page. H 24.5 cm x 20.5 cm.
Fair condition, moisture stains, fold marks.
A compelling letter regarding the departure of the French from Italy.
"Milan on April 25, 1814"
"My dear general,
I have just learned indirectly but certainly that an Austrian column will arrive in the city the day after tomorrow, the 27th, which is a blatant violation of the convention under which we are leaving Italy unless you have made other arrangements [...]"
His troops will depart on the 28th from Piacenza and proceed along the left bank of the Po, but he fears that their proximity may hinder them. "... And I add that it is too much humiliation at once. Let's unite, my dear General, let's make ourselves respected, it is the only way to impress or at least prove to Europe that there are still Frenchmen who are worthy of this name. I am ready for anything. I embrace you.
Signed: Gen. J.A. Verdier."
1 page. H 24.5 cm x 20.5 cm.
Very good condition, fold marks.
*Jean-Antoine VERDIER, born on May 2, 1767 in Toulouse and died on May 30, 1839 in Mâcon, Saône-et-Loire, was a French general of the Revolution and the Empire.
[...] In 1813 and 1814, he commanded the Franco-Italian army corps under the orders of Eugène de Beauharnais. At the battle of Aca, hit by a bullet that pierced his thigh, he remained at his post amidst the gunfire, supported by his aide-de-camp. On February 8, 1814, at the Battle of the Mincio, with the Fressinet division, consisting of about 5,000 men, he resisted the efforts of 18,000 Austrians throughout the day, eventually forcing them to retreat across the river.
**Paul GRENIER, born on January 29, 1768 in Sarrelouis, and died on April 18, 1827 in the current commune of Dammartin-Marpain, was a general of the French Revolution and the Empire.
[...] During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon entrusted Grenier with important commands in the Italian theater. A remarkable tactician, the general distinguished himself in 1809 on the Piave and at Sankt Michael, where he crushed an Austrian division, and during the Battle of the Mincio in 1814. A member of the provisional government during the Hundred Days, he later devoted himself to politics. His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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