Allied Armies. PRICE FOR THE COMBINED ARMIES UNDER THE COMMAND OF MARSHAL PRINCE SCHWARZENBERG, LOCATED IN FRANCE, Headquarters Loerrach December 27, 1813. 18906-37

Allied Armies. TARIFF FOR THE COMBINED ARMIES UNDER THE COMMAND OF MARÉCHAL PRINCE DE SCHWARZENBERG, LOCATED IN FRANCE, Headquarters of Loerrach, December 27, 1813. 18906-37

A printed poster detailing the soldier's ration of food
"FOOD: the soldier's ration will be composed as follows ... Officers will be fed by the locals, or will receive table allowances [...]
and forage
“each army will print a list of the number of food and forage rations owed to each rank [...].
Given at the headquarters of Loerrach on December 27, 1813.
Maréchal Prince de SCHWARZENBERG."
Dimensions: H 42 cm x 26 cm.

A printed letter from Lieutenant-General Prince Maurice de Lichtenstein addressing the inhabitants of Auxerre:
"I find myself before your City with the imperial royal troops under my command. I cannot believe that you have conceived the foolish plan of wanting to put up useless resistance in a city devoid of all means of defense, and that you would expose yourselves to the inevitable ravages and misfortunes of an unnecessary attack [...]
I await your response in half an hour. I hope it will be guided by reason and the urgency of the circumstances [...].
Lieutenant-General Prince Maurice de Lichtenstein.
Before Auxerre, February 11, 1814."
This latter letter is accompanied by the aforementioned tariff.
Dimensions: H 26.3 cm x 20 cm.

Documents in fairly good condition, frayed edges.