LAST PROCLAMATION OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE TO HIS TROOPS BEFORE WATERLOO in Avesnes on June 14, 1815. 18887-9
Proclamation on the order of the day. Printed document distributed to the troops he reviewed in Avesnes on June 14, 1815.
Rare copy.
"Soldiers! We have forced marches to make, battles to fight, dangers to face; but with constancy Victory will be ours! The rights, honor, and happiness of the Fatherland will be reconquered!
For every Frenchman with a heart, the time has come to conquer or perish!"
Dimensions: 24 x 17 cm.
Good condition, water stains, upper right corner torn with loss.
Reference :
18887-9