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SUCHET Louis-Gabriel (1770-1826)
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SUCHET Louis-Gabriel (1770-1826)
L.A.S. "Louis", Zaragoza December 5, 1809 in the evening, to his brother Gabriel
SUCHET| 4 pages in-4, handwritten heading "Army of Spain. 3rd Corps" (holes and galleries of verses).
Interesting testimony about Spain and the Spanish, by the victorious general, governor of Aragon.
His beloved Honore [his wife Honorine] leaves tomorrow, and the separation afflicts him, but is necessary: she brings back her brother [François-Auguste Anthoine de Saint-Joseph] "torn from the most desolate captivity", and she carries within her the fruit of their union. He praises the qualities of this angel, then speaks of the local situation: "The Emperor has just again sent me congratulations, [...] H.M. intends to give me signs of his benevolence. [......] I continue to wage war, I am every day at war, and on every occasion I take great care to make known through printed agendas, the conduct of each one, this measure is indispensable to maintain the emulation of a body, in which everything was almost extinct| Fortunately, things have changed in fact, to let you judge for yourself, I am sending you a copy of my last report to the Emperor, I speak to him neither of my operations nor of my political measures, I limit myself to going into [details] which he likes to know and which are likely to please him. I will tell you only a word about Spain| it is urgent that the Emperor should know the state in which the kingdom finds itself, for only by his genius can he draw it out of the profound anarchy into which it is plunged| it is necessary to reconstitute everything, and yet it is equally urgent to fight and to take up many places. Our august Emperor got away with as much glory as advantage from the last struggle, which was undoubtedly very difficult: I confess that I believe it to be less than the one that remains to be done. Burn my letter after having read it and be sure that on my side I am determined to fight against all obstacles, and to prove to the Emperor that I h
L.A.S. "Louis", Zaragoza December 5, 1809 in the evening, to his brother Gabriel
SUCHET| 4 pages in-4, handwritten heading "Army of Spain. 3rd Corps" (holes and galleries of verses).
Interesting testimony about Spain and the Spanish, by the victorious general, governor of Aragon.
His beloved Honore [his wife Honorine] leaves tomorrow, and the separation afflicts him, but is necessary: she brings back her brother [François-Auguste Anthoine de Saint-Joseph] "torn from the most desolate captivity", and she carries within her the fruit of their union. He praises the qualities of this angel, then speaks of the local situation: "The Emperor has just again sent me congratulations, [...] H.M. intends to give me signs of his benevolence. [......] I continue to wage war, I am every day at war, and on every occasion I take great care to make known through printed agendas, the conduct of each one, this measure is indispensable to maintain the emulation of a body, in which everything was almost extinct| Fortunately, things have changed in fact, to let you judge for yourself, I am sending you a copy of my last report to the Emperor, I speak to him neither of my operations nor of my political measures, I limit myself to going into [details] which he likes to know and which are likely to please him. I will tell you only a word about Spain| it is urgent that the Emperor should know the state in which the kingdom finds itself, for only by his genius can he draw it out of the profound anarchy into which it is plunged| it is necessary to reconstitute everything, and yet it is equally urgent to fight and to take up many places. Our august Emperor got away with as much glory as advantage from the last struggle, which was undoubtedly very difficult: I confess that I believe it to be less than the one that remains to be done. Burn my letter after having read it and be sure that on my side I am determined to fight against all obstacles, and to prove to the Emperor that I h