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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)

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Napoléon Ier (1769-1821)
+ L.S. "Napol" with 5 SELFWORDED WORDS, Valladolid 15 January 1809, to PRINCE EUGENEAN NAPOLEON, Viceroy of Italy| the letter is written by Baron FAIN| 3 pages in-4.
Instructions for organizing the defense of Northern Italy.
[The fifth coalition is preparing against Napoleon. To face it, he is about to leave Spain, where he had been since November 1808, to fight against the Spanish resistance and against the English who came to support it]. "My son, the news I receive from all sides tells me that Austria is stirring. Russia is as outraged as I am by all this bluster. - Arrange things in such a way that 10 days after the 1st order you can gather 60,000 hes in Friuli. If the Austrians have made any moves, arm Palma Nova"... Instructions follow for troop movements in Friuli, Treviso, Vicenza and Bassano, for the composition of the division
Grenier which is to be assembled in Padua, and for the Lemarois division.
"Do not, however, make any unnecessary movements and in the event that these first reports are not confirmed, simply call the Regiment in Rome and put the Grenier division on the left bank of the Po, so that in 10 days [...] you will be able to assemble 60,000 hes in Friuli....] you will be able to gather 60,000 hes and 100 harnessed guns in Friuli" Orders on artillery, horses, cars, sappers, etc. follow.
PROVENANCE Old JODIDIO collection (Briest sale, 19 November 1997, n° 26).
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