STATUE OF MARECHAL NËY. Speech pronounced... - Lot 405 - Vermot et Associés

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STATUE OF MARECHAL NËY. Speech pronounced... - Lot 405 - Vermot et Associés
STATUE OF MARECHAL NËY. Speech pronounced by Marshal de SAINT-ARNAUD, at the ceremony of inauguration of the Statue of Marshal NËY, duke of Elchingen, Prince of Moskova, on the 7th Dec. 1853. Imprimerie Impériale, 8 pages in-4° : "Gentlemen, We come to accomplish today a great act of national reparation; we come to raise a statue to the marshal NËY, in this very place where, thirty-eight years ago, the hero fell victim of the civil discords and the misfortunes of the fatherland. This solemn reparation was due to the memory of the Prince of Moskova, it is due to his services and his comrades in arms... Soldiers! It is to you above all that I have the mission to address myself today, the Glory of Marshal NËY belongs to France, but it is first of all the heritage of the Army..."
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