General DOMMARTIN recounts THE VICTORY OF ROVEREDO on Septem - Lot 334

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General DOMMARTIN recounts THE VICTORY OF ROVEREDO on Septem - Lot 334
General DOMMARTIN recounts THE VICTORY OF ROVEREDO on September 4, 1796, to his mother. Victory of General BONAPARTE's Army of Italy against Austrian forces. Autograph letter signed "DOMMARTIN" to his mother in DOULEVANT (Haute-Marne): "BASSANO (Italy) 23 Fructidor An 4 (September 9, 1796). I wrote to you from Trieste, My Dear Mother, by an extraordinary Courier La Victoire que vous avons remporté à Reveredo et environ, depuis cette époque nous avons encore battu les Autrichiens deux fois notamment hier complètement. We took from them a total of eleven thousand prisoners, a quantity of flags, all their cannons, bridges, pontoons, etc., One has no idea of such a rout, we are in pursuit, and we firmly believe, that from all this imperial army, there will not escape six thousand men who are retreating towards Trieste. I'm extremely tired, but I have to get on my horse. In any case, I'm doing well, and I think I'm saving myself for the pleasure of seeing you and embracing everything I hold dearest. Adieu, DOMMARTIN." 1p in-4° with Postmark "Armée d'Italie" - Elzéar Auguste Cousin de DOMMARTIN, General of Artillery (Dommartin-le-Franc/ Haute-Marne 1768 - died at Rosette (Egypt) in 1799)
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