EMPIRE. BULLETIN DE LA GRANDE ARMÉE, "Nouvelles de l'Armée. - Lot 524

EMPIRE. BULLETIN DE LA GRANDE ARMÉE, "Nouvelles de l'Armée. Extract from the Moniteur of September 8, 1813. Published by the Département de la Stura. "On August 21, the Russian, Prussian and Austrian army, commanded by Emperor Alexander and the King of Prussia, had entered Saxony, and moved on Dresden; 180 to 200,000 strong... In five days' time, it saw its hopes confounded: 30,000 prisoners, 10,000 wounded in our power... There are now only 100,000 men under arms; we have lost 100 cannon, entire fleets, 1,500 artillery ammunition carts... We had 40 flags or standards. Among the prisoners were 4,000 Russians. The ardor of the French Army and the courage of the infantry attract attention..." (71 x 42.5 cm) Condition B+