DUMOURIEZ. 1793. CONQUEST OF BELGIUM: Proclamation by Major - Lot 219

DUMOURIEZ. 1793. CONQUEST OF BELGIUM: Proclamation by Major General DUVAL, Commander of Hainaut and Brabant, issued in BRUSSELS on March 12, 1793. “Commander-in-Chief DUMOURIEZ has joined the Grand Army; he commands it in person and will lead it to new victories. At the head of the brave soldiers of the Republic who have remained faithful to their banners, he is preparing to avenge the defeat at Aachen on the banks of the Rhine, and the fall of Maastricht will soon secure the conquest of Belgium and its freedom… Children of the Republic, my comrades-in-arms, heed the voice of the Fatherland… Triumph is assured for the soldiers of Liberty… ” — Printed in LILLE (Nord), by C.L. DEBOUBERS, Place de Rihour. Poster (46 x 35.5 cm), Grade A.