BELLIARD (Auguste-Daniel, Count) Vendée 1769–1832 - General, - Lot 367

BELLIARD (Auguste-Daniel, Count) Vendée 1769–1832 - General, served in Italy, Governor of Cairo, Governor of Madrid, served in Russia under Murat, in Germany in 1813 - Letter signed at TILSE (TILSIT, Prussian Province) June 23, 1807—to General REYNAUD—1 page, in-4°: “I am very pleased to learn that General ESPAGNE is not seriously wounded and that within 15 or 20 days he will be able to assume his command. It is not enough, my General, to recommend officers in the letters you may write; you must make specific requests for each of them; attach their service records and propose them as much as possible for vacant positions... In the army, there are only two things one can ask for: promotion in the line or admission to the Legion of Honor.” — (A few days before the Peace of Tilsit)