Napolean Bonaparte, Military Letters
Scope and Contents
There are two military letters that outline requests for promotion and sick leave.
Item 1. Letter, 1798, July 31
A letter from the General of the Division Bons of the Army of the Orient requesting that Captain Charbond be promoted to the rank of Battalion Chief for his exemplary service in the Battle of the Pyramids in Egypt. Napoleon granted the request on 31 July 1798, with his full signature.
Item 2. Letter, 1810, July 3
A letter from Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier (1753-1815) the Prince of Wagram and Neufchâtel, Switzerland, to Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French and King of Italy, requesting a three-month sick leave for Lt. Koch in the Spanish Army. Napoleon granted the request on 3 July 1810 by signing his initials "NB."
Dates
- 1798, 1810
Creator
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
French
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
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