NAPOLEON (1769-1821). French military and political leader who had significant impact on modern European history.
Manuscript Letter Signed, in French, two pages 4to, St. Cloud, August 22nd, 1810.
To the “Duke of Feltre, Minister of War. You will receive an order in which I have definitively organized the temporary 3rd regiment of cavalry of the Catalan army. It will be the 29th regiment of light cavalry. It will be a regiment of approximately 300 men- to complete it, you will gather a foot regiment in Turin put together in the following way: 120 men from the 13th regiment of riflemen, 40 men from the 14th,, 150 men from the 19th,130 men from the 23. A total of 440 men, whom you will march from Turin to Perpignan, where they will be incorporated into the new regiment (the 29th regiment of light cavalry). In Milan, gather together another squadron of foot troops made up of 100 men from the 8th regiment of riflemen, 100 men from the 25th, and 100 men from the 6th. A total of 300 men, whom you will also march to Perpignan, where they will join the 440 men from Turin, making it 1040 men for the 29th regiment. Give me your suggestions on a plan for an order to incorporate this detachment. Gather a regiment of foot dragoons in Turin.” Beautifully signed, “Napol.” (Item ID: 1783)
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The Peninsular War was a contest between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French armies invaded Portugal in 1807 and Spain in 1808 and lasted until the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon in 1814. Spain's liberation struggle marked one of the first national wars and the emergence of large-scale guerrillas.
