Napoleon I. – eigenhändig signierter Brief, Smolensk, 20.8.1812 - photo 1
Napoleon I. – eigenhändig signierter Brief, Smolensk, 20.8.1812 - photo 2

Napoleon I. – eigenhändig signierter Brief, Smolensk, 20.8.1812

Lot 4045
01.06.2021 10:00UTC +01:00
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€ 4 000
AuctioneerHermann Historica
Event locationGermany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 4045 | Napoleon I. – eigenhändig signierter Brief, Smolensk, 20.8.1812
Estimate value
€ 600
Tinte auf Papier. Ein Blatt, beidseitig beschrieben. Napoleon an Berthier zur Organisation der Stadt Smolensk nach dem Sieg: "Geben Sie den Befehl, dass keine Konvois oder Truppen in die Stadt einfahren sollen", mit Ausnahme von Konvois mit Verwundeten und Generälen des Hauptquartiers. Der Sanitätsdienst zwischen dem Q.G. (quartier général = Hauptquartier) und der Vorhut muss verbessert werden: "Befehlen Sie die Einteilung der Stadt in Viertel, die Bildung von Infanterie- und Gendarmeriepatrouillien ... Häuser zu durchsuchen, um kranke russische Soldaten zu verhaften ... oder die Toten zu begraben. Alle Gefangenen werden in Kirchen oder Klöstern eingesperrt ...".
Spannendes Dokument mit unmittelbarem Einblick ins Kriegsgeschehen.
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