BERTHIER LOUIS-ALEXANDRE: (1753-1815) Prince of Neuchatel. Marshal of France, Chief of Staff under N...

BERTHIER LOUIS-ALEXANDRE: (1753-1815) Prince of Neuchatel. Marshal of France, Chief of Staff under N...
BERTHIER LOUIS-ALEXANDRE: (1753-1815) Prince of Neuchatel. Marshal of France, Chief of Staff under Napoleon. A.L.S., Mal. Berthier, two pages, 4to, Verona, 27th October 1796, to Commissar Pierre Anselme Garrau, in French. The partially printed document bears at the heading one of the French revolution vignettes. Berthier, in his capacity as Chief General of the army of Italy states in part `The General in Chief [Napoleon Bonaparte] has held your courier.. he is concerned, and still says we have to wait. Apparently the enemy is gathering very considerable forces on the borders of the PiaveÉ and tries to support Wurmser. The news received from Moreau are excellent. ..Kleber is taking back the controlÉeverything is getting better. ..« With blank integral leaf. Very small overall, minor age wear, otherwise VG £250-350 Pierre Anselm Garrau (1762-1819) French Lawyer and Politician. Served as Deputy to the National Convention. Dagobert Sigmund Wurmser (1724-1797) Austrian General. Besieged for nine months at the Mantua fortress, he would surrender to Napoleon on 2nd February 1797.