Guillaume BRUNE (1763-1815), marshal of the Empire. L.A.S., - Lot 312

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Guillaume BRUNE (1763-1815), marshal of the Empire. L.A.S., - Lot 312
Guillaume BRUNE (1763-1815), marshal of the Empire. L.A.S., Stettin, May 30, 1807, [to the King of Holland, Louis BONAPARTE]; 2 pages in-fol. "The King of Sweden claims that the additional article of the armistice should not be recognized; consequently, he reserves to start again the hostilities, by advising ten days in advance only. The Emperor asked for a conference to obtain an armistice of at least 30 days, or the resumption of hostilities, because he feared that the King of Sweden counted "on the English expedition to start again the war himself when it would appear advantageous to him". Brune must go to an interview with the King, he would have liked to "announce something positive to him, but it is impossible [...] The emperor orders me to send to Coeworden the Dutch division of the left, composed of at least five thousand men, and to inform your Majesty of the day when it will arrive"... He thus sends General Dumonceau at the head of a division...
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