Thomas BUGEAUD (1784-1849), marshal of France. 2 L.A.S., Par - Lot 314

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Thomas BUGEAUD (1784-1849), marshal of France. 2 L.A.S., Par - Lot 314
Thomas BUGEAUD (1784-1849), marshal of France. 2 L.A.S., Paris and Blidah February 14 and April 23, 1841 to his friend Louis d'ESCLAIBES, retired colonel in Chalancey (Haute-Marne); 6 pages in-4, and 2 pages in-4 headed Government-General of Algeria with address. Paris February 14. Before his departure for Algeria, where he was ordered "to push the war against Abd-el-Kader vigorously and not to listen to any proposal on his part," Bugeaud recalled the Treaty of La Tafna and took stock of the situation after the departure of his predecessor, Marshal VALEE: "This way of occupying the country is deplorable. [...] It is a very difficult task that mine. I did not do anything to be given it, I did the opposite, because I did not let escape an occasion to say in the tribune and everywhere that I regarded the Affrique as a plague of France. If Mr. Mal V. believes that I worked to supplant him he is in a complete error"... Blidah April 23, 1841. Bugeaud praised the army, but not VALEE: "I swear to you that it was impossible for me to speak favorably of his way of waging war. It is better to say nothing than to praise what is bad, which I deplore [...] He has made a disastrous legacy to the army and to me in Milinna, Medeah, Cherchell"... A reproduction of a bill from Charles Delescluze is attached.
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