Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents
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16.3.23
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BARAGUEY D'HILLIERS LOUIS: (1764-1813) French General who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. L.S., L. B. D'Hilliers, one page, folio, Headquarters at Weissembourg, 4th May 1793, to Alexandre de Beauharnais, in French. Baraguey d'Hilliers asks Beauharnais 'de me faire passer un etat exact et detaille de la force et de l'emplacement des postes, cantonnement, camps, garnisons, et dépots qui se trouvent dans l´arrondissement de votre commandement' (Translation: 'to convey to me an exact and detailed statement of the strength and location of the posts, quarters, camps, garrisons and depots which are within your command's armoury') and remarks that he is in great need of the information and that it should be prepared and dispatched so that it reaches him before the 15th of the month. A few very minor, light creases, otherwise VG

Alexandre de Beauharnais (1760-1794) French General and political figure during the French Revolution, the first husband of Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie, who later married Napoleon Bonaparte and became Empress of the First French Empire. Beauharnais was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror.