LEFEBVRE FRANÇOIS: (1755-1820) Marshal of France, Duc de Dantzig and Prince d´Essling. A.N. to a L.S., `Lefebvre´ ...

LEFEBVRE FRANÇOIS: (1755-1820) Marshal of France, Duc de Dantzig and Prince d´Essling. A.N. to a L.S., `Lefebvre´, with six lines in Lefebvre´s hand at the base of the letter, one page, folio, Head Quarters of the avant-garde of the Danube Army at Pfullendorf, Germany, 18th March 1799, to Brigade General Soult, in French. Lefebvre, in his capacity as Division General, states in part `I send to you, my dear General, the 4th regiment of Hussars.-.´ further referring to the lack of fodder in his area due to the artillery, and asking for a report back regarding the location of the regiment. At the base of the letter, a six lines holograph, Lefebvre adding an important warning and advice `In case of attack, you will only keep with you the number of cavalry troops which you will need to retreat… and you will send to the camp the remaining…´ Overall age wear, mostly to the uneven left edge, with very small area of paper loss to the bottom edge only affecting one word, and not affecting the signature. Stain to the upper left edge. F to G Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult (1769-1851) Marshal of France, Duc de Dalmatie. Prime Minister of France 1832-34, 39-40 & 40-47.