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NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) - NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. A very fine L.S., ` Napol´ , one page, 4to, gilt edges paper, Saint Cloud, 21st April 1806, to Eugene Beauharnais, in French. Napoleon sends an important military letter to Eugene Beauharnais, appointed a year earlier Viceroy of Italy, referring to the provisioning of the French troops shortly after the conclusion of the campaign of Italy. The letter dictated by the Emperor is in the hand of Meneval. Napoleon states in part ` Mon fils, vous trouverez ci-joint l´état de l´habillement qui reste à fournir aux corps qui son ten Italie. Faites-moi connaitre ce que les corps auraient reçu au 1er Mai, et faites passer par le general Charpentier la revue des corps qui sont dans le Royaume d´Italie, de ceux de l´armée du général Marmont qui sont en Istrie, et des dépôts des corps qui sont en Dalmatie. Chargez-le de vous faire sur ces corps le même travail que sur les dépôts de l´armée de Naples, sur leur habillement, équipement et armement au 1er Mai´ (Translation: “ My son, you will find attached the state of the troops clothing which remains to be provided to the corps which are in Italy. Let me know what the corps will have received on May 1st, and make General Charpentier review the corps which are in the Kingdom of Italy, those of the army of General Marmont which are in Istria, and the warehouses of the corps which are in Dalmatia. Instruct him to do the same work on these corps as he did with the army warehouses of Naples, on their clothing, equipment and armament on May 1 st ”) Further, Napoleon refers to his cavalry corps, and states ` Je vous recommande de nouveau ma Cavalerie. Exigez que les corps qui ont de l´argent… l´emploient et se procurent des chevaux´ (Translation “ I recommend my Cavalry to you again. Demand that the corps which have money… use it and get horses”) With blank integral leaf. Very small minor creases, otherwise VG Eugene de Beauharnais (1781-1824) French Prince, son of Josephine de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy 1805-14 and Grand Duke of Frankfurt. Claude François de Méneval (1778-1850) Baron of the Empire. Memoirist of the 19th century. Napoleon´s private secretary and his closest collaborator. Auguste Marmont (1774-1852) Marshal of France. Duc de Raguse. Henri François Marie Charpentier (1769-1831) French General of the revolutionary wars. In 1806, the year of the present letter, Charpentier became chief of staff to Eugene Beauharnais in Italy.