HISTORY - GROUCHY Emmanuel de (1766 - 1847) - Autograph letter signed
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Studied to become an officer of the King in Strasbourg. In 1793, he was promoted to brigadier general. He distinguished himself at Austerlitz and Wagram, and was made Marshal of the Empire in 1815. His name is associated with the defeat at Waterloo. He rallied to Louis XVIII and went into exile in the United States. He returned in 1920. Autograph Signed Letter. ÒLe Mal Mis de GrouchyÓ to Mms. Sarryt and Saint Edme; (Paris, undated, but taking place in 1840), 1 p. 1/2 in folio. Very beautiful piece, rare of this importance. Magnificent letter relating to his military action at the time of the Battle of Waterloo. He thanks his correspondents for offering to respond to a publication by Marshal Gerard who, at the time of the Battle of Waterloo, vehemently reproached Marshal Grouchy for remaining inactive at Wavre:" C'est... 25 ans aprs les Žvnements que des rŽclamations et de nouvelles contestations s'Žlvent encore sur la bataille de Waterloo... Elle (la polŽmique) ežt du se renfermer dans l'examen d'une grande question de stratŽgie et dans celui de la stricte exŽcution des ordres de l'Empereur. Singulire fatalitŽ le commandant de l'aile gauche est coupable d'avoir marchŽ le 16 sans ordres, au canon qui se tirait sur la droite, et le 18, le commandant de l'aile droite est accusŽ pour n'avoir pas marchŽ sans ordres au canon qui se tirait sur sa gauche. Une discussion nouvelle, serait inutilement irritante entre personnes qui croient, en sens opposŽ, que la question contradictoirement dŽbattue est aujourd' hui dŽfinitivement jugŽe. La postŽritŽ, exempte des influences de parti prononcera seule dŽfinitivement. La justice impartiale est prochaine pour moi Ne me serait-il donc pas donnŽ de lÕinvoquer en paix?
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HISTORY - GROUCHY Emmanuel de (1766 - 1847) - Autograph letter signed
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