7. BEAUHARNAIS (Eugène de). Letter signed... - Lot 7 - Osenat

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7. BEAUHARNAIS (Eugène de). Letter signed... - Lot 7 - Osenat
7. BEAUHARNAIS (Eugène de). Letter signed "Eugène Napoléon" as Viceroy of Italy, addressed to General Paul Grenier, Lieutenant General of the Army of the Kingdom of Italy. Volta Mantovana [northwest of Mantua], 7 March 1814. 3/4 p. in-4 on one sheet with watermark of "Napoleon emperor of the French, king of Italy", amateurishly mounted on irregular soft card." ... YOU WILL HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE G[ENER]AL STAFF THE ORDER TO MOVE FOR TOMORROW 8 , it is likely that I will go myself tomorrow night to sleep in Mantua, where I will be very pleased to see you when I arrive. As I still desire that you make the race beyond the Po on the 9th, you will want to send one of your officers tomorrow to make your headquarters at Guastalla [to the southwest of Mantua], except to remain there a day or two if that is necessary..." SON OF THE IMPERATRESS JOSEPHINE AND VICE KING OF ITALY, PRINCE EUGENE (1781-1824) bravely faced the Austrian invasion and won a victory on the Mincio on February 8, 1814. However, facing forces far superior in number, he signed the military convention of Schiarino-Rizzino on 16 April 1814, putting an end to the fighting. He would only decide to leave Italy after the insurrection in Milan on 20 April 1814.
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