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BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON
<b>230. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE </b>(1769 - 1821) The "Little Corporal" whose brilliance in the field of battle and as Emperor of France has made him perhaps the most important figure of post-Renaissance Europe. L.S. "<i>Napole</i>" 1p. 4to., Paris, Feb. 11, 1808, in French to Henri Clarke, Minister of War. In part: <i>"...Issuing the order that ten pieces of 24-gauge cannon be sent to the Hotel des Invalides, five coming from the arsenal at Vienna and five from the arsenal at Berlin....</i>". In the latter part of 1807, Napoleon secretly began to prepare for a French takeover of power in Spain, suggesting that this order for cannon related to his building up of arms for what became the Iberian campaign. Boldly signed and near fine condition.<b> $800-1,200</b>