LOT 998:
MASSENA ANDRE: (1758-1817)
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MASSENA ANDRE: (1758-1817)
MASSENA ANDRE : (1758-1817) Prince of Essling, Duke of Rivoli. French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon I. D.S., Massena, three pages, 4to, n.p., 24th March 1796, in French. The manuscript document relates to Lieutenant Jacques Elliot and provides certified details of his military service and campaigns. Signed by Massena at the conclusion of the second page in his capacity as Commander of the Vanguard of the Italian Army and countersigned by various members of the administrative council of the 70 Demi-Brigade including Amedee Emmanuel Francois Laharpe (1754-1796) Swiss military officer who served as a volunteer in the French Army during the French Revolutionary Wars, rising to the rank of General of the Revolutionary Army and leading a division in Italy under Napoleon Bonaparte; and Jean Joseph Magdeleine Pijon (1758-1799) French General of the French Revolutionary Wars who commanded a Brigade in Napoleon Bonaparte's French Army of Italy. The third page of the document is devoted to a statement on the health of Elliot. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG

