The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot by Baron de Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin Marbot
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presented to my commanding officer.
Chap. 8. Arrival at Nice. My mentor Pertelay. I become a true Hussar. I join the "clique". My first duel. We rustle some cattle. The "Clique". Chap. 9. How I get immediate promotion. The capture of 17 enemy Hussars. Chap. 10. Campaign in Piedmont. General Macard. Capture of enemy cannons. I am promoted to Sous-lieutenant. I become aide de camp to my father. Chap. 11. Retreat of the right wing of the army to Genoa. My father wounded. The siege. My friend Trepano. Death of my father. Famine and fighting. Chap. 12. Episodes in the siege. Fate of Austrian captives. Chap. 13. Napoleon crosses the St. Bernard. Masséna yields. Marengo. I return to my family. My extreme prostration. Chap. 14. I am temporary aide de camp to Bernadotte. We go to Tours. Chap. 15. At Brest and Rennes. I am posted to the 23rd Chasseurs, in Portugal. Journey from Nantes to Salamanca. We form the right wing of the Spanish army. Return to France. Chap. 16. On the road from Bayonne to Toulouse. The inspection. |
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