Tag: Cold
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An Italian, the Grande Armée and the campaign of 1812 …
The Biblioteca Estense in Modena preserves the original copies of a substantial set of letters written by an unsung soldier of the Army of the Kingdom of Italy, Paolo Magelli, born at Pavullo in 1785. These were addressed to his elder brother Giustiniano. In contrast, the correspondence does not contain the letters written by Giustiniano…
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Eyewitness accounts of the campaign in Russia, 1812 (IV) …
A few soldiers’ letters from the region now known as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg … *** Stamp: N° 23, GRANDE ARMÉE. To Mr. Conrad Klein, merchant tanner at Medernach, district of Dickirch, Department of Forêts, via Luxembourg, at Dickirch in Medernach. Königsberg, 5 July 1812. Most beloved parents! It is with great pleasure that…