Tag: Poitou
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1813-14 letters from Cuirassier Brigadier Pilloy
The following letters are drawn from a voluminous register which also contains copies of the Emperor’s proclamations, accounts of our narrator’s travels and more or less unusual recipes. The author in question is Étienne-Nicolas Pilloy, born in Santeau, canton of Pithiviers (Loiret), a farmer by trade. Here are his service records: 13th Cuirassier Regiment. Entered…
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Soldiers’ letters related to the campaign in Austria, 1809 …
In June 1809, this soldier wrote to his family from the Austrian capital. In particular, after mentioning his involvement at the battle of Essling, Bellot describes his uniform in detail and announces that he has just been appointed corporal in the line troops (1) : At Vienna, this 30 June 1809. My dear father and…