GENERAL CHARLES FRÉGEVILLE (Château de Grandval/ Tarn 1762 - - Lot 270

GENERAL CHARLES FRÉGEVILLE (Château de Grandval/ Tarn 1762 - 1841). Autograph letter signed Charles FRÉGEVILLE, General of Cavalry, Commander of the Hussars and Chasseurs of the Army of Italy. Beautiful letter to his Mother in Montpellier, Hérault (Postmark "ARMÉE D'ITALIE". 1p in-4°, from Verona (Italy) on 14 Nivôse An 8: "We entered here yesterday (January 3, 1800), my dear Maman. The Austrian Army is in full retreat. The day before yesterday General BELLEGARDE (commanding the Austrian Corps) sent a parliamentarian to ask for a suspension of arms, claiming that one exists in MOREAU's army (commanding the Army of the Rhine) and that peace is about to be signed. General BRUNE (Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the West) has not seen fit to grant it, but if a suspension exists in MOREAU's army, it is a safe bet that it will soon lead to peace, especially given the success of the Army of Italy. May this precious blessing give us all tranquility and happiness. I have command of eighteen regiments of Hussars and Chasseurs à Cheval, and six or seven thousand cavalry. I'm doing wonderfully well. I have good news from my wife and Caroline. Take care of your health, my dear mother, and don't deny yourself anything. Everything tells me that I shall soon have the pleasure of seeing you. I kiss you with all my soul."