Baron de MARCOGNET (Pierre Louis Binet de) General 1803. Bar - Lot 357

Baron de MARCOGNET (Pierre Louis Binet de) General 1803. Baron of the Empire 1808. Croix Chapeau (Charente-Inférieure) 1765 - 1854 - Lettre A.S. en tant que Chef de la 108° Demi-Brigade de Ligne (En-tête à son nom) adressée à Madame LABORDE LA SALLE, à propos de ses enfants - MONS 4 Fructidor An 10 (22 Août 1802) - 2pp in-folio: "... I can easily understand how hard it was for you to part with them, and how the desire to see them follow in the footsteps of their Ancestors was the only reason you decided to entrust them to the Friends of General LAMARQUE. Rest assured, Madame, that the soldierly state in which your Sons begin their military career is the surest way to reach their goal. By themselves they will learn what the Soldier is, and how he should be taken to achieve the greatest things. ... the Officer today must have qualities that the State has the right to demand to strengthen the Government and maintain the high regard we have earned for him by the most Glorious Peace that ever was...".