the hundred days of napoleon. 1815. LOT-ET-GARONNE - AGEN Ma - Lot 457

the hundred days of napoleon. 1815. LOT-ET-GARONNE - AGEN May 16, 1815 - Proclamation from ROUEN DES MALETS Auditor at the Council of State, Prefect of Lot-et-Garonne, to his constituents: "Inhabitants of Lot-et-Garonne! France has just been given a new lease of life by the voice of the hero who restored her honor and freedom. All hearts are still moved by these great events... In the new struggle in which the foreign powers seem to want to engage us, we shall triumph, let there be no doubt about it; the glory and strength of our armies, the genius of the Emperor and the strongly pronounced national spirit, are for us sure guarantees of Victory...". Vignette with the lightning imperial eagle. Printed in AGEN by Raymond NOUBEL, Printer to the Prefecture -Placard (55 x 44) Condition A