STATUE OF MARECHAL NËY. Speech by Marshal de SAINT-ARNAUD, a - Lot 545

STATUE OF MARECHAL NËY. Speech by Marshal de SAINT-ARNAUD, at the inauguration ceremony of the Statue of Marshal NËY, Duke of Elchingen, Prince of Moskova, Dec. 7, 1853. Imprimerie Impériale, 8 pages in-4°: "Messieurs, We have come today to perform a great act of national reparation; we have come to erect a statue to Marshal NËY, on the very spot where, thirty-eight years ago, the hero fell victim to civil discord and the misfortunes of the fatherland. This solemn reparation was due to the memory of the Prince of Moskova, it is due to his services and his comrades in arms... Soldiers! It is to you above all that I have the mission of addressing myself today. The Glory of Marshal NËY belongs to France, but it is first and foremost the heritage of the Army..."