{"product_id":"napoleon-bonaparte-january-1800-cavalry-orders-to-berthier-bearing-bonaparte-signature","title":"Napoleon Bonaparte — January 1800 Cavalry Orders to Berthier, Bearing “Bonaparte” Signature","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003early Consulate Military Document Bearing “Bonaparte” Signature — Bibliotheca Lindesiana Stamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking French military document recording Napoleon Bonaparte’s instructions to Minister of War Louis-Alexandre Berthier during the opening months of the Consulate. Dated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParis, 21 Nivôse, Year VIII—January 11, 1800\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the single sheet measures \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7¾ × 9¾ inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and features a printed allegorical vignette of the French Republic above the manuscript text. A bold “Bonaparte” signature with a sweeping underline appears below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe orders convey the urgency of Napoleon’s military administration. Berthier is instructed to transmit orders by telegraph directing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12th Hussars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to leave Brussels for Caen, traveling without rest days and making double daily marches. A second directive orders the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e13th Cavalry Regiment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the Army of the Rhine, following an inspection and an exact report of its condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued shortly after Napoleon’s rise to power in November 1799, the text offers a revealing glimpse of his attention to troop movements, rapid communication, and military readiness. Its reference to telegraph transmission concerns the era’s optical semaphore system, not the later electric telegraph.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe order is recorded as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo. 100, page 51, in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrdres et apostilles de Napoléon (1799–1815)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, confirming the historical text, date, and recipient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Minister of War will tomorrow, the 22nd, give orders by telegraph to the 12th Regiment of Hussars to depart from Brussels on the 24th Nivôse for Caen. This regiment will travel without any rest days and by double daily marches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The Minister of War will also order the 13th Cavalry Regiment to proceed to the Army of the Rhine, and will have this corps inspected before its departure so that an exact account of its condition may be rendered to him.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the personal collection of a prominent private collector, as reported by the present owner. The lower-right margin also bears the crowned \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Bibliotheca Lindesiana”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stamp associated with the celebrated library of the Earls of Crawford and Balcarres. The intervening ownership history has not been documented.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge toning, horizontal and vertical folds, scattered spotting, and minor edge wear. A small folded or torn area is visible at the upper-left corner, with localized discoloration along the upper edge. The text, vignette, and signature remain dark and readily legible. 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