NAPOLEON BONAPARTE — “APPROUVÉ, N” ON AN ELBA MILITARY REPORT SIGNED BY GENERAL DROUOT, 1814
Portoferraio, Elba, October 11, 1814.
One-page French manuscript headed “Rapport à Sa Majesté l’Empereur,” signed by General Antoine Drouot and bearing Napoleon Bonaparte’s approval, “Approuvé,” with his bold initial “N” at the upper left.
Written during Napoleon’s exile on Elba, the report concerns the staffing of two Corsican companies. Drouot reports carrying out orders to send 45 men to bring each company to a strength of 80 present under arms, while drawing attention to the diminished force remaining at Longone.
The document offers a direct glimpse of Napoleon’s continued involvement in military affairs during his island sovereignty. Its formal presentation to “His Majesty the Emperor,” Drouot’s signature, and the prominent imperial approval give the manuscript particular historical and visual interest.
Condition: Pronounced rectangular toning consistent with previous matting, intersecting folds, creasing, edge wear, and small marginal tears and losses. Old mounting-paper remnants remain along the upper reverse. Writing and signatures remain clearly visible. The accompanying strength return mentioned in the text is not present in the photographs.
Portoferraio, Elba, October 11, 1814.
One-page French manuscript headed “Rapport à Sa Majesté l’Empereur,” signed by General Antoine Drouot and bearing Napoleon Bonaparte’s approval, “Approuvé,” with his bold initial “N” at the upper left.
Written during Napoleon’s exile on Elba, the report concerns the staffing of two Corsican companies. Drouot reports carrying out orders to send 45 men to bring each company to a strength of 80 present under arms, while drawing attention to the diminished force remaining at Longone.
The document offers a direct glimpse of Napoleon’s continued involvement in military affairs during his island sovereignty. Its formal presentation to “His Majesty the Emperor,” Drouot’s signature, and the prominent imperial approval give the manuscript particular historical and visual interest.
Condition: Pronounced rectangular toning consistent with previous matting, intersecting folds, creasing, edge wear, and small marginal tears and losses. Old mounting-paper remnants remain along the upper reverse. Writing and signatures remain clearly visible. The accompanying strength return mentioned in the text is not present in the photographs.
