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Napoleon Address to the Troops on the Conclusion of the First Italian Campaign, March, 1797

Feb 1, 2024 · 1m 35s
Napoleon Address to the Troops on the Conclusion of the First Italian Campaign, March, 1797
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Address to the Troops on the Conclusion of the First Italian Campaign, March, 1797"Soldiers: The campaign just ended has given you imperishable renown. You have been victorious in fourteen pitched...

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Address to the Troops on the Conclusion of the First Italian Campaign, March, 1797"Soldiers: The campaign just ended has given you imperishable renown. You have been victorious in fourteen pitched battles and seventy actions. You have taken more than a hundred thousand prisoners, five hundred field-pieces, two thousand heavy guns, and four pontoon trains. You have maintained the army during the whole campaign. In addition to this, you have sent six millions of dollars to the public treasury, and have enriched the National Museum with three hundred masterpieces of the arts of ancient and modern Italy, which it has required thirty centuries to produce. You have conquered the finest countries in Europe. The French flag waves for he first time upon the Adriatic opposite to Macedon, the native country of Alexander [the Great]. Still higher destinies await you. I know that you will not prove unworthy of them. Of all the foes that conspired to stifle the Republic in its birth, The Austrian Emperor alone remains before you. To obtain peace we must seek it in the heart of his hereditary State. You will there find a brave people, whose religion and customs you will respect, and whose prosperity you will hold sacred. Remember that it is liberty you carry to the brave Hungarian nation."
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