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143 - MURAT (JOACHIM). "STUART CAN DO NOTHING AGAINST MY KINGDOM..…
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MURAT (JOACHIM). "STUART CAN DO NOTHING AGAINST MY KINGDOM...". Letter signed "Joachim Napoleon" as King of Naples, addressed to General Jacques-Marie Cavaignac. Naples, 20 March 1809. One p. folio; paper slightly yellowed; framed under glass. " ... EIGHT DAYS AGO I GAVE THE ORDER TO GENERAL PARTOUNEAUX NOT TO DISARM ANY BATTERIES. It is unfortunate that we have become accustomed to having troops in Reggio, there would be less inconvenience in evacuating it if circumstances ever forced you to do so. THE BRIGANDS THAT YOU REPORTED TO ME HAVE BEEN DISAPPEARED TO TAKE AWAY OUR MAIL HAVE JUST BEEN ARRESTED between Castrovillari and Castelucio. Do not worry, I repeat to you, Stuart can do nothing against my kingdom; I am forming a camp of 1,500 men on the Sele bridge [near Salerno], and 20,000 Frenchmen are on their way from Piedmont to my States. Gather as many troops as you can at the camp at La Melia or on the heights of Bagnara [on or near the Straits of Messina]. Continue to write to me often.... " Indeed, General John Stuart, at the head of the English troops stationed in Sicily, would attempt an invasion of the Kingdom of Naples that would ultimately fail (June-August 1809). General Cavaignac, who served in Naples from 1806 to 1812 (in the Neapolitan army from 1808 to 1812), played an important role in the defence of Calabria against the English. In September 1810, he landed in Sicily but, unsupported by General Grenier, had to withdraw.
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About the sale The Empire at Fontainebleau - Second day
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 10:30 AM
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Michel Bury and Henri du Cray
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