General De VEDEL Comte Dominique Antoine ( 1771... Lot 41

General De VEDEL Comte Dominique Antoine ( 1771 -1848) General, Commander of the 3rd Brigade Autograph letter signed, addressed to a friend, giving an account of the Battle of Iena. October 16, 1806; 4 pages in-8°. "Grande armée, 5ème Corps, 1ère Division" "Bataille le 14 8bre, Victoire emportée sur les prussiens dans la plaine de Weimar". "The battle of the 10th at Saalfeld was only the prelude to our successes. The genius of the great Napoleon and the bravery of his troops have planted our victorious eagles in the fields of Saxony.... On the evening of the 13th, the Emperor arrived at Jena... Several army corps under Marshals Soult, Lannes, Ney and Augereau assembled there. The imperial guard arrived during the night. Prince Murat's cavalry did not arrive until the morning of the 14th... At 6 a.m. on the 14th, the Emperor passed through the ranks of the army, where he was greeted by repeated cheers of Vive l'Empereur. The enemy army," said the Emperor, "is surrounded, and must capitulate within a few days...". General de Vedel methodically describes the battle: "It was 2 p.m. when Prince Murat arrived with his cavalry. The Prussians, already pushed back from their positions and badly shaken, folded on all points... Everywhere the enemy was charged... the battlefield was ours. The fleeing enemy is pursued as far as Weimar...". He then takes stock of the battle: "The Duke of Brunswick has been killed, General Blucher will not survive his wounds... We await the Emperor's proclamation with curious impatience... On the same day, Marshals Bernadotte and Davout, commanding our extreme right, completely defeated the enemy... This is what the King of Prussia gains from waging war against us. One more lesson like that and we'll see Berlin. Enclosed: 3rd and 4th bulletins of the Grande Armée. October 13, 1806. 41 x 54 cm.