Poles in Napoleon's service and the Grand Army, part 4.

26 items from the period 1812-1815, including the Russian campaign and the reorganization of the Polish Army after the defeat in Russia. Letters from Vilnius, Warsaw, Kostrzyn, Legnica. Noteworthy are Jan Kozietulski's letter written from Moscow on September 18, 1812, Capt. Joachim Hempel's letter to his mother in Puławy, written from Oporów on August 20, 1814, and Capt. Joachim Hempel's certificate of service, signed by Generals Wincenty Krasiński and Tomasz Łubieński. Of particular interest is a January 2, 1814 report from the Minister of War to the Emperor, with a proposal to grant the privilege of wearing the eagle (1er Porte-Aigle) to officers of the Vistula Legion - a document with the notation "apre" "NAP." Language of correspondence: French, Italian, Polish.

Individuals and unit commanders mentioned in the documents (number of documents in parentheses): Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) (1), Beauharnais Eugéne (1781-1824) (1), Berthier Louis Alexandre (1753-1815) (2, Charbonnel Joseph Claude Marie (1775-1846) (1), Daru Pierre Antoine (1767-1829) (1), Davout Louis Nicolas (1770-1823) (1), Dabrowski Jan Henryk (1755-1818) (1), Dobiecki Wincenty (1788-1872) (1), Dumas Mathieu (1753-1837) (1), Gouvion Saint-Cyr Laurent de (1764-1830) (1), Hempel Joachim (1787-1874) (4), Hempel Stanislaw (1788-1873) (2), Hempel Susanna Klara (1767-1825) (2), Kozietulski Jan (1778-1821) (2), Krasinski Wincenty (1782-1858) (1), Rev. Konstantin Romanov (1779-1831) (3), Lefebvre François Joseph (1755-1820) (2), Lubienski Tomasz Andrzej (1784-1870) (2), Ney Michel (1769-1815) (1), von Wrede Carl Philipp (1767-1838) (1), Walicka Klementyna (1780-1862) (1).