NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Order signed ('Bonaparte'), as Général en Chef de L'Armée d'Italie, to the general of artillery, ordering him to units to Klagenfurt ('Claquefurth'); engraved République Française heading, with manuscript insertions, one page, dust-staining, spotting, ink stains, creases at folds, edges frayed, folio (290 x 235mm.), mounted on board, displayed on green velvet with an engraved portrait, framed and glazed, unexamined out of frame, overall 675 x 455mm., Klagenfurt, 'le 12 germinal an 5' (1 April 1797); with an autograph letter signed ('Eugene Napoléon') to the Duc d'Abrantès, notifying him that he has received a telegraph from the Empress Regent advising of the armistice with Russia and Prussia, one page, creased at folds, 175 x 200mm., displayed with an engraved portrait, framed and glazed, overall 340 x 485mm., unexamined out of frame, Milan, 11 June 1813 (2)
Footnotes:
NAPOLEON SENDS ORDERS FROM THE STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT TOWN OF KLAGENFURT DURING THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

At the time of this order, Napoleon had managed to conquer most of northern Italy and was now turning his attention to the invasion of Austria. After defeating the Austrian army at the battle of Malborghetto on 23 March 1797, Napoleon followed the retreating Austrians army to Klagenfurt, from whence he hoped to easily march on Vienna. From there he wrote to the Archduke on 31 March with overtures for peace, not wishing to prolong the campaign any further. On 1 April, the date of our order, the French pushed back the Austrians culminating in the victory at Unzmarkt on the 3rd. Klagenfurt was captured in late 1797, forcing the Holy Roman Emperor to come to terms with the Treaty of Campo Formio in October, which effectively left Great Britain to fight the French alone.