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NAPOLEON'S ADDRESSES.
SELECTIONS OF THE SPEECHES AND LETTERS OF
NAPOLEON FROM 1796 UNTIL HIS DEATH.
PART I.
THE CAMPAIGN IN ITALY
Address to the Army at the Beginning of the Campaign, March, 1796.
"Soldiers, you are naked and ill-fed! Government owes you much and can give you nothing. The patience and courage you have shown in the midst of these rocks are admirable; but they gain you no renown; no glory results to you from your endurance. It is my design to lead you into the most fertile plains of the world. Rich provinces and great cities will be in your power; there you will find honor, glory, and wealth. Soldiers of Italy! will you be wanting in courage or perseverance?"
