Napoleon to his brother Joseph Bonaparte, Charleroi, 16 June 1815

Napoleon to Joseph Bonaparte, Charleroi, 16 June (1815)
by Napoleon

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French original, and a software translation into English. Charleroi, morning of 16 June 1815

For the death of General Louis-Michel Letort see Action at Gilly (15 June 1815).

Joseph Bonaparte was in Paris (see Bonaparte, Joseph, Appleton's) the President of the Council of Ministers. It may have been the post script to this letter Letort va mieux (Probably hand written by Napoleon himself), that caused Letort’s wife to leave Paris on the 19 June for Charleroi.(Wit 2016, pp. 4–5 footnote 16 cites Journal de Paris, nr.170, dated 19 June 1815).

sources:

Wit, Pierre de (31 May 2016), "A study, 16th June 1815 French Army General headquarters", The campaign of 1815: a study, Emmen, the Netherlands, pp. 4–5, <http://waterloo-campaign.nl/bestanden/files/june16/frhfdkw.pdf>. Footnotes:
- Correspondance, nr.22057.
- Aubertin, Guillaume, Campagne de 1815: la première journée de Napoléon Ier (15 juin 1815), ou La genèse de la Napoliade, OCLC 65544519.

For the newsletter that accompanied this letter see:

"June 15 through 16, 1815 (22054 - 22059): 22056. - Bulletin de L'Armée.", Napoleon's Correspondence (English), The War Times Journal at www.wtj.com, <http://www.wtj.com/archives/napoleon/nap615be.htm>. Retrieved on May 27, 2017.

2300284Napoleon to Joseph Bonaparte, Charleroi, 16 June1815Napoleon

Charleroi, 16 Juin 1815	Charleroi, 16 June 1815

Mon Frère,	My Brother,

le bulletin vous fera connaitre ce qui s'est passé. Je porte mon quartier général à Fleurus. Nous sommes en grand mouvement. Je regrette beaucoup la perte du général Letort. La perte de la journée d'hier est peu considérable et porte presque toute sur les quatre escadrons de service.La confiscation des biens des traitres qui forment des rassemblements à Gand est nécessaire.	the newsletter will show you what happened. I carry my headquarters to Fleurus. We are in great movement. I regret very much the loss of General Letort. The loss of yesterday's day is not considerable and carries almost all on the four squadrons of service. The confiscation of the property of the treaties forming assemblies at Ghent is necessary.

Napoléon	Napoleon

Letort va mieux	Letort is better

Napoleon to his brother Joseph Bonaparte, Charleroi, 16 June 1815

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