PICHEGRU JEAN CHARLES: (1761-1804)

PICHEGRU JEAN CHARLES: (1761-1804) French General, Commander-in-chief of the Army of the Rhine, & AMBERT JEAN JACQUES (1765-1851) French General during the Revolutionary Wars. Both Generals´ names are inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe. A.L.S., Pichegru, at the base of an A.L.S., Ambert, one page, 4to, Bodenheim, 28th June 1795, to General Pichegru, in French. Ambert sends a request to Chief Commander Pichegru, explaining that in order to proceed with the military orders received he will need the Turenne area maps. Pichegru response is dated the same day from Ober-Ingelheim, and states `It is at today´s date absolutely impossible for the Generals to get maps considering the price they have which we can´t afford at all.´ further requesting the maps from the War department for General Ambert. Professionally repaired edge to the verso, no affecting the text or signatures. Very small overall, minor age wear. G to VG £80-100 Pichegru headed a Royalist uprising against the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803. He was arrested and although was found later strangled in prison, the suicide is widely thought to be false.