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

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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).

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For the newsletter that accompanied this letter see:

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
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