Campaign in Germany. LETTER FROM SOLDIER PIERRE RENARD, 135th regiment, 4th Company of the 1st Battalion in Bonn, TO HIS MOTHER who lives in Paris, November 30, 1813. 18856-9

Campaign in Germany. LETTER FROM SOLDIER PIERRE RENARD, 135th regiment, 4th Company of the 1st Battalion in Bonn, TO HIS MOTHER residing in Paris, November 30, 1813. 18856-9

Letter with the address of his mother "To Madam / Madam Widow Renard / Rue des Bourguignons No. 23 / near the Fields of Capucins / In Paris." Two round postal stamps dated "December 6, 1813," in red ink.

Pierre Renard gives details about the fierce battles after crossing the Rhine:
"Bonn, November 30, 1813.
My Dearest Mother, I will tell you that we crossed the Rhine very successfully, about three of... I assure you that after being pursued by the enemy armies as we were, I never thought I would have the pleasure of seeing you again. We reunited with our regiment in Coblentz, they were part of the unfortunate retreat of the Grand Army. There were 4000 men, only a hundred remained. Like us in the detachment, we were 260, now we are only 100 because due to the fatigue we had, almost all of us fell sick. We crossed the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt, Westphalia, and the Grand Duchy of Berg, crossed the Rhine again at Düsseldorf...where the Prussians and Swedes reentered two days later..."
"That's my address: Renard Pierre, soldier in the 135th Rgt 4th Company of the 1st Btn in Bonn or with the said Regiment."

Double sheet. 2 ½ pages. Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 16.5 cm. A red ink stamp on the first page (illegible).
Fair condition, folds, foxing and damp stains, tear with loss at the bottom on the central fold (without impact on the text).