LOT OF TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS DATED 1794 SIGNED, ONE BY GENERAL CHANCEL *(28th of February), THE SECOND BY GENERAL KLIMAINE ** (28th of February), following their arrest. 18915-26
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LOT OF TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS DATED 1794 SIGNED, ONE BY GENERAL CHANCEL * (28th February), THE SECOND BY GENERAL KLIMAINE ** (28th February), following their arrest. 18915-26
February 28, 1794 - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL CHANCEL.
Handwritten letterhead "Equality / Liberty." Addressed to the Conciergerie, on the 10th of Ventôse in the 2nd year of the Republic.
"I inform you, my Dear Comrade, that on the 22nd of last month I was transferred from the detention house of La Force to the Conciergerie. [...] Upon arriving at this new prison, we underwent our first interrogation in the name of the Republic, in the name of justice, in the name of friendship, come to the aid of your unfortunate general. You know his heart, you know that the Republic is engraved there in indelible characters, as it is in yours [...]
I am the victim of a dark plot and the representative Duquesnoy's religion was deceived, who had me brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal (according to the decree that created this Tribunal for all matters concerning generals) they wanted to hold me accountable for the fact that on the 16th of October of last year, the garrison of Maubeuge did not make a sortie and attack the Austrian army [...]
Farewell! my dear Simon, farewell! I await you...
I await you! I await you! Signed: Chancel."
2 1/2 pages of text. H 21 cm x 16 cm. Good condition, only the top half of page 3 remains (no missing text).
March 30, 1794 - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL KLIMAINE.
"Citizen, having lost the little I had since my arrest I find myself currently in the utmost extremity and with no other resource than to sell two carriages and some effects that are useless to me. That is why I have already requested permission from the Justice of the Peace, who, upon my departure from the Paris department, claimed not to have the right to grant it to me, which is why I am addressing you, citizen, hoping that you will not reject the request I am making to you. I await from your consideration a favorable response... Signed S. Kilmaine."
H 21 cm x 16 cm. 1 page of text. Good condition, tear with loss at the lower right corner (outside of text).
BIOGRAPHIES:
* Jean Nestor CHANCEL, born on March 1, 1753 in Angoulême, condemned to death and guillotined in Paris on the 16th of Ventôse, year II (6th of March 1794), was a division general of the French Revolution.
[...]
He was temporarily promoted to Provisional Camp Marshal on October 21, 1792, and confirmed in his rank on February 3, 1793. He was elevated to the rank of division general on September 11, 1793, before being suspended and placed under arrest on October 22, 1793. Reinstated in the Army of the North, as commander of the Maubeuge place at Wattignies, under the orders of General Ferrand.
While the troops of Frédéric de Saxe-Cobourg were in difficulty due to Carnot and Jourdan, Chancel proposed to Ferrand a sortie to break through the Austrians. Ferrand refused, arguing that the place of Maubeuge could not be left empty. The outcome of the battle was uncertain, but eventually turned in favor of the French. Aware of his mistake, Ferrand shifted the blame onto Chancel. To justify his lie, he cited the noble background of General Chancel and his years of service to Austria when he was an officer in the royal army. Chancel's known hostility towards the increasingly radical positions of the government did not work in his favor.
Brought before the revolutionary tribunal, General Chancel was guillotined in Paris on March 6, 1794, along with Generals O'Moran and d'Avaine.
[...]
** Charles Edward Saul Jennings de KILMAINE, born in Dublin on October 19, 1751, and died on December 11, 1799 in Paris, was a division general of the French Revolution.
[...]
He was promoted to brigadier general on March 8, 1793, assigned to the Army of the Moselle, and to division general on May 15 of the same year in the Army of the North. On July 4, he temporarily took command of the Northern and Ardennes armies, replacing General Custine, and was suspended from his duties on August 4, 1793. On August 7, he evacuated the camp of Caesar and pushed back the enemy at Marquion, on August 9, he was removed from his position and replaced by General Houchard, and on December 29, he was arrested and imprisoned at the Luxembourg.
He was released on August 6, 1794, arrested again on August 10, then released on December 12 after the fall of Robespierre. On May 20, 1795, he was reinstated to his rank, and on June 13, he was appointed commander of the reserve cavalry in the Army of the Alps and Italy.
[...]
- - Jean Nestor CHANCEL, born on March 1, 1753 in Angoulême, condemned to death and guillotined in Paris on the 16th of Ventôse, year II (6th of March 1794), was a division general of the French Revolution.
February 28, 1794 - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL CHANCEL.
Handwritten letterhead "Equality / Liberty." Addressed to the Conciergerie, on the 10th of Ventôse in the 2nd year of the Republic.
"I inform you, my Dear Comrade, that on the 22nd of last month I was transferred from the detention house of La Force to the Conciergerie. [...] Upon arriving at this new prison, we underwent our first interrogation in the name of the Republic, in the name of justice, in the name of friendship, come to the aid of your unfortunate general. You know his heart, you know that the Republic is engraved there in indelible characters, as it is in yours [...]
I am the victim of a dark plot and the representative Duquesnoy's religion was deceived, who had me brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal (according to the decree that created this Tribunal for all matters concerning generals) they wanted to hold me accountable for the fact that on the 16th of October of last year, the garrison of Maubeuge did not make a sortie and attack the Austrian army [...]
Farewell! my dear Simon, farewell! I await you...
I await you! I await you! Signed: Chancel."
2 1/2 pages of text. H 21 cm x 16 cm. Good condition, only the top half of page 3 remains (no missing text).
March 30, 1794 - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL KLIMAINE.
"Citizen, having lost the little I had since my arrest I find myself currently in the utmost extremity and with no other resource than to sell two carriages and some effects that are useless to me. That is why I have already requested permission from the Justice of the Peace, who, upon my departure from the Paris department, claimed not to have the right to grant it to me, which is why I am addressing you, citizen, hoping that you will not reject the request I am making to you. I await from your consideration a favorable response... Signed S. Kilmaine."
H 21 cm x 16 cm. 1 page of text. Good condition, tear with loss at the lower right corner (outside of text).
BIOGRAPHIES:
* Jean Nestor CHANCEL, born on March 1, 1753 in Angoulême, condemned to death and guillotined in Paris on the 16th of Ventôse, year II (6th of March 1794), was a division general of the French Revolution.
[...]
He was temporarily promoted to Provisional Camp Marshal on October 21, 1792, and confirmed in his rank on February 3, 1793. He was elevated to the rank of division general on September 11, 1793, before being suspended and placed under arrest on October 22, 1793. Reinstated in the Army of the North, as commander of the Maubeuge place at Wattignies, under the orders of General Ferrand.
While the troops of Frédéric de Saxe-Cobourg were in difficulty due to Carnot and Jourdan, Chancel proposed to Ferrand a sortie to break through the Austrians. Ferrand refused, arguing that the place of Maubeuge could not be left empty. The outcome of the battle was uncertain, but eventually turned in favor of the French. Aware of his mistake, Ferrand shifted the blame onto Chancel. To justify his lie, he cited the noble background of General Chancel and his years of service to Austria when he was an officer in the royal army. Chancel's known hostility towards the increasingly radical positions of the government did not work in his favor.
Brought before the revolutionary tribunal, General Chancel was guillotined in Paris on March 6, 1794, along with Generals O'Moran and d'Avaine.
[...]
** Charles Edward Saul Jennings de KILMAINE, born in Dublin on October 19, 1751, and died on December 11, 1799 in Paris, was a division general of the French Revolution.
[...]
He was promoted to brigadier general on March 8, 1793, assigned to the Army of the Moselle, and to division general on May 15 of the same year in the Army of the North. On July 4, he temporarily took command of the Northern and Ardennes armies, replacing General Custine, and was suspended from his duties on August 4, 1793. On August 7, he evacuated the camp of Caesar and pushed back the enemy at Marquion, on August 9, he was removed from his position and replaced by General Houchard, and on December 29, he was arrested and imprisoned at the Luxembourg.
He was released on August 6, 1794, arrested again on August 10, then released on December 12 after the fall of Robespierre. On May 20, 1795, he was reinstated to his rank, and on June 13, he was appointed commander of the reserve cavalry in the Army of the Alps and Italy.
[...]
- - Jean Nestor CHANCEL, born on March 1, 1753 in Angoulême, condemned to death and guillotined in Paris on the 16th of Ventôse, year II (6th of March 1794), was a division general of the French Revolution.
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).