The Narrative of Captain Coignet Soldier of the Empire 1776 1850
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I told them that I had only passed through, but that I heard that the emigres were to be recalled, and that if they wished to go and see General Leclerc, they would be welcomed, and that the general was the brother-in-law of the First Consul. They went to see him the next day and heard good news ; they came again to me and took me by the 90 THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN COIGNET. hand, telling me that I had saved their lives. A fortnight after they received an order to return to France, and these unf...ortunate refugees embraced me ; I advised them to travel in disguise lest they should be insulted on their way to France. From Valladolid we departed for Salamanca, a large town where we remained a long time going through reviews and making petty warfare ; our vanguards reached the frontier of Portugal, and still there was no fighting. They brought away seventeen wagons with a strong escort, and peace was made without a battle. 1 We returned to France by way of Valladolid. As we were leaving the city, the Spaniards killed our quartermasters with clubs, 2 and had the audacity to come and take our flags from the colonel's guard-house in a village near Burgos.
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