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  • Lot# : 1741 Austria

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    Napoleonic Wars 1814 (Feb 25): Entire letter with printed heading "Governo Austro Britanno - Napoletano" (Austro-British Military Government in Italy) mailed from Mercatino to Forli via Cesena (with framed transit handstamp in black); struck on despatch with oval framed "GOVEo. MILITE. AUSTRO-BRITANICO / AB" cachet in black with Forli arrival (M;arch 4) on reverse. The contents are a response to an order for provisions for the Neapolitan Army HQ to feed troops in the area, with reference to unrest and possible uprisings unless General Nugent is willing to lessen the burden. A magnificent and very rare entire, the first this describer has recorded and very possibly unique. Ex collections Frederick Patka, Keith Tranmer.rnNote: Lieutenant General Graf Laval Nugent von Westmeath (1777-1862) was the Irish born commander of the 1813 campaign against Viceroy Eugène de Beauharnais, separating French units in Dalmatia and simultaneously joining the English fleet, thus conquering Croatia, Istria and the Po valley.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF