BEAUREGARD: A Man of Yesteryear 1877

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[COSTA DE BEAUREGARD (HENRY OR HENRI-JOSEPH)]
 A man of bygone days – Memories collected by his great‑grandson.
Parie, E. Plon et Cie, 1879. grand in 8, VII & 480 pp. paperback, split spine, detached cover, untrimmed, would merit a fine binding. “These memories stop practically at the advent of Bonaparte in year VIII.” (in Tulard). “It mainly concerns events related to the French occupation of Savoy. The marquis fights them and then takes refuge alternately in Lausanne and in Piedmont.” (Fierro). Tulard, Bibliographie critique des Mémoires sur le Consulat et l’Empire, 178 – Fierro, 359. Table: In Savoy before the Revolution – Le Comte de Maistre – Invasion of Savoy – In Lausanne – In the winter quarters – On the Alps – Eugene – In Turin – Mondovi and Lausanne – Bonaparte – Cherasco – Beauregard – End of the Piedmontese monarchy