End of the abstract of our march from Portugal to Moscow.
Bourgogne,[16]
Ex-Grenadier of the Imperial Guard, Chevalier
of the Légion d'Honneur.
FOOTNOTES:
[11] Frankfort had been raised to a grand-duchy by Napoleon in 1806, in favour of the Elector of Mayence.
[12] A large Belgian town, seven kilometres from Condé; a favourite excursion, on account of the pilgrimage of Bonsecours.
'Combien sont-ils? Combien sont-ils?
Quel homme ennemi de sa gloire
Peut demander! Combien sont-ils?
Eh! demande ou sont les perils,
C'est la qu'est aussi la victoire!'
These are the exact words of the third verse of 'Roland à Roncevaux,' a song (words and music) by Rouget de L'Isle.
[14] Dumoulin, died of fever at Moscow.—Author's Note.
[15] One of my friends, a Vélite Captain Sabatier, commanded the Voltigeurs.—Author's Note.