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Auction: 21042 - The Opium Wars Collection
Lot: 174

The Second Opium War
The Final Northern Campaign
Occupation of Peking
French Troops - General Montauban: 1861 (30 July) single sheet, autograph letter signed "Charle Montauban" when staying at the Hotel de Londres in Fontainebleau. He is writing to the Chamberlain of his Majesty, noting that he arrived the day before from Vichy. The letter is signed as the commander in chief of the Expedition in China. Fine

At the close of 1859 he was selected to lead the French troops in the Anglo-French expedition to China. His conduct of the operations did not escape criticism, but in 1862 he received from Napoleon III, the title of comte de Palikao (from the Battle of Palikao)


1861年7月30日法軍統帥蒙托邦 (Montauban) 的親筆書函一面. 函上簽字為 "Charle Montauban"; 當他入住Fontainebleau 的Londres Hotel 時, 此函正是寫給他陛下的大臣, 告知他是前一天由Vichy 扺達; 這封信是他作為遠征中國的統帥而簽署的. 少見, 且保存良好.

Estimate
HK$10,000 to HK$12,000

Starting price
HK$7000