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DESAIX (Louis-Charles-Antoine). Autograph manuscript. [Egypt, between 1798 and 1800]. 12 pp. folio. Long memoir on the means of perpetuating the conquest of Egypt, by the conqueror of Upper Egypt. "In all the possible circumstances of a conquest, the conqueror must seek to increase it by all possible means in order to have more means to contain the vanquished, to repair his losses. The Egyptian army must seek this means more than any other, so it must be concerned above all with increasing it as much as possible. In a country of vast plains where the heat is excessive, marches must be very long for the troops, very tiring and capable of consuming many people. We must therefore try to avoid infantry marches, and increase cavalry. The former can be achieved by having plenty of camels for mobile columns, and plenty of cavalry. I would therefore like to concentrate on recruiting the latter, arming it perfectly and putting it in a very good fighting condition, especially by perfecting its exercises and the handling of its weapons, making it capable of fighting a greater number of men than it has and defeating them. So we need to focus on... 1° recruiting it, 2° arming it with lances, 3° defending it with defensive weapons, 4° finding the means to exercise it... 5° remonte..." General Desaix then goes into great detail about his plan. For recruitment, in particular, he suggested incorporating Greeks, Syrians and "Barbarians" with the promise of land allotments in exchange, and also proposed collecting slaves (black or otherwise), young Mamelukes and destitute orphans, but also envisaged forced enlistments among the populations of rebellious villages. He recommended making recruits literate to increase their effectiveness. Rare autograph manuscript of this brilliant general, who died at the age of 31 at the battle of Marengo (1800). On General Desaix, see also nos. 12 and 13 above, Bonaparte (Napoléon).

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DESAIX (Louis-Charles-Antoine). Autograph manuscript. [Egypt, between 1798 and 1800]. 12 pp. folio. Long memoir on the means of perpetuating the conquest of Egypt, by the conqueror of Upper Egypt. "In all the possible circumstances of a conquest, the conqueror must seek to increase it by all possible means in order to have more means to contain the vanquished, to repair his losses. The Egyptian army must seek this means more than any other, so it must be concerned above all with increasing it as much as possible. In a country of vast plains where the heat is excessive, marches must be very long for the troops, very tiring and capable of consuming many people. We must therefore try to avoid infantry marches, and increase cavalry. The former can be achieved by having plenty of camels for mobile columns, and plenty of cavalry. I would therefore like to concentrate on recruiting the latter, arming it perfectly and putting it in a very good fighting condition, especially by perfecting its exercises and the handling of its weapons, making it capable of fighting a greater number of men than it has and defeating them. So we need to focus on... 1° recruiting it, 2° arming it with lances, 3° defending it with defensive weapons, 4° finding the means to exercise it... 5° remonte..." General Desaix then goes into great detail about his plan. For recruitment, in particular, he suggested incorporating Greeks, Syrians and "Barbarians" with the promise of land allotments in exchange, and also proposed collecting slaves (black or otherwise), young Mamelukes and destitute orphans, but also envisaged forced enlistments among the populations of rebellious villages. He recommended making recruits literate to increase their effectiveness. Rare autograph manuscript of this brilliant general, who died at the age of 31 at the battle of Marengo (1800). On General Desaix, see also nos. 12 and 13 above, Bonaparte (Napoléon).

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