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[GENERALS] 1-[General J.-Bapt OLIVIER] * Signed handwritten note dated 30 Frimaire, Year 3 [December 20, 1794] Following a note from General Lefevre; the enemy is approaching. Warning: “this maneuver could prove very harmful to the Republic” and “(…) redouble surveillance with frequent patrols.” A single folio sheet in excellent condition. * Jean-Baptiste Olivier: (1765–1813); he became famous following the events of June 26, 1794; he pioneered the use of an airship by boarding the first one before the Battle of Fleurus, thereby monitoring enemy movements while commanding a brigade. 2-[General ANDREOSSI] A signed autograph note dated 19 Brumaire, Year 12 [November 11, 1803] (with the pre-printed letterhead “Camp de St-Omer”) requesting, with “the utmost urgency,” the establishment of a hospital. 1 folio-sized sheet; fine copy. 3-[General GAFFENDI] Handwritten letter signed “Gaffendi,” dated 3 Nivôse, Year 14 [December 24, 1805], addressed to General Lamartinière in Metz. 2 folio-sized pages; fine copy. Note stating that a certain Aimé Ambroise Robert, a student at the École Polytechnique, is entering the Artillery Training School in Metz.