148 - TROCHU, Louis (1815–1896), general.

TROCHU, Louis (1815–1896), general. Autograph letter signed “Gal Trochu,” Belle-Île-en-Mer, August 1, 1861, to his friend General de LORENCEZ; 3¼ pages, in-8 format, on letterhead of the General Inspectorate of 1861, 24th Infantry District. Note: He had been traveling for a month in Brittany and Normandy, “carrying out, without rest or respite, the inspection of the infantry garrisons and detachments stationed there.” In Belle-Île, he encountered “painful family concerns” and sorrow, but also “freedom of mind and relative tranquility.” He regrets not being able to serve the interests of Mlle de BICHEBOIS’s protégé, “a very promising young noncommissioned officer of excellent conduct and capable of service,” but he gave the last position in the 67th to a non-commissioned officer “who was less worthy and had fewer credentials,” yet who happened to be the grandson of Marshal Prince of Wagram and General d’Hautpoul, “so gloriously killed at Eylau! ”, whom he publicly urged to prove himself worthy of his forefathers…. Lorencez forwarded the letter to Mlle de Bichebois.