Letter 042 — XLII
Original French
Augsbourg, le 23 octobre 1805.
Les deux dernières nuits m’ont bien reposé, et je vais partir demain pour Munich. Je mande M. de Talleyrand et M. Maret près de moi; je les verrai peu et je vais me rendre sur l’Inn, pour attaquer l’Autriche au sein de ses États héréditaires. J’aurais bien désiré te voir: mais ne compte pas que je t’appelle, à moins qu’il n’y ait un armistice ou des quartiers d’hiver. Adieu, mon amie; mille baisers. Mille compliments à ces dames.
Musean translation
Machine-assisted Musean English translated from the French of the 172 Napoleon letters selected from Tancrède Martel, ed., Œuvres littéraires de Napoléon Bonaparte, tome 1 (Albert Savine, Paris, 1888). French Wikisource contributors supplied the scan-backed transcription: https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Bonaparte_-_Œuvres_littéraires,_tome_1,_1888.djvu (page histories credit contributors). The transcription is CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/; this adapted text and translations are shared under the same license. Extraction removes markup and editorial notes; selected transcription repairs were checked against print images.
Augsburg, October 23, 1805.
The last two nights have rested me well, and tomorrow I leave for Munich. I am summoning M. de Talleyrand and M. Maret to my side; I shall see little of them, and I am going to the Inn to attack Austria in the heart of its hereditary states. I would very much have liked to see you, but do not count on my sending for you unless there is an armistice or winter quarters. Farewell, my friend; a thousand kisses. Many compliments to the ladies.
Plain English translation
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Augsburg, October 23, 1805.
Two nights’ sleep have restored me, and I set out for Munich tomorrow. I have sent for M. de Talleyrand and M. Maret; I shall see little of them before going to the Inn, where I will strike Austria within its hereditary dominions. I should have loved to see you, but do not count on my calling you here unless we have an armistice or take up winter quarters. Goodbye, my dear, a thousand kisses. My compliments to the ladies.
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