Letter 050 — L
Original French
Austerlitz, le 7 décembre 1805.
J’ai conclu un armistice; avant huit jours la paix sera faite. Je désire apprendre que tu es arrivée à Munich en bonne santé. Les Russes s’en vont, ils ont fait une perte immense. Plus de 20 000 morts, et 30 000 pris; leur armée est réduite des trois quarts. Buxhowden, leur général en chef, est tué. J’ai 3 000 blessés et 7 à 800 morts. J’ai un peu mal aux yeux; c’est une maladie courante et très peu de chose. Adieu, mon amie; je désire bien te revoir. Je vais coucher ce soir à Vienne.
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.
Austerlitz, December 7, 1805.
I have concluded an armistice; peace will be made within eight days. I long to learn that you have arrived in Munich in good health. The Russians are leaving; they have suffered immense losses. More than 20,000 dead and 30,000 captured; their army has been reduced by three quarters. Buxhowden, their commander in chief, has been killed. I have 3,000 wounded and 700 to 800 dead. My eyes are a little sore; it is a common complaint and nothing serious. Goodbye, my friend; I long to see you again. I am going to sleep in Vienna tonight.
Plain English translation
Independent machine-assisted Plain English translation from the 1888 Martel French edition, not a historical English translation. 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 adapted transcription and translation are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Extraction removes markup and editorial notes and makes documented transcription repairs. French-source model review is not human specialist certification or a complete scan collation.
Austerlitz, December 7, 1805.
I have made an armistice, and peace will be concluded within eight days. I hope to hear that you have reached Munich in good health. The Russians are leaving after immense losses: over 20,000 dead and 30,000 taken prisoner, with their army reduced by three quarters. Their commander-in-chief, Buxhowden, has been killed. I have 3,000 wounded and between 700 and 800 dead. My eyes are a little sore; the complaint is widespread and quite insignificant. Goodbye, my friend; I very much want to see you again. Tonight I shall sleep in Vienna.
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Letter 050 — L is part of Letters to Josephine by Napoléon Bonaparte. This page sets the French original beside 2 direct-source translations, so any line can be checked against the source. It is part 50 of 172 in the work, which is kept in the European tradition.
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