Title
Napoleon entrusts a mission to an engineer officer
Caption
"When the young general saw that he was an engineer, he gave him a commission in that corps."
Napoleon Bonaparte’s early military career and his precocious ability to surround himself with experts and to make the most of technical expertise in the organisation of operations.
Colour engraving by Louis Bombled published in "Le Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène", by Emmanuel de Las Cases, volume 2. Published by Garnier Frères in 1895.
Date
1895
Credit line
Photo12/Pierre Pitrou
Reference
PTR24A00_487
License type
Rights managed
Available size
181.8Mb (13.8Mb) / 25.3in x 27.9in / 7591 x 8372 (300dpi)