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A small event at the beginning of the campaign season. As we had only veterans amongst us, we could reduce drill to the necessary, and enjoy the soldier's live in other ways. Grenadiers Pas Perdu and Bras de Fer celebrated their 5th anniversary, caporal Rôtisseur and grenadier Champagne their 10th anniversary of service in the ranks of the 22e demi-brigade de ligne.
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Bras de Fer, Pas Perdu, Sans-Souci, Moustache and Rôtisseur. With his usual resourcefulness and energetic impetus, our caporal produced an excellent coffee powder. And a secret glance into one of our backpacks. |
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Sergent Sans-Souci and grenadiers Doigt de Fer and Bras de Fer followed in the footsteps of the 22e demi-brigade de ligne, which in 1800 crossed the Alps at the Grand-Saint-Bernard as part of the Armée de Réserve, led by the First Consul.
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In Orsières, just before our departure, behind the hill in the backround lies Martigny. As true grenadiers, we crossed hills and forests with ease and pleasure. To the right some of the souls who shared our night quarters in Bourg-Saint-Pierre. |
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Seeing our approach, the peasants deserted their tiny home. We didn't bother to plunder it, though. A strong and extremely cold wind made our presence on the top of the pass very unconfortable, but we got used to it, so that in the end we were even able to have a rest in a snow storm, with undaunted spirits. The destination of our march was Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses, the first village on the Italian side of the Alps. |
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| Grenadiers at ease, on outpost duty, skirmishing, resting in the shade and creating it. | ||||
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The weather gave us a good opportunity to drill in waistcoats. The sergent remained in uniform, of course. |
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| The birth of a pile of arms. | ||
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| Our batallion, led by capitaine Samek. The third peloton has already been detached as tirailleurs. |
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The night in bivouac around our campfires was a bit cold, but in the morning we were quickly back to our usual good mood. |
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In order to form a strong peloton, we amalgamated with men of the 6e, 7e and 19e de ligne. We took the chance to practice the feu de peloton in three ranks, once again. The photograph to the right has been made by Jonas Radtke. |
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| The fresh air in Austerlitz made us almost march faster than light. | ||