Proclamation. Buonaparte, commander in chief of the army in Italy to the brethren in arms
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- London Corresponding Society
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'The hour of vengeance and retribution is near at hand. But let the people remain tranquil; we are friends to all the people, and more particularly the descendants of Brutus, of Scipio, and the great men we have taken for our models'.
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Moral and Political Magazine, June 1795, p. 12-13. 'Head Quarters at Milan, Prairial 7 - May 20'. Bonaparte calls upon the troops to finish the work of liberation in Italy by going on to conquer Lombardy.