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Commandant Coignart

Commandant Coignart is a fictional character modeled on typical officers of his time.

Opening scene

Napoleon halts alongside the River Spree, just prior to beginning the Battle of Bautzen on May 20th and 21st, 1813.

A little more on the facts

Notes on the first page of the book, which sets up what’s fact and what’s fiction.