French Revolutionary general (1753-1800) who was left in command of the French forces in Egypt when Napoleon returned to Paris; he was assassinated by a student in Cairo on June 14, 1800. LS in French, signed “Kleber,” one page, 8 x 13, December 12, 1795. Letter on military matters, including an announcement that a courageous brigade chief had just had his leg broken from a bullet in the Glaun affair, and was immediately amputated. In very good condition, with staining and old repairs to tears along the right edge.
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