. Bernadotte, the first phase, 1763-1799. O tS S3 _ o W O -H O o3 •> l-i M CD ~ S3 So $3 ^ O co a, S 0) -£ OT & \2 « s CD $3 <C £ Is 2 § ^3 S3 ^ O ^ o S ® 03 .—1 ^3 .Q O o3 <U o3 ^ ft O - .a o O rt A,—^. ^ <D S3 2 -h<D o3 -S .SP^ o o3 S3 S3 coO --grtUrtX) s-rm &\* The question of the new ambassadors suite 298 THE AMBASSADORS [chap, xlix became a burning one between the Governmentand Bernadotte, who was by no means pre-pared to merge the soldier in the diplomat. Hewished for a large and distinguished military staff,and asked for Generals Mireur and Sarrazin. Butthe Govern

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. Bernadotte, the first phase, 1763-1799. O tS S3 _ o W O -H O o3 •> l-i M CD ~ S3 So $3 ^ O co a, S 0) -£ OT & \2 « s CD $3 <C £ Is 2 § ^3 S3 ^ O ^ o S ® 03 .—1 ^3 .Q O o3 <U o3 ^ ft O - .a o O rt A,—^. ^ <D S3 2 -h<D o3 -S .SP^ o o3 S3 S3 coO --grtUrtX) s-rm &\* The question of the new ambassadors suite 298 THE AMBASSADORS [chap, xlix became a burning one between the Governmentand Bernadotte, who was by no means pre-pared to merge the soldier in the diplomat. Hewished for a large and distinguished military staff,and asked for Generals Mireur and Sarrazin. Butthe Government drew the line at general officers,and refused to give them leave. He then included inhis suite his , Captain Maurin and CaptainVillate, as well as two officers of his division, CaptainsGerard and Toussaint. These military attaches ofBernadotte made a distinguished group. Gerardafterwards became a marshal of France under Louis-Philippe, Villate became a general and was createdCount of Outremont, Maurin and T

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