I offer the following bit of information that I think is fantastic. "The Count de Vaux, the new commander of the French Troops is taking every measure to open the Campaign against the Corsicans. The French reinforcements that already arrived at Corsica consist of 10,000 men, 3,000 mules, and 1,200 horses, beside ammunition, provisions, and forage." New York Journal, July 27, 1769. Marchal de Vaux went on to completely conquer the island of Corsica. The end result of course, was that the inhabitants were now French Citizens and able to join the French Army. One of its inhabitants, did just that, Napoleon Bonaparte. How my ancestor changed history. DOCUMENTATION: "GENEALOGY OF THE DE VEAUX FAMILY" by Thomas F. DeVoe, published in 1885. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 8 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Jean Lochet This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com