Citations:Coctil

English citations of Coctil

• 2009, David G. Chandler, The Campaigns of Napoleon, page 288:

  “We saw a young drummer, Gabriel Coctil by name, a native of Romagny, push forward all on his own through the center of the fields, beating the charge, drawing behind him a company of fine fellows who turned the enemy off a hill they were occupying.”

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French citations of Coctil

• (Can we date this quote?), Brossier^? in: Maj. Gen. Sir John Adye, Napoleon of the Snows (1931), page 203:

  “On a vu un jeune tambour, nommé Gabriel Coctil, natif de Romagny, s’elancer seul au milieu des champs, marcher en avant, battre la charge, et attirer a lui un peloton de braves qui debusquerent Pennemi d’une hauteur qu’il occupait.”