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Show Historic Fla Now in French Army Museum A priceless relic of Napoleon and his Grand Armee has been presented to the French Army museum at Ihe Inviilides. This Is the original Hag of Ihe emperor's First regiment of foot grenadiers Ihe uiosl glorious standard stand-ard of the Imperial guard. Measurlna about .T! Inches Nipinre, II Is beautifully beauti-fully embroidered with Imperial eagles anil golden bees, and bears Ihe In-Korlplloii: In-Korlplloii: "Garde liuperlale. l.'Fni-pereur l.'Fni-pereur Napoleon an Premier Keglment do Grenadiers n-pled." This Is (he only Hag which accompanied Ihe emperor em-peror throughout bis campaigns In Germany and Flanders, and It Hew nt Waterloo. If was this sliindard which General Petit held on Ihe great parade at Fonlnlnohloii In which Nil -poloon hade farewell lo his I roups before be-fore (join it Into exile, and which ho kissed In Ihe presence of bis weeplnx grenadiers. It whs presented to tho army museum by Ihe family of thu lale Union do la (lonpllloro, a grnnd-iton grnnd-iton of Ihe General Pel II who was holding II when It received Ihe emperor's em-peror's lasl salute. |