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The Emperor Names a Bravest Young Officer
In Napoleon's private cabinet the emperor questions a promising Tenth Hussars officer who must prove loyalty under pressure. Lasalle and Talleyrand offer guarded counsel as the scene shifts to the emperor’s reception and the soldier’s tense exchange.
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Monsieur Etienne ‘Gerard
Monsieur de Talleyrand
Lasalle
Leutenant
Eneo
Hussar
Talleyrand
Fratelli Dell’ Ajaccio
Napoleon
Tustor
Tenth Hussars
Monsieur Gerard
France
Col. Lasalle
Duroc
Monsieur de Caulaincourt
Auguereau
de Meneval