Pierre-Emmanuel-Albert, baron du Casse

Pierre-Emmanuel-Albert, baron du Casse (born Nov. 16, 1813, Bourges, Fr.—died March 15, 1893, Paris) was a French soldier and military historian who was the first editor of the correspondence of Napoleon. In 1849 Du Casse was commissioned by Prince Jérôme Bonaparte, formerly king of Westphalia, to write a history of one of his commands. On completion of that work, the prince named him aide-de-camp and asked him to edit the papers of Napoleon. Because Du...