DU CASSE, PIERRE-EMMANUEL-ALBERT, BARON

born Nov. 16, 1813, Bourges, Fr. died March 15, 1893, Paris French soldier and military historian who was the first editor of the correspondence of Napoleon. In 1849 Du Casse was commissioned by Prince Jrme 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 Casse worked with little care, the editions, beginning with Mmoires pour servir l'histoire de la campagne de 1812 en Russie (1852; Historical Memoirs of the Russian Campaign of 1812), were not entirely trustworthy, but they did throw some light on Napoleon and his entourage. Du Casse wrote and edited numerous other works, including La Guerre au jour le jour, 187071 (1875; The War: A Day to Day Account, 187071), Les Rois frres de Napolon (1883; The Brothers Napoleon, Kings), and La Crime et Sbastopol, de 1853 1856 (1892), an account of his experiences in the Crimean War.