Charles-Alexis ALEXANDRE (1759-1825) banker and stockbroker, he joined the Revolution, became Commissaire des Guerres and was Minister of War for a day in June 1793. P.A., Précis sur Ch. Al. Alexandre chef de la première Légion de la garde nationale, [end 1792]; 4pages in-4. Interesting autobiographical memoir. "Citizen Alexandre took up arms on July 13, 1789 and has not left them since. He brought the ideas of the Revolution to Savoy; in May 1791, he joined the Compagnies de Canonniers, and was appointed Captain of artillery in the St Marcel battalion. On July 17, 1791, at the Champ de Mars affair, "he commanded the two cannon pieces leading the red flag", but was unwilling to have his fellow citizens killed. Appointed commander-in-chief of the battalion, he had to protect a sugar store in the Faubourg St Marcel and hold a three-day siege, before calming the spirits. He was put in charge of "defending the town hall when the traitor d'Angremont and his horde attempted to assassinate the mayor and his family. On August 11, he was made chief of legion, with special responsibility for guarding Louis 16 and his family, whom he took to the Temple, where he stayed until the 20th of the same month to establish posts and regulate the order of service, which is still observed today. During the disastrous events of 7bre, he was ordered to go to Bicetre and Salpetriere to prevent a repeat of the bloody scenes that had already taken place". Charged with a mission to Chantilly to bring back objects necessary for the establishment of the armies, he was appointed Commissaire des Guerres; he hoped to obtain the rank of Colonel... Follows a list of names to whom this note is addressed, including Petion, Santerre, the Section des Gobelins, Desmoulins, Danton...