My Memoirs, Vol. V, 1831 to 1832

I am obliged to retrace my steps, as the putting out to nurse of Antony at the Porte-Sainte-Martin has carried me further than I intended. Bixio had given me a definite answer with regard to my joining the artillery, and I was incorporated in the fourth battery under Captain Olivier. Just a word or two upon the constitution of this artillery. The order creating the Garde Nationale provided for a legion of artillery comprised of four batteries.