Below the numbers was added any Inscription of Honour which had been granted to the corps, such as, in the case of one regiment, “Le 15^e est couvert de la Gloire”; in the case of another, “Le Terrible 57^e qui rien n’arrête”; with others, “Le Bon et Brave 28^e”; “Le 75^e arrive et bât l’Ennemi”; “J’étais tranquille, le brave 32^e était là”; “Il n’est pas possible d’être plus brave que le 63^e”; “Brave 18^e, je vous connais. L’Ennemi ne tiendra pas devant vous”; and so on. These were mostly quotations from “mentions in despatches” made by Napoleon in regard to regiments in his famous “Army of Italy,” authorised by him, at first of his own initiative, and later as First Consul, to be recorded as Inscriptions of Honour on the regimental colours. The flags of other corps bore names of victories of note in which the regiments had taken part; as, for instance, “Rivoli,” “Lodi,” “Marengo.”[3] [Sidenote: PROPOSED FOR CORONATION DAY] Napoleon overlooked nothing that might add to the prestige of his Eagles. Not only would he himself personally present its Eagle to each regiment, but, further, there would be at the outset a general presentation of Eagles in Paris to the whole Army, which would be made a State event of significance, and form an integral part of the ceremony of his Coronation. On that Napoleon had insisted, in reply to a technical legal objection raised at one of the meetings of the Council of State. It was not to be a Parisian popular show. He was ready, indeed, he said, to transfer the ceremony to Boulogne. “Je rassemblerais deux cent mille hommes au camp. Là j’aurais une population couverte des blessures dont je serais sûr!” He gave directions that the Presentation of the Eagles should take place on the Field of Mars in front of the Military School, on the same day as the Coronation, and should follow immediately after the religious service and his actual crowning and consecration by the Pope in Notre Dame.[4] CHAPTER II THE DAY OF THE PRESENTATION ON THE FIELD OF MARS [Sidenote: THE DAY FINALLY FIXED]