Napoleon - Age of the Lion - Vol. 10 Ch. 64

[MangaDex]

 

[proulout]

On the flag between the two pannel, you can make out "Ils ne sont plus d" and the other flag "de l'armée d'italie" meaning they are not (anymore) from the army of italy.
Which is a valid sentence, albeit a strange one. Also, unless it's divided on the two halves (seems to be the case) of the flag it seems a bit long.
The symbol on the flag seems close to a demi-brigade flag regiment.

Neat little details.

 

[SystematicChaos]

On the flag between the two pannel, you can make out "Ils ne sont plus d" and the other flag "de l'armée d'italie" meaning they are not (anymore) from the army of italy.
Which is a valid sentence, albeit a strange one. Also, unless it's divided on the two halves (seems to be the case) of the flag it seems a bit long.
The symbol on the flag seems close to a demi-brigade flag regiment.

Neat little details.

The story behind it is even neater. According to The Memorial of Saint Helena, the 85th and 39th demi-brigades, under Claude Vaubois, retreated in the face of the enemy at Trento and were unable to rally by themselves, forcing Napoleon to rally with them in Verona to hold off the Austrian charge before they could provide relief to Mantua. He expressed his displeasure towards these demi-brigades saying, "Soldiers, I am not pleased with you. You have shown neither discipline nor steadfastness. You yielded at the first setback. No position could rally you. There were some in your retreat that were impregnable. Soldiers of the 85th and 39th, you are not French soldiers. Give me these flags, and write on them: They are no longer of the Army of Italy!" This motivated these demi-brigades to plead with Napoleon for a second chance to prove themselves by putting them in the vanguard for the ensuing battle of Rivoli.