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In writing he called Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse 'perfide, and spoke of his 'mauvaise foi. He had a low opinion of General Humbert, whom he bracketed with Mascheret. Grouchy, he said, was 'un inconséquent paperassier, and General Vaillant 'un misérable ivrogne. He was placed in supreme command of the naval as well as of the military forces, and was allowed to select the commander of the former.