2009, David G. Chandler, The Campaigns of Napoleon, page 288:
“We saw a young drummer, Gabriel Coctil by name, a native of Romagny, push forward all on his own through the center of the fields, beating the charge, drawing behind him a company of fine fellows who turned the enemy off a hill they were occupying.”
(Can we date this quote?), Brossier? in: Maj. Gen. Sir John Adye, Napoleon of the Snows (1931), page 203:
“On a vu un jeune tambour, nommé Gabriel Coctil, natif de Romagny, s’elancer seul au milieu des champs, marcher en avant, battre la charge, et attirer a lui un peloton de braves qui debusquerent Pennemi d’une hauteur qu’il occupait.”
