Author: William Vincent BarréPublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Buonaparte’s Voyage to St. Helena
Author: Admiral Sir George Cockburn G.C.B.Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1908902396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
After the defeat of Waterloo and the subsequent rout of the fragile French army’s morale, all Europe craved peace. In the minds of many, there was one man who must be removed from the political landscape; a stumbling block to any lasting peace. Napoleon was forced out of Paris and escorted to the west of France, hoping to gain asylum in America. The ever vigilant Royal Navy cruisers dissuaded the Emperor from his plan of flight and he surrendered himself to his old foes the English; better that than the Prussians under Blücher, who were calling for his head. The English ministers decided to send the ex-Emperor into exile, further away than his previous abode on Elba, to St Helena. The officer assigned to ferry him to the wind-swept isle was Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn in H.M.S. Cumberland. His diary of the journey is interesting for a number of reasons: few people outside of highest circles of continental Europe or France had met with Napoleon, and therefore first-hand sketches of him and his personality are rather rare in English. The oncoming ennui of inactivity is noticeable in Napoleon, as is the propaganda effort; the so-called “Myth of Napoleon” starts in earnest even during his last voyage as his last battle is critiqued and commented on. A short but fascinating read. Author —Admiral Sir George Cockburn G.C.B. (1772-1853)
Buonaparte's Voyage to St. Helena
Author: Sir George CockburnPublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Life of Napoleon Buonaparte. Revised and abridged
Author: John Gibson LockhartPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The Rise, Progress, Decline and Fall of Buonaparte's Empire in France
Author: William Vincent BarréPublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Buonaparte's Voyage to St. Helena; comprising the diary of Rear Admiral Sir G. Cockburn, during his passage from England to St. Helena, in 1815, etc
Author: George COCKBURN (Right Hon. Sir)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Observations on Buonaparte's Speech to the Legislative Body, August the sixteenth 1807
Author: FranceBuonaparte's Pedigree, Including His Collateral Branches, and Great Military and State Officers ... The Fourth Edition
Author: Napoleon I (Emperor of the French)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The Battle of Lodi; with an Accurate Sketch of General Buonaparte's Campaigns in Italy. Chiefly Intended as a Companion to the Great Historical Picture Painted by R. K. Porter, Now Exhibiting at the Lyceum. [With a Sketch of the Picture. By Sir R. K. Porter?]
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Author: Napoleon I (Emperor of the French)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
A Narrative of Napoleon Buonaparte's Journey from Fountainebleau to Frejus in April, 1814
Author: Friedrich Ludwig Truchsess Graf von WaldburgPublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Author: Eyles IRWIN