Author: Sir George CockburnPublisher:
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Buonaparte's Voyage to St. Helena
Author: Sir George CockburnPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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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; 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:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The Cambridge Modern History
Author: Sir Adolphus William WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Napoleon in Exile: St. Helena (1815-1821)
Author: Norwood YoungThe Cambridge Modern History
Author: The Camridge Modern History
Author: Napoleon and Doctor Verling on St Helena
Author: J. David MarkhamPublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1781596492
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Many books have been written about St Helena and its most famous resident, the exiled Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The episode has been so intensively researched that it is rare for a fresh, unpublished account to come to light. Yet Dr James Verling's St Helena journal is just such a source. Verling was based on St Helena during Napoleon's imprisonment and he was even appointed as Napoleon's official physician. Throughout his stay, this young doctor kept a vivid diary of his experiences. Through Verling's eyes we get a fresh view of daily life on the island and of the suspicion-filled society that grew up around Napoleon during his last years.
Catalogue ... 1807-1871
Author: Boston Mass, Athenaeum, librPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Boston Athenæum
Author: Boston AthenaeumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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