NapoleonA concise history of Napoleon's life and times, recreated from period documents and decoded diaries. |
Contents
PREFACE page | xi |
CORSICAN BACKGROUND | 15 |
THE TURN OF THE WHEEL | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Admiral Alexander allied ancien régime Antommarchi April Army of Italy artillery attack August Austrian battle Bernadotte Berthier Bertrand Blücher Bonaparte Bourbon Cadoudal campaign Caulaincourt Cispadane Republic command Concordat Constitution Consul Continental System corps Corsican Council December decisive defeated Directory Egypt Elba Emperor Empire enemy England English Eugène Europe February fleet Fontainebleau force Fouché France French Germany Gourgaud Government Grand Guard hope hundred Jacobin January Joseph Josephine July June Junot King of Rome Kutusov leon London Longwood Louis Louis XVIII Lucien Madame Malta Mantua March Marengo Marie-Louise Marmont Masséna ment Metternich military Minister Moscow Murat Naples Napo Napoleon told Napoleon wrote negotiate never October officers Paris peace Peninsular War Photo poleon political Pope Prince refused Republic restoration retreat Revolution Rhine royalist Russian sent ships Sieyès Soult Spain Spanish St Helena Talleyrand thousand tion Toulon treaty troops Tsar Tuileries victory Vienna Waterloo Wellington