Auteur:

Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830

Titre:

The life of Napoleon Buonaparte / by William Hazlitt ; in four volumes.

Édité:

London : Published by Effingham Wilson ... and Chapman and Hall ..., 1830

Nom d'imprimeur:

Whiting ...

Endroit d'imprimeurs:

London

Table des matières détaillée:

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1 Birth of Napoleon, his partentage and family – His illustrious ancestry – Curious request of the Abbot Gregorio Buonaparte – Inscription in the church of San Miniato – Buonaparte’s disregard of descent – His early years, described by himself – Enters the school at Brienne, his poverty – Proficiency in mathematics – Warlike amusements, attack on a snow-for – Pichegru his private tutor – Madame de Brienne – Characteristic reply of young Napoleon – His removal to the military school at Paris – His fame predicted by his master, Leguille – Obtains a brevet of lieutenancy in the regiment of La Fêre for ill conduct – Gains a gold medal from the college at Lyons – Talleyrand’s servility – History of Corsica composed by Napoleon – His ardent defence of republicanism – Is accidentally prevented from publishing it – Prints a pamphlet against M. Buttafoco, the Corsican deputy, whilst lodging at a barber’s at Auxonne – Is disliked for his reserve – Calls there on his way to Marengo – Occurences during his stay at Auxonne – His disputation with the aristocrats – General Paoli recalled to Corsica – Buonaparte visits the island – Quiets a tumult at Ajaccio – Is accused of having incited it – Goes to Paris to defend himself – Excesses of the French populace – Drawing-room politics – Buonaprte returns to Corsica – Joins Admiral Truguet in an attack on Sardinia – His first military enterprise – Failure of Paoli’s attempt to wrest Corsica from France – His flight to England and death – Revolt at Marseilles – Buonaparte sent to quell it – Surrender of Toulon – Falls in love with Mademoiselle Clary – Afterwards the wife of Bernadotte.
47 CHAPTER II. History of Corsica – Revolt against Genoa – Heroism of the Corsicans – Annexation to France – Baron Nieuhoff proclaimed king – Pascal Paoli declared first magistrate – His conflict with Matras – Is defeated – Death of Matras – End of the civil war – Exploits of Paoli – Negotiations for the transfer of Corsicat to France – Spirited resistance of the people – Defeat of Chauvelius’ expedition – Conduct of the English cabinet – Paoli conqured by the French expedition under De Vaux – Repairs to London – His reception – Insurrection in Nioli – Cruelties of the French – Views of the court of Versailles – Anecdotes of the peasantry – Effects of the revolution on the people – Return of Paoli to the island – His enthusiastic reception – Is opposed by the higher classes, denounced by the national convention, and appeals to his countrymen – Takes Bastia in conjunction with Admiral Hood – Proposes to offer the crown to the King of England, who accepts it – Is Invited by him to London, where he dies – Another insurrection, and the island again annexed to the French republic – Execution of Giafferi – Geographical situation and statistics of Crosica – Considerations on political economy – Falsity of the modern doctrines – Shrewd remark of Arthur Young on non-cultivation of land – Buonaparte’s plan for improving Corsica – His attachment to that country.
78 CHAPTER III. Preliminary remarks on the French revolution.
126 CHAPTER IV. Accession and marriage of Louis XVI – Assembling of the States-General in 1789 – Disputes as to the mode of voting – First formation of the national assembly – Their hall closed by the king – Declare their sitting permanent – Louis commands them to separate – Mirabeau’s reply – The deputies decree their inviolability – Dismissal of Necker, and assembling of the noblesse, headed by the Duke of Orleans – His conduct in the revolution – Troops collected at Versailles – Agitated state of Paris – The natural focus of the revolution – Why a capital is always so – Change of ministers and banishement of Necker – Conflict between the people and Lambese’s dragoons – The latter attacked by the guards – The king rejects the prayer of the assembly to dismiss his troops – The assembly proclaims the responsibility of ministers, its sittings permanent, and La Fayette vice-president – Arming of the Parisians – Stroming and surrender of the Bastille – Terrific triumphal procession – Warlike preparations of the court – The king visits the assembly – Enters Paris – Commotions in the provinces – Recall of Necker – His character – Promulgation of the declaration of rights, game laws and feudal rights abolished – Effects of these acts in France – Oppressiveness of the old system described – Disorders at Paris – Counter-revolutionary projects of the court – Visit of the women-mob to Versailles – Engagement with the military – Attack on the palace – The royal family return to Paris – Financial difficulties of the nation – Appropriation of the church property – Issue of assignats – Fête in celebration of the taking of the Bastille.
188 CHAPTER V. Coalition against France – State of parties reveiwed – The clergy – Attacks on kingly power – Apology for kings – Death of Mirabeau – Organization of the emigrants, declaration of Mantua – Foreign contignents for envading France – Attempted flight of the royal family – They are bourght back to Paris – Appearance of the republican party – Monsieur arrives at Brussels – Assumes the title of regent – Declaration of Pilnitz in favour of Louis – Threats of the allied sovereigns – Troops levied by the assembly – It is dissolved by the king – Opening of the new assembly – Its popular character – Clubs and parties – War declared against the allies – Attainder of the king’s brothers – Confiscation of the emigrant property – Change of ministry – Characters of Dumouriez and Roland – National vanity of the Franch – Disposition of their forces – Failure of the invasion of the Netherlands – Vigorous measures of the assembly – Dismissal of the ministry – Mallet du Pan deputed to the allies – La Fayette demands the suppression of the Jacobins – Threatening visit of the populace to the assembly – Attack on the palace of Versailles – Last efforts of the constitutionalists in favour of the king – Party of the Gironde – Advance of the allies – Manifesto of the Duke of Brunswick – Girondists resolve to dethrone the king – Attack on the Thuillereis by the people – The king repairs to the legislative assembly – Furious conflict between the populace and the Swiss – Change of government – The king imprisoned in the temple – Fayette attempts a counter-revolution – His political character estimated – Advance of the invading army – Fayette attempts to fly to America – Is taken by the Austrians, and imprisoned – Acts of the popular party at Paris – The frontier passed by the Prussians – Longwy and Verdun taken – Massacre of the royalists at Paris – Commencement of the reign of terror – Dumouriez appointed to command the army of the Moselle – Rapidity of his operations – Is joined by Kellermann and Bournonville – Battle of Valmy – The allies repass the Rhine – Universal success of the French armies.
254 CHAPTER VI. Meeting of the National Convention – Robespierre accused by Louvet – Marat’s defence of his party – Sketch of his character – Preparation for the king’s trial – Discovery of the secret cabinet – Discussion on the attainder of the king – Robespierre’s reasoning considered – Doctrine of royal inviolability – Buonaparte’s opinion of the treatment of Louis XVI – Behaviour on his trial – His condemnation – Sitting of the convention described – Execution of Louis – Its effects on Europe and on French parties – Marat’s proscriptions – Dumouriez rejoins the army of Belgium – Defeats the Austrians at Mons – The French masters of the Low Countries at the close of the campaign – Commencement of the dissensions between Dumouriez and the Jacobins – England joins the coalition against France – Spain, the Pope, and Naples join the league – Formidable array against the republic – It levies 300,000 men – Arbitrary proposal of the mountain party – Advance of the allies – Defeat of Miranda at Liege by the Austrians – Dumouriez placed at the head of the Belgic troops – Jacobin plot against the convention frustrated – Insurrection in La Vendée – Dumouriez defeated by the Austrians at Nerwinde, and resolves to betray his country – Is summoned by the Convention – Joins the Austrians – Is condemned as a traitor – committee of public safety formed, and the Duke of Orleans and the Bourbons banished – Furious conflict of parties at Paris – Fall of the Girondists – Marat assassinated by Charlotte Corday – Formidable revolts against the Convention – Success of the Vendeans, and disasters of the French armies – Dangerous situation of the Convention – Danton’s oath – Energetic proposition of Barrère – Its prodigious effects – Suppression of the insurrections – Success of the republicans against the allies – Ferocious proceedings of the Convention – Maria Antoniette beheaded – Execution of twenty-one Girondins – Continuance of the reign of terror under Robespierre – His character – His interview with Danton – The latter executed – St. Just and Couthon – Attempt on the life of Robespierre – Celebration of the new religious worship of the Convention – Another law of blood enacted – Approaching fall of Robespierre – Is denounced – Arrest of Robespierre – He is rescued by the commune of Paris – Henriot outlawed by the convention – Preparations for conflict – Capture of Robespierre and the conspirators – Their execution – End of the reign of terror – Cause of the excesses of the Revolution investigated.
353 CHAPTER VII. Toulon given up to the English – Besieged by the French – Arrival of Napoleon Buonaparte, takes the command of the artillery – His plan of attack adopted – Arrival of Dugommier – His succussful attack on the forts, aided by Napoleon – The latter constructs new batteries, and obliges Admiral Hood to abandon Toulon – Vengeance of the revolutionary tribunals – Buonaparte saves a family from the mob – Is made Brigadier-General of artillery in the army of Italy, and Dugommier Commander-in-chief of the army of the Eastern Pyrenees – Anecdote of Junot – Napoleon joins the army at Nice, his method for securing the high Alps is approved – Its succeeds, and the Piedmontese camp at Saorgio taken – Extraordinary charge against Napoleon – Progress of the French in Italy – Napoleon returns to Paris, is appointed to serve in La Vendee, and flings up his commission – Close of the campaign, Napoleon in retirement.
383 CHAPTER VIII. Revolt of the sections at Paris – Butcheries of Carrier and Lebon, and in La Vendée – Trial and condemnation of Carrier – Counter-revolutionary excesses – Jacobin attack on the convention – Peace concluded with Spain and Prussia – The Quiberon expedition – Unsuccessful attempt to disarm the sections – Napoleon intrusted with the command against them – Succeeds in dispersing them, and is chosen commander of the army of the interior – Difficulties of his situation – His first interview with Madame Beauharnois, afterwards the Empress Josephine – Is appointed to the chief command of the army in Italy.
416 CHAPTER IX. Napoleon joins the army at Nice, its defective state – Strength of the allied forces under Beaulieu – Napoleon orders an advance, his address to the soldiers – Victory of Montenotte – Victory of Millesimo – Brilliant action at Dogo – Arrival of the French on the summit of Montezemoto, its descent to the plains of Piedmont – Battle of Mondovi – An armistice proposed by Sardinia, and the king secedes from the coalition – Buonaparte’s proclamaiton at Cherasco – Passage of the Po at Placenza – Laharpe accidentally killed whilst reconnoitring – Berthier suceeds Laharpe, submission of the state of Parma, its choicest paintings sent to Paris – They have not aided the arts there, source of the failure investigated.
445 CHAPTER X. Campaign in Italy continued, brilliant exploit at the bridge of Lodi – Courageous behaviour of Lannes and Napoleon – Buonaparte enters Milan – His order of the day – Revolt of Pavia – Its suppression – Napoleon enters the Venetian territory, his proclamation to the people – Neutrality stipulated – The Austrians beaten on the Mincio, narrow escape of Buonaparte – He forms a body-guard in consequence – Massena enters Verona – An armistice proposed by Naples, Beaulieu recalled and succeeded by Melas – Lannes enters Arquata, and Murat proceeds to Genoa – Napoleon arrives at Modena, is enthusiastically received – Enters Bologna in triumph – An armistice concluded with Rome, Napoleon passes the Apennines – Murat surprises Leghorn, siezure of English merchandise, citadel of Milan capitulates – Failure of an attempt by Andreossy to surprise Mantua.
471 CHAPTER XI. Advance of the Austrians under General Wurmser to the Tyrol – Masterly manœuvres of Napoleon – Battle of Lonato – Battle of Castiglione – Retreat of the Austrians – Mantua blockaded by the French – General disposition of their armies – Defeat of Wurmser at Roveredo – Battle of Bassano – Critical situation of Wurmser – Battle of St. George’s, the town blockaded by the French – Operations of the campaign in Germany – Pichegru driven back by the Austrians, an armistice signed, Pichegru removed, and Moreau appointed to succeed him – Renewal of hostilities on the Rhine – Successes of Moreau and Dessaix – Surrender of Frankfort, Kœnigstein, and Wurtzburgh, to Jourdan – The Saxon troops abandon the Austrians – Battle of Neresheim – Retreat of the Archduke Charles – Passes the Danube and defeats Jourdan – The French divisions cross the Danube – Latour driven from Friedburg by the Austrians – Celebrated retreat of Moreau – Kehl and Huninguen taken by the Austrians – Alvinzi appointed to the command in Italy – Is defeated by Napoleon at Vicenza – Vaubois repulsed on the Avisio, and the French fall back to support him – Napoleon’s reproof to Vaubois’ division, its effect – Battle of Caldiero, Alvinzi victorious, and Napoleon returns to Verona – Difficult situation of the armies, murmurs of the soldiery – Napoleon answers them – Masterly movement of Napoleon – Is successful at all points – His bravery at the bridge of Arcole – Alvinzi abandons Caldiero – The French army re-enter Verona in triumph – Formidable preparations for a new campaign – Hostilities again commenced – Battle of Rivoli – Signal defeat of the Austrians, Buonaparte wounded – Provera endeavours to relieve Mantua – Is followed by Napoleon, defeated, and compelled to capitulate – Proposal for the surrender of Mantua – Buonaparte’s generosity to Wurmser – Fall of Mantua.
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1 CHAPTER XII. Politics of the Vatican – War declared, advance of a French division on the Senio – Fanatical enthusiasm of the people – Proclamation of the invading army, the Papal troops routed – Faenza entered, Napoleon harangues and then liberates his prisoners – The Pope’s troops under Colli surrounded and Loretto taken – Napoleon’s proclamation in behalf of the exiled priesthood – Treaty of Tolentino – Napoleon returns to Mantua.
16 CHAPTER XIII. The Archduke Charles takes the command of the armies in Italy – Napoleon’s plan for the campaign, is thwarted by the Directory – First movements of the armies – Napoleon’s proclamation to his soldiers – Battle of Tagliamento – Obstinate contest at Tarwis, the Archduke in person defeated by Massena – Further success of the French, Gradisca and Triest taken – The army passes the Drave into Germany – Successful movements of Joubert – He rejoins Napoleon – Alarm felt at Vienna – Napoleon’s plans again defeated by the Directory – Makes an overture for negotiation to Prince Charles – His reply – Battle of Neumarck – Suspension of hostilities – Preliminary treaty of Leoben; Venice, Ferrara, Bologna, and Romana ceded to the republic – Offers said to be made to Napoelon to quit its service – Commencement of Hoche’s career, enters Germany at the head of the army of the Sambre and Meuse, drives the Austrians before him, hostilities suspended, gaiety of the court of Montobello – Ratifications of the preliminaries exchanged at Leoben, new question of etiquette – Clarke, the French plenipotentiary, sketch of this character – Negotiations for a definitive treaty, Napoleon the only diplomatist on the part of France – Vacillating conduct of the Directory – His military fame creates him enemies in the republicans at home – Definitive treaty signed at Campo-Formio, its stipulations – General Dessaix visits the army of Italy – Sudden death of Hoche – Augereau succeeds him in the command of the armies of the Sambre and Meuse, and of the Rhine – Buonaparte returns to Milan, on his way to Germany, visits Turin, his enthusiastic reception at Geneva – Meeting of the congress at Rastadt.
60 CHAPTER XIV. Events in Italy during the negotiations for peace, historical sketch of Venice – Hostility of that city to the French republic – Insurrection at Verona, massacre of the French – Quelled by General Balland – Napoleon’s declaration of war against Venice – Terror of the Venetian aristocracy – Entry of the French into Venice, Corfu taken possession of – Intrigues of Count d’Entraigues – Genoa, struggles between the popular party and the aristocracy – Serious tumults – A democratical constitution established, statue of Andrew Doria broken – Cisalpine republic formed by Napoleon.
89 CHAPTER XV. Internal state of France reviewed – Plot against the Directory detected, Gracchus, Babœuf and the other conspirators siezed – Desparate attempt of their partisans defeated – Trial and condemnation of Babœuf and Darthé – Royalist conspiracy – Buonaparte’s objections to the government of the Directory – Elections of the year 5 (May 1797) – Intrigues of the royalistes – Carnot joins the Clichy club – Attacks of the councils on the Directory – Talleyrand comes into office, addresses from the army against the royalists, Augereau brings one from Buonaparte – The Thuilleries surrounded by an armed force – Arrest of Pichegru and others of the councils – A conspiracy charged against them by the Directory, numerous banishments – Moreau denounces Pichegru by proclamation – Further proofs of his treachery – Buonaparte dissatisfied with the sweeping measures of the Directory – Negotiations at Lisle for peace with England, conferences broken off by the occurrences at Paris.
125 CHAPTER XVI. Buonaparte returns to Paris – His address to the Directory – Madame de Staël and Napoleon – Accepts the command of the army of England – His differences with the Directory – Imprudent interference with Switzerland – Hostility of the court of Rome – Berthier enters that city and establishes a republic – Bernadotte insulted at Vienna, Napoleon opposes a declaration of war against the emperor, who finally gives satisfaction – Napoleon hesitates to head the expedition to Egypt – Celebration of the death of Louis XVI – Arguments between Napoleon and the ministry on the subject – Treatment of Sir Sidney Smith in the Temple.
149 CHAPTER XVII. Expedition to Egypt – Buonaparte attacks Alexandria – Captures Rosetta and Damanhour – Sets out for Grand Cairo – Skirmish with the Mamelukes – General Muireur assassinated by three Bedouins – The Pyramids first seen by the army – It approaches Cairo, suffers great privations – Murmurs of the soldiery – Battle of the Pyramids – Surrender of Cairo to the French, description of the city.
172 CHAPTER XVIII. Battle of the Nile – French and English seamen – Nelson blockades Alexandria and goes to Naples – Buonaparte’s letter to the widow of Admiral Brueys – His letter to General Kleber.
191 CHAPTER XIX. The French advance on Syria – Napoleon overtakes Ibrahim-Bey on the borders of the desert, a desperate cavalry action, and Ibrahim wounded – Napoleon receives the news of the battle of the Nile, and repairs to Cairo, his extraordinary resources in difficulties – Egyptian character – Geographical situation of Egypt, climate, population, productions, commerce &c. – Buonaparte celebrates the feast of the prophet – His apparent conformity to Mahometanism – General Menou becomes a convert in reality – Origin of the Hospital of the Quinze Vingts at Paris.
212 CHAPTER XX. Opening of the campaign in Syria – The army crosses the desert to El-Arisch – Gezzar Pacha’s camp taken, the vanguard loses its way, sufferings in consequence – Gaza entered, Jaffa invested – Is stormed and pillaged – Energetic letters of Napoleon to the inhabitants of Palestine and Gezzar Pacha – Alleged massacre and poisoning at Jaffa, Napoleon’s account of these transactions.
231 CHAPTER XXI. Siege of St. Jean d’Acre – Curious method of obtaining ammunition – The French raise the siege – Sketch of Sir Sidney Smith – Devotion of the French soldiery to Napoleon – Revolts of the Arabs – A fanatical dervis raises a force and attacks the French – He is defeated, and fifteen hundred of his followers shot – The French repass the desert into Egypt – Dispersion of the revolted Beys – Aboukir taken by the English and Turkish gun-boats – Concentration of the French forces – Battles of Aboukir – Buonaparte leaves Egypt for France, and instrusts Kleber with the command – Is assassinated, and Menou succeeds him – Is defeated by Sir R. Abercrombie at Aboukir, and compelled to evacuate Egypt – Admiration of the Arabs for Napoleon.
260 CHAPTER XXII. Napoleon’s reception at Frejus – Sets out for Paris, enthusiasm of the people – Sensaton caused by his arrival – A glance at events during his absence – Treaty of Campo-Formio broken, second coalition against the republic, English subsidies – French plenipotentiaries assassinated by the Austrians – Hostilities commenced in Italy and Germany – Fromidable array against France – The Duke of York lands in Holland, the new elections and their changes – The allies checked in Switzerland and Holland – Projects of Siéyes against the republicans – His character – Napoleon entertained by the Directory, and by the legislative body – Talleyrand and Buonaparte reconciled – Tottering state of the replublic, overture from Louis XVIII. to Buonaparte, his designs – Decides upon the measures to be taken – Preparations for the 18th of Brumaire – It arrives, and the Council of Ancients decree the removal of the legislative body to St. Cloud, and invest Buonaparte with the command of the troops – He places himself at their head, and addresses the Council – Suspicion of Buonaparte’s designs, his reply – The Directory dissolved – Tumultuous sitting of the Council of Ancients – The former council propose to outlaw him – Lucien refuses to put it to the vote – The Council declares its sittings permanent – The troops disperse them by order of Napoleon – End of the revolution of the 18th of Brumaire, Napoleon’s proclamation to the citizens – Remarks on the proclamation.
308 CHAPTER XXIII. First sitting of the Provisional Consuls – Modelling of the ministry – Insurrections against the new government – Several deputies banished – Religious toleration decreed – Death of Pope Pius VI. – La Fayette and other emigrants permitted to return – Concilatory acts of the provisional government – Suppression of the disturbances in the west of France – Improvement in public affairs, framing of the new constitution – The Abbé Siéyes’s theory of government – Napoleon’s objections – The constitution, appointing Buonaparte First Consul, approved by the people.
337 CHAPTER XXIV. Installation of the consular government at the Thuilleries – Order of the day issued by the First Consul on the death of Washington – First presentation of the diplomatic body – Favourable effects of the new government – Evenings at St. Cloud – Court of Madame Buonaparte – Gradual introduction of courtly refinements – Napoleon gives his step-daughter Hortense in marriage to Louis.
365 CHAPTER XXV. Opinions and arguments of Napoleon on the lists of notablitlity – The legion of honour – Objections to its institution, considered.
390 CHAPTER XXVI. Project for establishing a board of agriculture on the French West-India colonies, opinion of the First Consul – Remarks – Arguments on the law of adoption – Remarks.
408 CHAPTER XXVII. First suggestion of the Concordat – Arguments of Napoleon in its favour – Remarks.
428 CHAPTER XXVIII. Letter from the First Consul to the King of England – Lord Granville’s reply – Preparations of the Consulate for war – French divisions reach the Alps – Passage of the St. Bernard – Buonaparte enters Milan – Massena surrenders Genoa – Action on the Po – Battle of Marengo – Melas obtains an armistice, Genoa given up to Suchet – Buonaparte returns triumphantly to Milan – Success of the French in Germany, and peace of Luneville – Buonaparte arrives at Paris.
468 CHAPTER XXIX. Attempts to assissinate the First Consul – The infernal machine – Transportation of the Jacobins – Report of the Police Minister on the infernal machine, and its contrivers – Execution of two of the conspirators.
478 CHAPTER XXX. Events immediately preceding the peace of Amiens – Assassination of the Emperor Paul – Portugal compelled to conclude a treaty with France, surrender of Malta to the English – Peace of Amiens – Buonaparte permits the return of the emigrants, with certain exceptions – The Concordat carried into effect – Replies of Delmas and Rapp to Buonaparte – Affairs of St. Domingo – Establishement of the Polytechnic and other schools – Buonaparte’s encouragement of the arts and manufactures – His internal improvement of the country – The code of Napoleon – Conversation between Buonaparte and Counsellor N--, on his proposed appointment to the consulship for life – Josephine’s fears relative to an hereditary succession being insisted on – Buonaparte’s opinion on the peace of Amiens – Observations on his foreign policy – Fayette’s letter to Napoleon on his Consulship for life – Symptoms of a rupture between England and France.
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1 CHAPTER XXXI. Account of the author’s object in writing the life – State of parties in England – Pretexts for the war – Interview of the First Consul with Lord Whitworth – Warlike speech from the throne to the British parliament, Buonaparte complains to the Ambassadors at Paris – Provocations offered to Buonaparte – His address to the council of state – His spirited speech after a diplomatic audience – Lord Whitworth leaves Paris – England declares war against France – Hollowness of the causes assigned.
38 CHAPTER XXXII. Preparations to invade England – France unprepared for war – Energetic measures of the First Consul, and his government – The first conscription levied – Napoleon visits the fortresses in the Netherlands and on the coast – Returns to Paris and orders a flotilla – Stupendous preparations at Boulogne for the expedition – Enthusiasm of the English people – Buonaparte’s plans for invasion.
63 CHAPTER XXXIII. Conspiracy of Georges, Pichegru, and others – Georges, Coster, and seven or eight more, executed – Pichegru commits suicide in prison – Captain Wright destoys himself in the Temple – Arrest of the Duke d’Enghien – His trial – Is condemned – Reflections on his execution – Its effect on Paris and Europe – Buonaparte’s defence of the act.
110 CHAPTER XXXIV. Establishment of the French empire – Origin of the design – The First Consul becomes Emperor by a nearly unanimous vote of the people – His inauguration, sets out for Bologne – Joins the empress at Belgium, and visits Mentz – Returns to Paris, preparations for the coronation, arrival of the Pope to perform the ceremony, his reception by Napoleon – The coronation – Lombardy erected into a kingdom, with Buonaparte for its empereor – Is crowned at Milan – Returns through Italy, by Genoa, to his capital, his private habits and mode of life.
139 CHAPTER XXXV. Coalition between England, Austria, and Russia, against France – Napoleon draws his troops towards the Rhine – Duroc despatched to Berlin, is coolly received – Napoleon departs for the Rhine – Is magnificently entertained at Wurtemberg – Fixes his head-quarters at Augsburg – Mack shut up in Ulm, and invested, Memmingen surrenders, Prince Lichtenstein sent by Mack with a proposal to evacuate Ulm – The Emperor’s reply – Surrender of the fortress – Approach of the Russians – the French army hastens through Bavaria to meet them – Vienna entered by the French – Napoleon arrives at Brunn – Is entreated to make peace – Receives intelligence of the battle of Trafalgar, secret correspondence between the Emperors Napoleon and Alexander – The former proposes an interview – Prince Dolgorouki sent as deputy, negotiation broken off – Napoleon prepares to meet the Russians – Battle of Austerlitz.
172 CHAPTER XXXVI. Interviews between the Emperors of France and Austria. – Alexander sets out for St. Petersburgh – Napoleon arrives at the Palace of Schoubrunn to accelerate the conferences for peace – Treaty of Presburg – Entry of Russians and English into Naples, sinking of public credit at Paris – Interesting anecdote of Napoelon – Naples occupied by the French troops – Medals and trophies in commemoration of the victory of Austerlitz, the empereor’s reproof to Denon – Death of Pitt, effects of his measures – Fox – A prospect of war between Prussia and France – Artifices of the war, parties at Paris – Napoleon quits the capital for his army – Prince Louis killed in an action with Lannes – The emperor arrives at Jena.
200 CHAPTER XXXVII. Battle of Jena – Misconduct of Bernadotte – Davoust defeats the Prussians, death of the Duke of Brunswick – Napoleon’s treatment of the Saxon prisoners – Spandau surrenders, Napoleon reaches Potsdam – Enters Berlin – Corps under Prince Hohenloe and Blucher capitulate – Arrest of the Prince of Hatzfield – The princess obtains his pardon of the emperor – Eustin, Stettin, and Magdeburgh given up – Prussia refuses an armistice, arrival of a deputation from the French senate at Berlin – Surrender of Hameln and Nieuburg – Buonaparte’s mode of life with the army.
224 CHAPTER XXXVIII. Issuing of the Orders in Council against English commerce, their policy considered – Hamburgh occupied by Mortier – Kingdom of Westphalia created, Napoleon’s treatment of the Duke of Brunswick justified – A new French levy, advance of Benigsen, Napoleon enters Poland – Feeling of the Poles towards him – Warsaw fortified by the French, Kaminsky takes the command of the Russians, is defeated at Putulsk – Battle of Eylau – The King of Prussia again rejects overtures for peace – Fall of Dantzic – Battle of Heilsberg – Battle of Friedland – Peace of Tilsit – Terms of the treaty – Napoleon returns to France.
256 CHAPTER XXXIX. Affairs of Spain, Napoleon’s conduct to that country considered – Proclamation of the prince of the peace – His circular to the clergy and authorities – French and Spanish ambassadors quit Lisbon, war declared against Portugal, flight of the prince regent to the Brazils – partition of Portugal proposed – Prince of the Asturias imprisoned by Charles IV., his father, is liberated and betrays his advisers – Napoleon visits Venice, declares Eugene Beauharnois his heir to the Italian crown, the French troops enter Spain from Portugal – They approach to Madrid, commotion in the capital, Charles abdicates in favour of Ferdinand – Retracts it as forced – Admirable letter of Buonaparte to Murat – Remarks – Arrival of Ferdinand at Bayonne – Letter from him intercepted – The old king and queen arrive – Their reception – Mode of living – Tumults at Toledo and Burgos, indiscreet conduct of Murat.
293 CHAPTER XL. Insurrection at Madrid – Ferdinand abdicates, and his father transfers the crown to Napoleon – Ferdinand and his uncle escorted to Valençay – Joseph Buonaparte made King of Spain – Meeting of the junta, a ministry formed, revolt in the provinces – Spirited reply of Palafox on being summoned to surrender Saragossa – Council of Spain annuls the abdication of Charles and Ferdinand – Defeat of the armies of Galicia and Castile – Moncey repulsed in Valencia – Cadiz declares against the French – Junot driven back by Castanos, surrender of Dupont’s corps – Siege of Saragossa raised, Buonaparte’s progress to Madrid – National animosity against the French – Sir A. Wellesley lands in Portugal, gains the battle of Vimeira, progress of events in Germany – Conference of sovereigns at Weimar – Napoleon returns to Paris, interesting conversation with Wieland – Sets out for Spain – Burgos taken by assault, Victor defeats Blake – Deplorable state of the Spanish armies – Madrid surrendered by the authorities, defended by the people – Sir John Moore enters Salamanca – Joins Sir D. Baird at Mayorga, commences a retreat – Battle of Corunna, Sir John Moore killed, the expedition disembarks.
335 CHAPTER XLI. Campaign in 1809, Talleyrand displaced – Hostilities commenced by the Austrians – Napoleon crosses the Rhine – Famous manœuvre of Abensberg – Battle of Eckmuhl – Napoleon struck by a spent-ball – Retreat of the Archduke Charles to Bohemia – Vienna capitulates – Battle of Aspern – Battle of Wagram – The war in the Tyrol – English expedition to Antwerp and Walcheren – Peace concluded at Schonbrunn, attempt to assassinate Napoleon.
366 CHAPTER XLII. Returns to Paris – Informs Josephine of his intended divorce – Demands the hand of the Archduchess Maria Louisa – The marriage celebrated by proxy at Vienna, her reception by the French commissioners at Brannan – Ceremony of the transfer arranged by Napoleon – Meets his bride at Courcelles – Rejoicings at Paris, accident at the Austrian Amabassador’s fête – Louis Buonaparte resigns the throne of Holland, birth of the King of Rome – Prince of Wales apponted Regent of Great Britain, Russia declares war against France.
394 CHAPTER XLIII. Preliminary observations on the expedition into Russia – Austria and Prussia agree to assist Napoleon – Turkey and Sweden enter into a treaty with Russia – Napoleon quits Paris – Meets the Austrian and Prussian sovereigns at Dresden – Russia rejects a pacific proposal from Napoleon – Immense force concentrated on the Niemen – Address to the army – Disposition of the Russian armies – The Russian frontier crossed – Davoust defeats Bagration – Actions on the banks of the Luczissa – Continued retreat of the Russians.
452 CHAPTER XLIV. Battle of Smolensk – Battle of Valontina – Unopposed advance of the French – Barclay de Tolli superseded by Kutusof.
473 CHAPTER XLV. Battle of the Moskwa – Retreat of the Russians on Moscow.
494 CHAPTER XLVI. Moscow first seen by the French – Entry of the army – Burning of Moscow – Circumstances which led to the catastrophe.
516 CHAPTER XLVII. The retreat from Moscow – First fall of snow – Desperate action at Malo-Jaroslavitz – Narrow escape of Napoleon from Cossacks – Explosion of the Kremlin heard by the army – Field of Borodino repassed – Battle of Wiazma – Dreadful sufferings of the army – Napoleon reaches Smolensk.
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1 CHAPTER XLVIII. Retreat of the French continued – The Imperial column quits Smolensk – Napoleon engages the Rsusians at Krasno – Dreadful sufferings of the army – Passage of the Berezina – The last Imperial head-quarters of Napoleon – Sets out for Paris – Murat abandons the army, defection of the Austrians and Prussians – Napoleon’s passage through Warsaw.
58 CHAPTER XLIX. Buonaparte reaches Paris – Activity in recruiting the army, favourable posture of affairs in Spain – Interview with the Pope at Fontainbleau – The Russians advance through Prussia – The latter declares war against France – Bernadotte joins the coalition – Thorn, Spandau, and Crenztochan surrender to the allies, Napoleon departs for the army – Kutusof dies, and is succeeded by Wittgenstein – Battle of Lutzen – Hamburgh taken – Battle of Bautzen – Death of Duroc – Armistice of Pleisswitz – Its deceptive character – Hostilities renewed, Austria joins the allies – Plan of the campaign sketched by Bernadotte and Moreau, perfidy of the latter – Battle of Dresden – Moreau fatally wounded – Vadamme’s corps destroyed by the allied troops.
106 CHAPTER L. Disasters of the French in the north of Germany – Desertion of the Bavarians – Battle of Leipsic – Napoleon demands an armistice – Leipsic evacuated by the French – Napoleon arrives in Paris.
134 CHAPTER LI. Spirit and principles of legitimacy – Napoleon’s first words to the senate – Extraordinary preparations for defence – Peace offered by the allies – Differences between Napoleon and the Legislative Body and Senate on the subject – Opening of the campaign of 1814 – Ferdinand and the Pope released – The French territory entered by the allies – Napoleon appoints a regency, and hastens to join his army – Battle of Brienne – Is defeated at Bar-sur-Aube – Retreats on Troyes – Takes the road to Paris – Belgium lost, conditions proffered by the Allies – Napoleon rejects, the Privy Council approve them – Napoleon goes to meet the Prussians – Defeats them at Champaubert, and Chateau Thierry – Napoleon refuses an armistice – Retreat of the allies – The Austrians offer peace – Napoleon grants an armistice – Determination to restore the Bourbons – Soissons taken by the Prussians – Blucher wounded – Retreat of the Prussians – Action at Bar-sur-Aube, Wittgenstein and Schwartzenberg wounded – Narrow escape of Blucher and his corps.
199 CHAPTER LII. Campaign of 1814 continued – Battle of Craone – Napoleon halts at Rheims – Disasters of the army of the Pyrenees – The empress and her son quit the Thuilleries – Battle of Arcis – Napoleon retreats to Vitry – Is summoned to save Paris – Arrives too late – Repairs to Fontainbleau – The allied sovereigns enter Paris – Napoleon abdicates in favour of his son – Addresses the army – Finally renounces his throne – Rumoured attempt to poison himself – Napoleon’s departure for Elba.
265 CHAPTER LIII. Arrives at Elba, the island described – His pursuits there – Non-payment of his pension – Summary of public feeling and affairs in France – Embarks from Elba – Lands at Cannes – His reception at Grass – Is joined by some troops at Grenoble – Is enthusiastically welcomed by the peasants of Dauphiny – Issues two proclamations – Is joined by Ney – Triumphal march to Paris – Enters the capital.
299 CHAPTER LIV. Proceedings of the hundred days – Napoleon’s interview with Benjamin Constant – The new constitution – Meeting of the Legislative Body – Buonaparte’s answer to the addresses of the Chambers – Murat proclaims Italy independent – Treaty of the four powers against Napoleon, arrival in the Netherlands of the English and Prussians under Wellington and Blucher – Effective strength of the French armies.
332 CHAPTER LV. Napoleon joins the army, his order of the day – Battle of Ligny.
354 CHAPTER LVI. Battle of Waterloo – Remarks on the battle and its consequences, Napoleon returns to Paris – His abdication tendered to him by the Chambers – Conversation with M. Benjamin Constant – Napoleon II. proclaimed – Buonaparte arrives at Rochefort, and goes on board the English ship Bellerophon – His letter to the Prince Regent.
393 CHAPTER LVII. His behaviour on board the Bellerophon – The vessel ordered to Plymouth – Final resolve of the English ministers, exiling him to St. Helena – Napoleon protests against his detention – Is removed to the Northumberland, which sails for St. Helena – His treatment and conduct during the voyage – Lands at St. Helena.
425 CHAPTER LVIII. Residence at St. Helena – His amusements – Characteristic remarks of Napoleon – House built for his reception – Arrangements of his establishment – Conversations with the English admiral.
457 CHAPTER LIX. Arrival of Sir Hudson Lowe, the new governor – Severe regulations and restrictions – Napoleon’s bedchamber – Remonstrates against the treatment of the governor – His reply to the “Declaration of the Allies” – Arrival of the allied commissioners – More restrictions imposed – Napoleon’s remaks on a calumnious assertion of Lord Castlereagh’s – On the distress in England in 1817 – His opinion on the battle of Waterloo.
534 CHAPTER THE LAST. Dr. F. Antommarchi sent out as physician to Napoleon – Arrives in St. Helena, finds Napoleon in a very weak state – His conversations with the doctor – Napoleon confined to his room, and daily becomes worse – The last days of Napoleon – His death – Funeral ceremony.

Reliure:

Copy 1: Comb-marbled paper boards, endpapers and edges, brown leather corners, stamped in blind, brown leather shelfback stamped in gold and blind. Copy 2: Binder's stamp of Wallis. Mottled calf with triple gilt fillet border, gilt ornamented spine with Napoleonic figures (eagle, crown, bee), red and black morocco spine labels, gilt turn-ins, curl-marbled endpapers, gilt edges (some covers detached).

Description:

4 v. ; 21 cm.

Language:

English

Références:

Bibliothèque Nationale de France, v. 69, column 630 ; Whaley, L.A. Impact of Napoleon 1800-1815, p. 102 (variant)

Copies:

2 copies

Notes:

Notes locales:

Copy 1: Bookplate of Andrew A. Miller.
Copy 2: Presented to the library by the estate of Sir Edward Beatty.
Extra-illustrated with 150 ports., some mounted.
Publisher's advertisements on [4] p. at end of v. 2.
Label of a poem by 'Anon'.

Sujet(s):

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

Heads of state -- France -- Biography

France -- History -- 1789-1815

France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography

Provenance:

Copie::1 Miller, Andrew A..

Copie::2 Beatty, Edward Wentworth(1877 - 1943).

Chancellor of Queen's University, 1918[19]-1923
Chancellor of McGill University, 1920[21]-1943
President of Canadian Pacific Railway, 1918-1943

Description

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Copy 1 - Volume 1: 8°: A² B-2L⁸ 2M⁴ [$2 signed (-2M2)]: 270 leaves, pp. [4] 1 2-535 536. 21.5 cm.

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