The Fall of Napoleon: An Historical Memoir, Volume 2G.W. Nickisson, 1845 - France |
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action adversaries Allied Army already arms arrived assailed assembled attack Austrian battle battle of Dennewitz battle of Dresden battle of Leipzig Bautzen blow Blücher Bohemian brave Bülow campaign capital Caulaincourt cause cavalry columns combat command commenced corps Crown Prince declared defeat defence directed Dresden Düben Duke Elbe Elster Emperor Alexander enemy engaged fall favour field fire flank Fontainbleau force fortresses fortune France French army front gained gallant Grand Army ground Guard guns head-quarters hostile Illyria infantry joined King left bank Leipzig M'Donald Marmont Marshal Ney ment Metternich military morning movement Napo Napoleon negotiations o'clock officers onset orders Oudinot Paris parties peace pieces of artillery Pirna placed plain Pleisse position Prince of Sweden Prince Schwarzenberg Prussian ranks rear retiring retreat Rhine right bank road Saxon sent Silesian army soldiers sovereign St Cyr success thousand tion Töplitz Torgau troops Vandamme vanquished victory village Wachau
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Page 313 - The allied powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the only obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he renounces for himself and his heirs, the thrones of France and Italy, and that there is no personal sacrifice, even that of life, which he is not ready to make for the interests of France.
Page 308 - The Allied Powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he is ready to descend from the throne, to...
Page 328 - The triumph and the vanity, The rapture of the strife — The earthquake voice of Victory, To thee the breath of life; The sword, the sceptre, and that sway Which man...
Page 216 - ... Think you I speak proudly ? If I do, I am proud because I have courage ; and because France owes her grandeur to me. Yes, your address is unworthy of the Legislative Body and of me. Begone to your homes. I will cause your address to be published in the " Moniteur " with such notes as I shall furnish. Even if I had done wrong, you ought not to have reproached me with it thus publicly. People do not wash their dirty linen before the world. To conclude, France has more need of me than I have of...
Page 299 - The English general's policy and the good discipline he maintains does us more harm than ten battles; every peasant •wishes to be under his protection.
Page 320 - ... his journey* He was attended by Bertrand, grand master of the palace, and some other attached friends and servants; and while fourteen carriages were conveying him and his immediate suite towards Elba, 700 infantry and about 150 cavalry of the imperial guard (all picked men, and all volunteers), marched in the same direction, to take on them the military duties of the exiled court.
Page 78 - Well, this is War ! High in the morning, — low enough at night ! From a triumph to a fall is often but a step.
Page 13 - Hanseatic towns in then* former independence. III. The reconstruction of Prussia, assigning to that kingdom a frontier on the Elbe. IV. The cession to Austria of the maritime town of Trieste, with the Illyrian provinces.
Page 130 - It will be your rallying point ; and you swear to abandon it but with life ! You swear never to suffer an insult to France ! You swear to prefer death to dishonour ! You swear...
Page 148 - I will give you a letter to the Emperor Francis, in which I shall make these proposals," said Napoleon, quickly. " Yes, I will write once more to the emperor. Our political alliance is broken, but between your master and me there is another bond, which is indissoluble. That is what I invoke, for I always place confidence in the regard of my father-in-law. " He went to his desk, and penned a few lines with a hasty hand, folded, sealed, and directed the letter. "Here," he said, approaching the count,...