The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Հատոր 2J. Cumberland, 1828 |
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... of the Council of State - BONAPARTE's Proclamations to the Generals and Soldiers -Sabre presented to General St. Cyr , and NAPOLEON'S Letter to 151 206 Augereau on his Appointment to the Command of the Batavian viii CONTENTS .
... of the Council of State - BONAPARTE's Proclamations to the Generals and Soldiers -Sabre presented to General St. Cyr , and NAPOLEON'S Letter to 151 206 Augereau on his Appointment to the Command of the Batavian viii CONTENTS .
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... Command of the Army of Italy ..... 238 CHAP . IX . BONAPARTE commands the Army of Italy at the Passage of Mount Saint Bernard , and Dangers attending that momentous Enterprise -Capture of Aosta and Chatillon - Difficulties which the ...
... Command of the Army of Italy ..... 238 CHAP . IX . BONAPARTE commands the Army of Italy at the Passage of Mount Saint Bernard , and Dangers attending that momentous Enterprise -Capture of Aosta and Chatillon - Difficulties which the ...
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... command this pro- vince . Can this be the pyramid of Mendes ? May not the canal of Bathen , which passes by it , be the lake Moris formed by the hand of man , as Herodotus and Diodorus conjecture ? For the lake Birket - el- Kerun ...
... command this pro- vince . Can this be the pyramid of Mendes ? May not the canal of Bathen , which passes by it , be the lake Moris formed by the hand of man , as Herodotus and Diodorus conjecture ? For the lake Birket - el- Kerun ...
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... commands victory . " On the 20th of May , at nine in the evening , the generale was beat , and the siege , which had lasted sixty days , after the opening of the trenches , was raised . We find , from the Journal of Compte Las Cases ...
... commands victory . " On the 20th of May , at nine in the evening , the generale was beat , and the siege , which had lasted sixty days , after the opening of the trenches , was raised . We find , from the Journal of Compte Las Cases ...
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... command of the mouth of Ommfaredge ; he also left a considerable garrison at Cathieh , and united the command of the place to 38 THE LIFE OF.
... command of the mouth of Ommfaredge ; he also left a considerable garrison at Cathieh , and united the command of the place to 38 THE LIFE OF.
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Էջ 448 - They are occasionally inconsistent, and sometimes abusive. In one paper I am called a ' Liar/ in another a ' Tyrant/ in a third a ' Monster/ and in one of them, which I really did not expect, I am described as a ' Coward ' ; but it turned out, after all, that the writer did not accuse me of avoiding danger in the field of battle, or flying from an enemy, or fearing to look at the menaces of fate and fortune...
Էջ 437 - He said that it was a matter of infinite disappointment to him, that the treaty of Amiens, instead of being followed by conciliation and friendship, the natural effects of peace, had been productive only of continual and increasing jealousy and mistrust; and that this mistrust was now avowed in such a manner ai must bring the point to an issue.
Էջ 40 - After this failure the French grenadiers absolutely refused to mount the breach any more over the putrid bodies of their unburied companions, sacrificed in former attacks by Buonaparte's impatience and precipitation, which led him to commit such palpable errors as even seamen could take advantage of.
Էջ 544 - Even at this ho;ir — before this great day shall pass away, and be lost in the ocean of eternity, your emperor must address you, and express how much he is satisfied with the conduct of all those who have had the good fortune to combat in this memorable battle. — Soldiers ! you arc the first warriors in the world.
Էջ 480 - ... with the Emperor of Russia, who has given the strongest proofs of the wisdom and elevation of the sentiments, with which he is animated, and the lively interest, which he takes in the, safety and independence of Jurope.
Էջ 473 - French heralds mistook for bees, "of the purest gold, their wings being inlaid with a red stone, like cornelian.
Էջ 27 - I ordered immediately the chiefs of the medical staff to consult together upon what was best to be done, and to give me their opinion on the subject. Accordingly, they met, and found that there were seven or eight men so dangerously ill, that they conceived it impossible for them to recover ; and also that they could not exist twenty-four or thirty-six hours longer ; that, moreover, being afflicted with the plague, they would spread that complaint amongst all those who approached them.
Էջ 437 - France, as well as in the interior. In confirmation of this he told me, that two men had within these few days been apprehended in Normandy, and were now on their way to Paris, who were hired assassins, and employed...
Էջ 177 - ... all at once as if it would overflow its channel, the waves passed over our heads, and we felt the bottom heave up under our feet : our clothes were conveyed away along with the shore itself, which seemed to be carried off by the whirlwind which had now reached us. We were compelled to leave the water, and our wet and naked bodies being beat upon by a...
Էջ 67 - I could only show the imperfection of the imitative art. I was confused by the multiplicity of objects, astonished by their novelty, and tormented by the fear of never again visiting them. On casting my eyes on the ceilings, I had perceived zodiacs, planetary systems, and celestial hemispheres, represented in a tasteful arrangement...