The History of France, Volumen5

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Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1868
 

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Napoleons Plans to be Master of the Channel
121
The Directory force the Elections in their Favour
128
Battles of Jena and Auerstadt October 1806
130
Battle of Friedland June
136
His Byzantine Court
142
Meeting of Napoleon and Alexander at Erfurt
150
The Conscription
158
Battles of Essling and Aspern
163
Napoleons Divorce with Josephine and Marriage with Maria
171
Napoleon evades its Demands and the Czar retaliates
177
Invades Russia June 1812
183
The Russians destroy it by Fire
189
Malets Conspiracy
195
Battle of Lutzen May 1813
201
Battle of Vittoria
207
Battles of Leipzig October
214
Battle of La Rothière February 1814
220
Congress of Chatillon breaks up
225
Napoleons Abdication April
231
The Bourbon Princes
237
Reenters the Tuileries
244
The Battle of Ligny April
251
The Provisional Government
257
Press
260
Royalist Reaction and Murders in the South
264
Massacre of Protestants in the South
272
The New Electoral Law
278
Law of Election passed
288
He becomes leading Minister 1818
291
Comparison between the Directory and the Regency during
298
Royalist Law of Election reduces Electors to 10000
299
Unpopular Measures against the Army and the University
311
The Carbonari
318
Is rejected by the Peers
332
CHAP XLV
340
The Coronation at Rheims
346
Attempts to establish the Right of the Eldest Son to inherit
352
The Duke de la Rochefoucaulds Remains outraged by the Police
359
Discontent first Barricades
365
Expedition to Greece
371
The Liberals go against him Martignac withdraws the Law
378
Parliament denounces the Ministry in the Address
384
The Ordonnances 24th of July 1830
391
Marmonts Efforts fail
397
Courts vain Endeavour to treat
404
Duke of Orleans appointed LieutenantGeneral
412
CHAP XLVI
419
The Elective Law again discussed
433
Violent Death of the Prince of Condé
443
The French Army enter Belgium August 1831
450
Coalition against Molé
512
Soult forms an Administration
518
The Coalition set aside it adopts the Cry of Reform
519
Lord Palmerstons Offer to the French Government
532
Admiral Napier before Alexandria
538
Commercial Distress and Turbulence of Working Class
545
Guizot like Canning mocks the Idea of Reform
552
Occupation of Tahiti
559
Troubles in Switzerland
572
Financial Crisis and Famine
578
Ministers hesitate whether to forbid them or not
584
Should the Peerage be Hereditary
587
Precipitated by a Discharge of Musquetry before the Office
590
Lamartine supports the Idea of a Republic and carries it
597
Prospects of a Republic
603
The Red Flag
610
National Workshops closed
620
Insurrection of June
628
The Enquête
635
556
669
Périer occupies Ancona February 1832
670
First Assembly of the Cinq Cents and the Senate October
674
Hostilities of the French against Morocco
681
Election of the Five Directors
683
The AntiTerrorist Compagnies du Soleil
695
Views of the King and His Minister respecting Spain
696
Mission of Lesseps
700
Outbreaks of Naples Renewal of War March 1799
708
637
713
639
721
444
723
Battle of Rivoli January 1797
725
45
734
640
735
450
741
643
742
646
749
458
760
Bonaparte returns to France
774
Franchise limited by Law of 31st of
783
14
784
Negotiations for Peace
790
15
791
17
801
Battle of Hohenlinden
809
Lord Aberdeens Weakness
810
654
811
The Queen of Spains Marriage a Difficulty
820
The Emperor Pauls Hostility to England
821
Battles of Heliopolis and Aboukir
829

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Página 381 - The very name of Polignac as minister was a declaration of war on the part of the government against the nation.
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Página 194 - Sir Robert Wilson proceeds to relate it 1 ' All prisoners were immediately and invariably stripped stork naked and marched in columns in that state, or turned adrift to be the sport and the victims of the peasantry, who would not always let them, as they sought to do, point and hold the muzzles of the guns against their own heads or hearts to terminate their...
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Página 232 - 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.
Página 232 - ... The document was couched in these words : " The allied powers having proclaimed that the Emperor was the sole obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor, 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, not even that of life, which he is not ready to make to the interests of France.

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