The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French 9 Volume Set

Table of Contents

• Volume 1:
• 1. View of the French Revolution
• 2. States of France continued
• 3. Proximate cause of the Revolution
• 4. Meeting of the States-General
• 5. Plan of the democrats to bring the King and Assembly to Paris
• 6. La Fayette resolves to enforce order
• 7. Legislative Assembly
• 8. Defeats of the French on the frontier. Volume 2:
• 1. View of the French Revolution
• 2. La Fayette compelled to escape from France
• 3. Election of Representatives for the National Convention
• 4. Jacobins determine upon the execution of Louis
• 5. Indecision of the Girondists, and its effects
• 6. Dumouriez
• 7. Views of parties in Britain relative to the Revolution
• 8. Views of the British Cabinet regarding the French Revolution
• 9. Marat, Danton, Robespierre
• 10. Retrospective view of the external relations of France. Volume 3:
• 1. Corsica
• 2. Siege of Toulon
• 3. The Alps
• 4. Further progress of the French Army under Buonaparte
• 5. Directory propose to divide the Army of Italy betwixt Buonaparte and Kellermann
• 6. Campaign on the Rhine
• 7. Corsica reunited with France
• 8. Situation and views of Buonaparte at this period of the Campaign
• 9. Archduke Charles
• 10. Napoleon's amatory correspondence with Josephine. Volume 4:
• 1. Retrospect
• 2. View of the respective situations of Great Britain and France, at the period of Napoleon's return from Italy
• 3. French naval squadron
• 4. Discussion concerning the alleged poisoning of the sick in the hospitals at Jaffa
• 5. Retrospect of public events since the departure of Napoleon for Egypt
• 6. General rejoicing on the return of Buonaparte
• 7. Effects of the victory of the 18th and 19th Brumaire
• 8. Proceedings of Buonaparte in order to consolidate his power
• 9. The Chief Consul leaves Paris on 6th May 1800
• 10. Napoleon offers, and the Austrian Envoy accepts, a new treaty
• 11. Internal government of France
• 12. Return to the external relations of France
• 13. Preparations made for the invasion of Britain. Volume 5:
• 1. Different views entertained by the English ministers and the Chief Consul, of the effects of the Treaty of Amiens
• 2. Increasing jealousies betwixt France and England
• 3. Retrospect
• 4. Mutual feelings of Napoleon and the British nation, on the renewal of the war
• 5. Disaffection begins to arise against Napoleon amongst the soldiery
• 6. General indignation of Europe in consequence of the murder of the Duke d'Enghien
• 7. Napoleon meditates a change of title from Chief Consul to Emperor
• 8. Napoleon addresses a second letter to the King of England personally
• 9. Position of the French armies
• 10. Relative situations of France and England
• 11. Death of Pitt
• 12. Ungenerous conduct of Buonaparte to the Duke of Brunswick
• 13. Retrospect of the partition of Poland. Volume 6:
• 1. British expedition to Calabria, under Sir John Stuart
• 2. View of the internal government of Napoleon at the period of the Peace of Tilsit
• 3. System of education introduced into France by Napoleon
• 4. Military details
• 5. Effects of the Peace of Tilsit
• 6. Pampeluna, Barcelona, Monjouic, and St. Sebastian's, are fraudulently seized by the French
• 6*. State of morals and manners in Spain
• 7. Plans of defence of the Spanish Juntas - defeated by the ardour of the Insurrectionary Armies
• 8. Zeal of Britain with regard to the Spanish struggle
• 9. Duplicity of Buonaparte on his return to Paris
• 10. General Belliard occupies Madrid on 4th December, 1808
• 11. Positions of the French and Austrian armies after the Battle of Eckmuhl
• 12. Conduct of Russia and England during the war with Austria. Volume 7:
• 1. Change which took place in Napoleon's domestic life, after the Peace of Presburg
• 2. Almost all the foreign French settlements fall into the hands of the British
• 3. Change in Napoleon's principles of government
• 4. Gustavus IV of Sweden is dethroned and succeeded by his uncle
• 5. View of Napoleon's gigantic power at the present period
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