Memoirs of the History of France During the Reign of Napoleon, Τόμος 3H. Colburn and Company, 1823 |
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Σελίδα i - OF THE HISTORY OF FRANCE DURING THE REIGN OF NAPOLEON, DICTATED BY THE EMPEROR AT SAINT HELENA TO THE GENERALS WHO SHARED HIS CAPTIVITY; AND PUBLISHED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS CORRECTED BY HIMSELF. HISTORICAL MISCELLANIES. VOL. III. DICTATED TO THE
Σελίδα 369 - in France, and of having conspired with 'them against the internal and external safety of the state ; 4thly, of having placed himself at the head of an assemblage of French emigrants and others, in the pay of England, formed
Σελίδα 327 - laughed in his sleeve at the parades of Potsdam, when he perceived young officers, French, English, and Austrian, so infatuated with the manoeuvre of the oblique order, which was fit for nothing but to gain a few adjutant-majors a reputation. A profound examination of the
Σελίδα 95 - turning it. 2d, Avoid doing what the enemy wishes; and that simply because he does wish it. Shun the field of battle which he has reconnoitred and studied; and more particularly that in which he has fortified and intrenched himself.
Σελίδα 373 - The invasion of England was always regarded as practicable; and, if .once the descent had been effected, London must infallibly have been taken. The French being in possession of that capital, a very powerful party would have arisen against the oligarchy
Σελίδα 202 - and rank him amongst the greatest generals. He attacks an army of superior strength to his own, in position, and victorious, with an army composed in part of troops which had lately been defeated, and gains a complete victory, without purchasing it by a loss
Σελίδα 370 - 4thly, of having placed himself at the head of an assemblage of French emigrants and others, in the pay of England, formed on the frontiers of France in the
Σελίδα 329 - Setting out from Egypt, as from a place of arms, to lead an army of 60,000 men to the Indus, to excite the Mahrattas and oppressed people of those extensive regions to insurrection."*
Σελίδα 369 - of having placed himself at the head of an assemblage of French emigrants and others, in the pay of England, formed on the frontiers of France, in the
Σελίδα 312 - of the Athenian general: That an army of deer commanded by a lion is better than an army of lions commanded by a deer.