The Life of Napoleon I: Including New Materials from the British Official Records, Τόμος 2Macmillan, 1902 |
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Σελίδα 16
... reached Linz in Upper Austria , and not before October 10th did it appear on the banks of the River Inn.1 Far from being the last to move , the French Emperor outstripped his enemies in the speed of his preparations . 1 See " Paget ...
... reached Linz in Upper Austria , and not before October 10th did it appear on the banks of the River Inn.1 Far from being the last to move , the French Emperor outstripped his enemies in the speed of his preparations . 1 See " Paget ...
Σελίδα 17
... reached Würzburg at the close of September ; there the Elector of Bavaria welcomed the Marshal and gave him the support of his 20,000 troops ; and at that stronghold he was also joined by Mar- mont . In order to mislead the Austrians ...
... reached Würzburg at the close of September ; there the Elector of Bavaria welcomed the Marshal and gave him the support of his 20,000 troops ; and at that stronghold he was also joined by Mar- mont . In order to mislead the Austrians ...
Σελίδα 18
... reached the Swabian army . That force was now spread out so as to hold the bridges of the Danube between Ingolstadt and Ulm ; and on October 7th the Austrians were disposed as follows : 18,000 men under Kienmayer were guard- ing ...
... reached the Swabian army . That force was now spread out so as to hold the bridges of the Danube between Ingolstadt and Ulm ; and on October 7th the Austrians were disposed as follows : 18,000 men under Kienmayer were guard- ing ...
Σελίδα 19
... reached the ears of Frederick William at a critical time , when the Czar sent to Berlin a kind of ultimatum , intimating that , even if Prussia deserted the cause of European indepen- dence , Russian troops must nevertheless pass ...
... reached the ears of Frederick William at a critical time , when the Czar sent to Berlin a kind of ultimatum , intimating that , even if Prussia deserted the cause of European indepen- dence , Russian troops must nevertheless pass ...
Σελίδα 24
... reaching the shelter of the Bohemian Mountains . All the rest of Mack's great array had been engulfed . Thus closed the first scene of the War of the Third Coalition . Hasty preparations , rash plans , and , above all , Mack's fatal ...
... reaching the shelter of the Bohemian Mountains . All the rest of Mack's great array had been engulfed . Thus closed the first scene of the War of the Third Coalition . Hasty preparations , rash plans , and , above all , Mack's fatal ...
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Σελίδα 387 - Never quit my son ; and keep in mind that I would rather see him in the Seine than in the hands of the enemies of France!
Σελίδα 54 - So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among the faithless faithful only he; Among innumerable false unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number nor example with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single.
Σελίδα 396 - ... 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.
Σελίδα 407 - cried a Royalist. Not a shot was fired. " Soldiers," cried a well-known voice, "if there is one among you, who wishes to kill his emperor, he can do so. Here I am.
Σελίδα 421 - Paris of the 10th, on which day he was still there ; and I judge from his speech to the Legislature that his departure was not likely to be immediate. I think we are now too strong for him here.
Σελίδα 479 - I place myself under the protection of their laws, which I claim from your Royal Highness, as the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous of my enemies.
Σελίδα 157 - Mourn for the man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime, Our greatest yet with least pretence, Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime.
Σελίδα 125 - England. That one of the three Courts which refuses shall be treated as an enemy; and in the case of Sweden refusing, Denmark shall be compelled to declare war on her.
Σελίδα 97 - ... prohibited all commerce with them from the ports of France and her dependent states, confiscated all British merchandise in such ports, and declared all British subjects in countries occupied by French troops to be prisoners of war. Howick replied by further orders in council in January, 1807, forbidding neutrals to trade between the ports of France and her allies, or between the ports of nations which should observe the Berlin decree, on pain of the confiscation of the ship and cargo.
Σελίδα 163 - ... talents, being raised to the highest military posts by birth and long life. This is the explanation of the great inferiority in culture of the officers to all other classes. And this is why the army was regarded as a state in the State, hated and in some degree despised by the other classes, whereas it ought to be the union of all the moral and physical energies of the nation.