Project Gutenberg 2008-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 59 Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron 1779 1835 Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Edouard, baron Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard Fleury de, baron De Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard Fleury, baron Les Cent Jours (1/2) Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire de la vie privée, du retour et du règne de Napoléon en 1815. Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Les Cent Jours" by baron Pierre Alexandre Édouard Fleury de Chaboulon is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work serves as a memoir detailing the significant events surrounding the life of Napoleon Bonaparte during the period following his return from exile on the island of Elba, particularly focusing on the events leading to his brief reign known as the Hundred Days. The author, who was an officer in Napoleon's administration, aims to provide a firsthand perspective on the political machinations and key figures involved in this tumultuous period. The opening of the memoir establishes the author's intent to confront misconceptions about Napoleon's actions and motivations during his return to power in 1815. The author outlines that the common narratives surrounding this moment are flawed, particularly around his abdication and the revolutionary context of March 20. It introduces various historical figures and sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Napoleon's character, highlighting his complexity as a leader marked by both brilliance and flaws. The narrative begins to unravel the political intrigues, the shifting alliances, and the sentiments of the populace, suggesting a nuanced examination rather than a one-dimensional portrayal of this pivotal moment in French history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 635673 635408 2024-10-11T06:15:48.624811 2023-09-11T09:20:01.284736 text/html text/html 635666 635401 2024-10-11T06:15:48.924809 2023-09-11T09:20:01.448738 text/html text/html 308321 2024-10-11T06:15:58.087733 application/epub+zip 318459 2024-10-11T06:15:52.185769 application/epub+zip 301824 2024-10-11T06:15:50.891775 application/epub+zip 549163 2024-10-11T06:16:02.942706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527453 2024-10-11T06:15:57.301765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525162 2022-09-12T05:09:05.276577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594456 594242 2024-10-11T06:15:48.165788 2023-09-11T09:20:00.951821 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 577886 2021-01-03T16:41:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 217877 2021-01-03T16:41:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19991 2024-10-11T06:16:03.070725 application/rdf+xml 13939 2024-10-11T06:15:51.433778 image/jpeg 3404 2024-10-11T06:15:51.162783 image/jpeg 304790 2024-10-11T06:15:48.980809 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia