Project Gutenberg 2010-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Sloane, William Milligan 1850 1928 The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 2 (of 4) Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Vol. 2 (of 4)" by William Milligan Sloane is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the life and military career of Napoleon Bonaparte as he navigates the political landscape of France and Europe following the French Revolution. The book delves into key events such as Bonaparte's maneuvers to strengthen his position, the treatise of Campo Formio, and his ambitious plans for expansion into Egypt, showcasing his complex political strategies and relationships. The opening of the volume introduces the political climate in France during the late 1790s, where Bonaparte's rise is marked by both military success and political intrigue. It details the deadlock within the Directory and the royalist plots brewing in Paris, highlighting Bonaparte's vital role in stabilizing the government through decisive action, including his participation in the overthrow of the Directory. Sloane draws on a variety of historical sources to paint a vivid portrait of the power struggles and machinations that characterized this pivotal moment in European history, establishing the groundwork for Bonaparte's path to becoming a dominant figure in both France and abroad. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 930504 930081 2024-10-13T08:37:01.226296 2023-09-13T12:41:35.239993 text/html text/html 933438 2010-12-01T11:07:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2689975 2010-12-01T11:07:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2812723 2024-10-13T08:37:14.770252 application/epub+zip 2819043 2024-10-13T08:37:05.369281 application/epub+zip 441865 2024-10-13T08:37:03.639287 application/epub+zip 3175157 2024-10-13T08:37:22.243198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3120034 2024-10-13T08:37:13.303233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715649 2022-09-14T09:40:50.096177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 878156 878025 2024-10-13T08:36:59.935319 2023-09-13T12:41:34.132000 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 877353 2010-12-01T11:07:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 336566 2010-12-01T11:07:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 877475 2010-12-01T11:07:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 335997 2010-12-01T11:07:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21559 2024-10-13T08:37:22.386180 application/rdf+xml 18615 2024-10-13T08:37:04.213281 image/jpeg 4406 2024-10-13T08:37:03.919442 image/jpeg 2785083 2024-10-13T08:37:01.355331 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 en.wikipedia