Project Gutenberg 2011-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 58 Marbot, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin, baron de 1782 1854 De Marbot, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin, baron Marbot, baron de Mémoires du général baron de Marbot (2/3) Produced by Mireille Harmelin 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) "Mémoires du général baron de Marbot (2/3)" by Marbot is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work details the experiences of Baron de Marbot, a French general during the tumultuous Napoleonic Wars, particularly focusing on the events unfolding in Spain and Portugal. The narrative provides an insider's perspective on military strategies, political intrigues, and significant battles of the era, emphasizing the challenges faced by the French army amidst rising local resistance. At the start of the memoirs, the author sets the historical context by discussing the political climate of Portugal and Spain around the time of the Treaties of Tilsitt. He describes the instability in both nations, highlighting the roles of figures such as Junot, Godoy, and Ferdinand VII. The opening chapters paint a vivid picture of the tensions leading to the revolutions in Aranjuez and Madrid, capturing the chaos as Ferdinand ascends to power and the French army's precarious position. Marbot details the intricacies of his military engagements and the societal upheaval, laying the groundwork for the struggles that ensue as Spain grapples with foreign domination and nascent nationalism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Marbot, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin, baron de, 1782-1854 France. Armée Generals -- France -- Biography Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Personal narratives, French Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815 Europe -- History -- 1789-1815 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance FR Guerres Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 939363 939120 2024-09-15T13:46:28.495593 2023-09-16T07:13:24.630437 text/html text/html 939356 939113 2024-09-15T13:46:28.756629 2023-09-16T07:13:24.796462 text/html text/html 404589 2024-09-15T13:46:37.546544 application/epub+zip 419404 2024-09-15T13:46:30.506584 application/epub+zip 419404 2024-09-15T13:46:29.491727 application/epub+zip 805817 2024-09-15T13:46:43.854538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756265 2024-09-15T13:46:36.864557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756515 2022-09-17T04:04:39.286890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 905937 2024-09-15T13:46:28.022591 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 905801 2011-07-31T09:02:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 325867 2011-07-31T09:02:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19920 2024-09-15T13:46:43.983510 application/rdf+xml 21360 2024-09-15T13:46:29.874588 image/jpeg 4636 2024-09-15T13:46:29.703586 image/jpeg 401030 2024-09-15T13:46:28.840625 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 en.wikipedia