Project Gutenberg 2015-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 82 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French 1769 1821 Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonapart, Napoleon Buonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleone Montholon, Charles-Tristan, comte de 1783 1853 De Montholon, Charles-Tristan, comte Montholon, Charles Jean Tristan, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, Charles-Tristan, comte de Montholon-Semonville, Charles-Tristan, comte de Napoleon's Appeal to the British Nation, on His Treatment at Saint Helena Produced by Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net, in celebration of Distributed Proofreaders' 15th Anniversary, using images generously made available by The Internet Archive "Napoleon's Appeal to the British Nation, on His Treatment at Saint Helena" is a historical account written by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, dictated as a formal memoir in 1817. The book details Napoleon's grievances regarding his treatment on the remote island of Saint Helena, where he was exiled after his abdication. This document serves as an appeal to public opinion in Britain, presenting his case for being treated with dignity and justice. In this poignant memoir, Napoleon outlines the harsh living conditions and inadequate provisions he faces at Longwood, where he was forced to reside under the supervision of British authorities. He describes the poor quality of food, the unsanitary conditions in which he lives, and the strict limitations imposed on his communication and freedom. Napoleon passionately argues against the legality of his captivity, asserting that he is not a prisoner in the traditional sense, but rather a victim of political machinations by European powers. The appeal reveals not only Napoleon's personal suffering but also reflects broader themes of power, dignity, and the treatment of political figures in exile. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Captivity, 1815-1821 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Relations with British DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 55479 55489 2024-09-21T04:09:43.826131 2023-09-21T13:59:53.264663 text/html text/html 51519 2015-10-03T09:53:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 174998 2015-10-03T09:53:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 201288 2024-09-21T04:09:46.162114 application/epub+zip 200201 2024-09-21T04:09:44.421113 application/epub+zip 88660 2024-09-21T04:09:44.120151 application/epub+zip 232542 2024-09-21T04:09:47.692118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221669 2024-09-21T04:09:45.843122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111625 2022-09-22T16:27:12.449051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45016 44786 2024-09-21T04:09:43.667110 2023-09-21T13:59:53.058761 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45263 2015-10-03T09:52:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17043 2015-10-03T09:53:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19706 2024-09-21T04:09:47.818128 application/rdf+xml 20828 2024-09-21T04:09:44.187125 image/jpeg 2926 2024-09-21T04:09:44.153120 image/jpeg 179577 2024-09-21T04:09:43.840153 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 fr.wikipedia