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The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
Robert B Asprey
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Frontmatter
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List of Illustrations (page xvii)
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Maps (page xix)
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Permissions (page xx)
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A Note to the Reader (page xxi)
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Acknowledgments (page xxv)
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In the Beginning (page 1)
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CHAPTER ONE The Boy 1769-1778 (page 7)
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CHAPTER TWO Autun, Brienne and the École Militaire 1779-1785 (page 13)
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CHAPTER THREE The Student: Valence and Auxonne 1785-1789 (page 22)
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CHAPTER FOUR The Revolution and the Rebel: Auxonne and Corsica 1789-1791 (page 34)
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CHAPTER FIVE Auxonne, Valence, Corsica, Paris 1791-1792 (page 44)
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CHAPTER SIX The Paris Cauldron May-October 1792 (page 53)
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CHAPTER SEVEN End of a Dream Corsica 1792-1793 (page 63)
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CHAPTER EIGHT Napoleon Goes to War July- September 1793 (page 69)
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CHAPTER NINE The Battle of Toulon November-December 1793 (page 79)
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CHAPTER TEN The Riviera and Désirée Clary December 1793-June 1794 (page 90)
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CHAPTER ELEVEN Fall and Redemption June 1794-May 1795 (page 98)
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CHAPTER TWELEVE Joséphine Beauharnais May 1795-March 1796 (page 107)
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Army Marches - I: The Invasion of Piedmont March-April 1796 (page 120)
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN The General April 1796 (page 134)
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CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Army Marches - II: The Invasion of Lombardy May-June 1796 (page 142)
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Army Marches - III: Consolidation June-July 1796 (page 154)
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The General and His Lady May-July 1796 (page 165)
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Austrians Attack: The Battle of Rivoli July-September 1796 (page 172)
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CHAPTER NINETEEN The Battle of Arcola November 1796 (page 184)
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CHAPTER TWENTY The Second Battle of Rivoli January 1797 (page 198)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Victory January-April 1797 (page 207)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Montebello - The King Without a Crown (page 218)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE The Treaty of Campo Formio August-November 1797 (page 231)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Paris Interlude December 1797-May 1798 (page 245)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE The Conquest of Egypt - I: The Battle of the Pyramids April-July 1798 (page 256)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX The Conquest of Egypt - II: The Great Sultan July-August 1798 (page 271)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN The Conquest of Egypt - III: Colonization and Conflict August 1798-February 1799 (page 283)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT The Conquest of Egypt - IV: The Siege of St. Jean d'Acre February-May 1799 (page 299)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE The Conquest of Egypt - V: Hail and Farewell June-October 1799 (page 314)
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CHAPTER THIRTY The Coup d'État of 18-19 Brumaire 9-10 November 1799 (page 327)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE The Consulate Rules November 1799-February 1800 (page 340)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO Prelude to Marengo December 1799-May 1800 (page 351)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE The Crossing of the Alps May-June 1800 (page 364)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR The Battle of Marengo 14 June 1800 (page 378)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE The First Consul Rules July-October 1800 (page 393)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX The Treaty of Lunéville July 1800-February 1801 (page 400)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN The Peace of Amiens February-June 1801 (page 410)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT The Conquering Hero July 1801-August 1802 (page 423)
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CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE Napoleon the Man 1801-1802 (page 431)
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CHAPTER FORTY The Road to War March 1802-May 1803 (page 443)
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CHAPTER FORTY-ONE The Invasion of England - I: June 1803-February 1804 (page 454)
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CHAPTER FORTY-TWO The Late Duc d'Enghien January-April 1804 (page 469)
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CHAPTER FORTY-THREE The Invasion of England - II: March-October 1804 (page 481)
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CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR The Emperor Takes a Crown March-December 1804 (page 489)
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CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE The Invasion of England - III: The End of a Dream January-August 1805 (page 500)
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CHAPTER FORTY-SIX The Battle of Ulm September-October 1805 (page 513)
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CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN Victory in Austria, Defeat in Trafalgar October-November 1805 (page 525)
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CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT Austerlitz: The Day of the Three Emperors November-December 1805 (page 535)
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Selective Bibliography (page 546)
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Index (page 565)
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Published: c2000
Publisher: Basic Books
- 9780786725397 (ebook)
- 9780465048793 (hardcover)
- 9780465048816 (paper)