Napoleon Collection (page 27)

French Passport 1871
The handwritten modification of this passport, changing Empire to Republique, reflects the changes in France after the war with Prussia and abdication of Napoleon III

J C P Prince Bonaparte
JOSEPH-CHARLES-PAUL 2nd son of Jerome Bonaparte, known as Prince Napoleon, nicknamed Plon-Plon

Napoleon Coup D etat 4
THE 19TH BRUMAIRE With fellow consuls Sieyes and Ducos, Bonaparte stages his coup d etat at Saint-Cloud, dissolving the Conseil du 500 overthrowing the Directoire

Napoleon Coup D etat 3
THE 19TH BRUMAIRE Bonaparte, with fellow consuls Sieyes and Ducos, stages his coup d etat at Saint-Cloud, dissolving the Conseil du 500 overthrowing the Directoire

Napoleon Coup D etat
THE 19TH BRUMAIRE Bonapartes coup d etat : he dissolves the Conseil du 500 at Saint-Cloud and overthrows the Directoire

Constantinople Defended
Sultan Selim III having come to terms with Napoleon, a British fleet under admiral Duckworth attacks Constantin- -ople, but is repulsed by Sebastiani and the Sultan

Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte

Marguerite Bellanger
MARGUERITE BELLANGER (born Julie Leboeuf) French courtesan who rose from peasant beginnings to become the last mistress of Napoleon III

Electricity Volta
Alessandro Volta demonstrates to Napoleon I his voltaic pile - a battery capable of storing the force created by an electric motor

The Louvre, Paris
At some stage someone thought of renaming the Louvre the Musee Napoleon - hence the caption. But we are in the Louvre, and heres the Venus de Milo to prove it

Napoleons Funeral
He is buried on Saint Helena : the funeral procession, and the guard of honour. The picture Taken on the spot by a Gentleman

Napoleon Worshipped
Napoleon is worshipped in a Chinese temple

Napoleon Exhumed
He is exhumed from his grave on Saint Helena in order that his remains may be taken to Paris, there to be enshrined in Les Invalides

Napoleon & Lenormand
Napoleon consults the celebrated fortune-teller, Madame Lenormand, who accurately foresees his destiny

Capitulation of Ulm
CAPITULATION OF ULM After being out-manoeuvred by Napoleon who surrounds his entire army, Austrian general Mack surrenders, for which he will be court-martialled

Napoleon I & Fdk the Gt
NAPOLEON I/SCENES While invading Prussia, he pays a respectful visit to the tomb of king Friedrich II (der Grosse)

Napoleon I & Shadow
A little man sometimes throws a long shadow

Little Red Man
LE PETIT HOMME ROUGE The little red man or devil, traditionally associated (by his enemies) with Napoleon, depicted treating him like a son

Napoleon Gardening
NAPOLEON I/SCENES Napoleon at St Helena gardening on doctors orders

Josephine (Bentley)
MARIE JOSEPHE ROSE TASCHER de BEAUHARNAIS empress of Napoleon I wearing coronet and necklace

Napoleon III
LOUIS NAPOLEON III Emperor of the French, sitting, smoking a pipe

Mademoiselle Mars
ANNE FRANCOISE HIPPOLYTE BOUTET, mademoiselle MARS French actress admired by Napoleon, specialised in Moliere and Marivaux

Marguerite Georges
MARGUERITE GEORGES WEYMER French actress, made her Paris debut in 1802 and was briefly the mistress of Napoleon

Allies Invade France
After a series of victories, the Allies drive Napoleon from Germany and in their turn cross the Rhine to invade France in a flotilla of barges

Alexandre Walewski
ALEXANDRE FLORIAN JOSEPH COLONNA, comte WALEWSKI natural son of Napoleon I and countess Walewska : French diplomat, ambassador to Britain

Republican Rejoicing
After Frances defeat by Prussia, Napoleon is forced to abdicate and a republic is formed: a triumphant procession in the boulevard des Italiens. Date: 1870

Napoleon Iiis Coup
Napoleon III rides through the streets of Paris after his coup d etat, declating himself empereur. Not everyone is delighted

Battle of Lutzen
At the indecisive battle of Lutzen, the Allies retire, giving Napoleon a nominal victory

Battle of Abensberg
The French and Bavarians under Napoleon defeat the Austrians under the archduke Charles

Review at Tilsit
After agreeing the Peace of Tilsit with the Tsar, Napoleon stages a review of the Garde Imperiale

Peace of Tilsit
Napoleon and the Tsar of Russia meet on a raft on the Niemen river at Tilsit and make a provisional peace treaty

Battle of Friedland
Napoleon defeats the Russians under Bennigsen at the battle of Friedland, leading to the Peace of Tilsit

Battle of Jena
Napoleon defeats the Prussians under Hohenloe at Jena

Capture of Ulm
Napoleon takes Ulm : his opponent, general Mack, surrenders and is later court-martialled

Trouble Wurttenberg
Friedrich II, king of Wurttenberg, a loyal ally of Napoleon, has to suppress a rebellion from those of his subjects who disagree with this policy

Battle of Raab
Eugene de Beauharnais, stepson of Napoleon and viceroy of Italy, defeats the Austrians at Raab

Napoleon Meets Franz II
After the defeat of Austerlitz, Austrian emperor sues for peace : he meets Napoleon at Saruschitz, and the Treaty of Pressburg follows

Napoleon and Tsar Alex
Ten days after his victory at Friedland, in Poland, Napoleon meets tsar Alexander on a raft in the Niemen, and the Russian has no option but to accept the Frenchmans terms

Delort at Austerlitz
The cavalry charge of colonels A A Delort is one of the turning-points in this battle in which Napoleon defeated two other emperors, of Russia and Austria

Crossing the Danube
Napoleon supervises the crossing of the Danube

Napoleon 1 Crowned
Napoleon becomes king, placing the crown on his own head

Capture of Capri
Murat, appointed king of Italy by Napoleon, signifies his authority by taking the isle of Capri, off Naples, from the English. The action has more symbolic than military value. Date: 17 October 1808

Coup De Brumaire
Cambaceres invites Napoleon to become First Consul. Napoleon accepts graciously

Napoleons Guide Cala
When Napoleon lands in Egypt his guide is Joseph Cala, who is among the first to scale the fortifications of the Egyptians who refuse to capitulate

Napoleon at Lonato
Also called the second battle of CASTIGLIONE : in his Italian campaign, Napoleon defeats the Austrians under Wurmser, forcing them to retreat to Mantova

Napoleon II Baptised
Baptism of Napoleons son, k.a. le Roi de Rome, in the chapel of the Tuileries, He will never actually reign, and after his fathers abdication will live in exile in Austria

Battle of Arcola
Napoleon seizes the French flag from Augerau and leads his men across the bridge of Arcola in the face of fierce opposition from the Austrians

Angouleme at Bordeaux
Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, duc d Angouleme, enters Bordeaux after the abdication of Napoleon. He solicits the protection of Wellington

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