Napoleons Collection (page 3)

Coup: Berryer Protests
From the window of the mairie of the 10th arrondissement, Paris, Berryer protests against Napoleons coup - but theres not much he can do to stop the take-over

Coup: Deputies Expelled
The Chambre des Deputes is closed : members are refused admission by troops loyal to Napoleon

Coup: Troops Bivouac
Troops supporting Napoleon bivouac at the Conciergerie, near the Sainte Chapelle on the ile de la Cite, Paris

French Elections
After Napoleons coup, French voters choose their government. Date: 20 December 1851

Coup : Thiers Arrested
Adolphe Thiers, Napoleons most formidable political opponent, is arrested by troops loyal to Napoleon

Coup : Judges Evicted
High Court judges are evicted by troops loyal to Napoleon

Coup: Street Fighting
Street fighting at the Porte Saint-Denis, Paris, where the Republicans construct one of their biggest barricades : but they succumb to the military

Coup: Barricade
Republican barricade at the Porte Saint-Denis, Paris

Coup : Military Chiefs
Army chiefs discuss policy on the eve of Napoleons coup : by and large the army will support Napoleon

Coup: Napoleon Rides
After resistance has been suppressed Napoleon rides through the streets of Paris. Not everyone is pleased to see him

Coup: Victims
Unfortunately, a lot of Parisians get themselves hurt when troops loyal to Napoleon clear the streets of Republican opponents : they are carted away in wagons

Coup: Boulevard
The boulevard Montmartre after the street had been cleared by troops supporting Napoleon

Coup : Napoleon Elysee
On the morning of 2 December, Louis Napoleon leaves the Palais de l Elysee with a military escort

Coup: Clearing Streets
Troops loyal to Napoleon clear the streets of Paris of Republican opponents

Coup: High Court
The High Court of Justice is suspended when troops loyal to Napoleon invade the chamber

Coup : Cavaignac Arrest
General Cavaignac, one of Napoleons most formidable political opponents, is arrested by troops loyal to Napoleon

Coup: Representatives
Representatives who oppose Napoleons coup are arrested by troops sympathetic to his cause and incarcerated in the caserne (barracks) at the quai d Orsay, Paris

Coup: 1st Barricade
Napoleons coup triggers popular resistance : Republicans build their first barricade in the rue des Grandes Audriettes

Coup: Changarnier Arrest
General Changarnier, one of Napoleons most formidable political opponents, is roused from bed and arrested in his nightshirt by troops loyal to Napoleon

Coup: Seeling Arms
Homes of suspected resisters of Napoleons coup are searched for concealed arms

Murat to Corsica
Joachim Murat switches sides on news of Napoleons return from Elba, sailing to Corsica in a doomed effort to establish Italian independence

Pius VII Returns
Pius VII returns from exile following Napoleons defeat : his feet are kissed by Carlo Emanuele IV as he enters St Peter s, and he forms a reactionary government

Balloon, Paris 1804
Napoleons wedding to Josephine is celebrated by a highly ornamented balloon

Last Doge of Venice
Lodovico Manin, the 120th and last doge of Venice, collapses after swearing allegiance to Austria, a consequence of Napoleons conquest of northern Italy

Longwood House
LONGWOOD HOUSE, Napoleons residence during his exile on Saint Helena

Francesco II Abdicates
Francesco II, king of the two Sicilies, accepts defeat, abdicates, and takes refuge in the Quirinal palace at Rome, still under papal rule thanks to Napoleons intervention

Moscow from Kremlin
General view of Moscow from the Kremlin, done shortly after Napoleons visit

Petrovski Palace Moscow
Summer view of the imperial palace, shortly after Napoleons visit to Moscow

French Welcome War
The prospect of war makes (almost) everyone happy : Frenchmen in the place de la Concorde, Paris, welcome Napoleons intervention in Italy. Women are less sure

Nap Divorces Josephine
Satire on Napoleons divorce of Josephine

Napoleon Travelling
Napoleons mode of travelling - his carriage accompanied by a military escort

Caroline Du Colombier
CAROLINE DU COLOMBIER Napoleons first love ( I, too, was once in love.. )

Sphinx (Denon)
A head-on view of the sphinx as it was found by the French army during Napoleons Egyptian campaign, and recorded by scholars

Snug Winter Quarters a comment on Napoleons claim that weather conditions favour his strategy in Russia

Crossing the Alps, Snow
Snow falls on Napoleons army as it crosses the Alps via the Saint Bernard pass, on its way to deal with Italy

Crossing the Alps
Napoleons army crosses the Alps via the Saint Bernard pass, on their way to deal with Italy

Hudson Lowe / Las Casas
SIR HUDSON LOWE Governor of St Helena during Napoleons exile there

French Camel Corps 1798
Trooper of the Camel Corps of Napoleons Egyptian campaign

Dog Finds Way Home
MOFFINO goes with his master, a Milanese corporal, on Napoleons Russian campaign : separated during the retreat, he crosses Europe and finds his way home to Italy

Rosetta Stone Findplace
The Bastion de Saint Julien at Rosetta (today Rashid) in the Nile delta, where the Rosetta Stone was discovered by Bussard, one of Napoleons officers

Hermopolis Temple
Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis, Upper Egypt, one of the sites surveyed by the French during Napoleons Egyptian campaign

Nap. Peacock-Pheasant
NAPOLEONs PEACOCK-PHEASANT polyplectron Napoleonis

Battle of Sediman
Albeit unlisted in any of our reference books, the battle of SEDIMAN is almost certainly an incident of Napoleons ill-starred Egyptian campaign

Moscow in 1807
A view of Moscow made before the fire of 1812 which was started by the Russians in an attempt to hinder Napoleons advance

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

French Dromedary Cavalry
Regiment des Dromadaires, during Napoleons Egyptian campaign

Le Code Civil
Under Napoleons consulship, the Code Civil becomes law, assuring all citizens the legal benefits brought by the Revolution

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

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