History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 11 of 12 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 11 of 12 (Classic Reprint) written by Louis Adolphe Thiers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon, Vol. 11 of 12 Gence of his approach, the royal family resolve to quit Paris Departure of Louis XVIII. And all the princes on the night of the lgth and 20th - On the morning of the 20th the public is still ignorant of the departure of the royal family - Half-pay officers who had assembled in crowds on the Place du Carrousel learn at length that the palace is empty, and order the tricolor flag to be hoisted on the royal residence - All the great personages of the empire flock to the spot - Napoleon leaves Fontainebleau in the afternoon, and arrives in the evening at Paris - Excitement on his entrance into the Tuileries - Causes and character of this extra ordinary revolution 140. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.