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Zarzeczny Matthew Donald |
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Meteors that enlighten the Earth : Napoleon and the cult of great men / / by Matthew Donald Zarzeczny |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 p.) |
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Europe Politics and government 1789-1900 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2009. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Napoleon promoted and honored great men throughout his reign. In addition to comparing himself to various great men, he famously established a Legion of Honor on 19 May 1802 to honor both civilians and soldiers, including non-ethnically French men. Napoleon not only created an Irish Legion in 1803 and later awarded William Lawless and John Tennent the Legion of Honour. Napoleon also gave them an Eagle with the inscription "L'IndeĢpendence d'Irlande." He awarded twenty-six of his generals t... |
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