LEADER 02969nam 22005053 450 001 9910165118503321 005 20230802000034.0 010 $a9781908902399 010 $a1908902396 035 $a(CKB)3810000000101237 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4809376 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4809376 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11348964 035 $a(OCoLC)974590578 035 $a(Perlego)3023351 035 $a(EXLCZ)993810000000101237 100 $a20210901d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBuonaparte's Voyage to St. Helena $eComprising the Diary of Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSan Francisco :$cWagram Press,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012. 215 $a1 online resource (45 pages) 327 $aIntro -- PUBLISHERS' ADVERTISEMENT. -- CHAPTER I. -- CHAPTER II. -- CHAPTER III. -- CHAPTER IV. -- CHAPTER V. -- CHAPTER VI. -- CHAPTER VII. -- CHAPTER VIII. 330 8 $aAfter the defeat of Waterloo and the subsequent rout of the fragile French army's morale, all Europe craved peace. In the minds of many, there was one man who must be removed from the political landscape; a stumbling block to any lasting peace. Napoleon was forced out of Paris and escorted to the west of France, hoping to gain asylum in America. The ever vigilant Royal Navy cruisers dissuaded the Emperor from his plan of flight and he surrendered himself to his old foes the English; better that than the Prussians under Blu?cher, who were calling for his head. The English ministers decided to send the ex-Emperor into exile, further away than his previous abode on Elba, to St Helena. The officer assigned to ferry him to the wind-swept isle was Rear-Admiral Sir George Cockburn in H.M.S. Cumberland. His diary of the journey is interesting for a number of reasons: few people outside of highest circles of continental Europe or France had met with Napoleon, and therefore first-hand sketches of him and his personality are rather rare in English. The oncoming ennui of inactivity is noticeable in Napoleon, as is the propaganda effort; the so-called "Myth of Napoleon" starts in earnest even during his last voyage as his last battle is critiqued and commented on. A short but fascinating read. Author -Admiral Sir George Cockburn G.C.B. (1772-1853) 517 $aBuonaparte?s Voyage to St. Helena 606 $aCaptivity 606 $aContemporaries 606 $aNapoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 615 0$aCaptivity. 615 0$aContemporaries. 615 0$aNapoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821. 676 $a944.05 700 $aCockburn G.C.B$b Admiral Sir George$01373137 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910165118503321 996 $aBuonaparte's Voyage to St. Helena$93404110 997 $aUNINA