Memoirs of Constant - First Valet de Chambre to the Emperor. Vol IV

• Autore: Wairy Louis Constant
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (149 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.274092
• Altri autori: MartinElizabeth Gilbert de Saint MartinImbert
• Nota di contenuto: Title page -- Chapter I -- Passage of the Beresina- The deliberation- The eagles burned- The Russians have their ashes only- The Emperor lends his horses to be harnessed to the pieces of artillery- The officers simple cannoneers- Generals Grouchy and Sebastiani- Great shouting near The treasure carriage pillaged. -- Chapter II -- The Emperor badly lodged throughout the whole campaign- Hovels infested with vermin- Manner in which the Emperor's apartment was arranged- The council hall- Profanations of the Emperor- Inhabitants of Russian hovels- How the Emperor was lodged when houses We sacrifice our mattresses to the needs of wounded officers. -- Chapter III -- Publication in Paris of the twenty-ninth bulletin- Two days' interval and arrival of the Emperor- Marie-Louise and the first retreat- Josephine and successes- The two empresses- Resources of France- Influence of the Emperor's presence- First defection and Political motives and the English journals. -- Chapter IV -- Hunt and breakfast at Grosbois- The Empress and her ladies- Unexpected journey- The Fontainebleau road- Hunting costumes and disappointment of the ladies- Precautions taken for the Empress- Pretext and motives of the journey- Concordat with the Pope- Egre My salary doubled the day of the review, to date from the end of the year. -- Chapter V -- Murat quitting the army to return to Naples- Eugène commanding in the Emperor's name- Still more disquieting news- Resolution to depart- Rumors spread beforehand- The Empress regent- Oath of the Empress- Our departure for the army- Rapid march on Erfurt- Battle of Bautzen. -- Chapter VI. ; Death of Marshal Duroc- Grief of the Emperor and general consternation of the army- Details concerning the fatal event- The Emperor made impatient by his inability to come up with the Russian rear-guard- Two or three cannon-balls tear up the ground at the The soldiers at the Te Deum. -- Chapter VII -- Desire of peace- The honor of our arms restored- Difficulties raised by the Emperor Alexander- Mediation of Austria- Time lost- Departure from Dresden- Beauty of the French army- England the soul of the coalition- The conditions of Lunéville- National war Count de Narbonne. -- Chapter VIII -- The Emperor marching to the conquest of peace- The day after the departure and the battle-field of Bautzen- Murat at the head of the imperial guard and refusal of royal honors- The Emperor at Görlitz- Interview with the Duc de Vicenza- The pledge of peace Reading the journals. -- Chapter IX -- Prodigies of valor of the King of Naples- Growing prudence of several generals- The Emperor on the battlefield of Dresden- Humanity toward the wounded and assistance to the poor peasants- The Prince of Schwarzenberg believed to be dead- His Majesty's rema Final and affecting farewells of the two sovereigns. -- Chapter X -- A proposed conflagration rejected by the Emperor- The King of Saxony absolved from his fidelity- Exit from Leipsic impossible to the Emperor- His Majesty recrossing the city- The mill bridge of Lindenau- Living souvenirs- Orders given directly by the Empe Abduction of M. de Saint~Aignan. -- Chapter XI -- Recent souvenirs- Secret societies of Germany- The Emperor and the Freemasons- The Emperor laughing at Cambacérès- The fanatics assassins- A promenade on the banks of the Elbe- A Saxon magistrate- Religious zeal of a Protestant- Details concerning the soc The Carbonari. -- Chapter XII. ; Confusion and tumult at Mayence- The Mayence decrees- Convocation of the Corps Législatif- Ingratitude of General Wrede- Disasters of his family- Employment of the Emperor's time and redoubled activity- Troops equipped as if by enchantment- Anxieties of t The pages and the Emperor's gaiety. -- Chapter XIII -- Last celebration of the anniversary of the coronation- The Emperor's love for France- His Majesty more popular in misfortune- Visit to the faubourg Saint-Antoine- Conversation with the inhabitants- General enthusiasm- Popular escort of the Emperor- Volunt His Majesty's aversion for divorce, and his respect for marriage. -- Chapter XIV -- Efforts of the allies to separate France from the Emperor- Truth of His Majesty's words proved by events- Copies of the declaration of Frankfort circulating in Paris- A document to compare with the Emperor's speech- Bad faith of the foreigners recognized by M. de Bourrienne- M. de Bourrienne under supervision- The Duc de Rovigo his defender- The object of the enemies partially attained- Count Regnault de Saint-Jean d'Angély at the legislature- Legislative commission- The Emperor's letter to the -- Chapter XV -- Commissioners sent to the departments- The enemies on the soil of France- Frenchmen in the enemy's ranks- In the Emperor's view the greatest crime- Former project of the Emperor relatively to Ferdinand VII.- Desires and requests of the Spanish prince- Project of marriage- The Spanish prince an additional embarrassment- Measures taken by the Emperor- Surrender of Dantzic and stipulations violated- Surrender of Torgau- Disagreeable tidings from the south of France- Instructions to the Duc de Vicen -- Chapter XVI. ; The campaign of miracles - Solemn promise violated- Violation of Swiss territory- The Emperor's energy increasing with the danger- Carnot governor of Antwerp and satisfaction of the Emperor- Defection of the King of Naples- The King of Naples and the Prince-royal of Sweden- Anger of the Emperor- The eve of the departure- Officers of the National Guard at the Tuileries-Remarkable words of the Emperor- Touching scene- The King of Rome and the Empress under the safeguard of the Parisians- Scene of -- Chapter XVII -- Renewal of the prodigies of Italy- Personal courage of the Emperor- What he said to his soldiers- Shells exploding close to the Emperor- No dishonorable peace- Forgetfulness repaired- I fall asleep in the Emperor's armchair- His Majesty sitting on his bed not to awaken me- His Majesty concludes to make peace- Success and renewed indecision- The Emperor and the Duc de Bassano- Departure for Sézanne- Succession of triumphs- Generals prisoners at the table of the Emperor- Combat of Nangis- Blücher -- Chapter XVIII -- Negotiations for an armistice- Blücher and one hundred thousand men- Prince Schwarzenberg resuming the offensive- A stratagem of war- The Emperor going to meet Blücher- Halt in the village of Herbisse- The good curé- Politeness of the Emperor- Marshal Lefebvre a theologian- The Abbé Maury marshal and Marshal Lefebvre cardinal- Campaign supper- Awakening of the curé and generosity of the Emperor- Fatality of the name of Moreau- Battle of Craonne- M. de Bussy former comrade and aide-de-camp of the -- Chapter XIX. ; Familiar expression of the Emperor- New plan of attack-Departure from Rheims- Secret mission of King Joseph-The Emperor's precautions for the Empress and the King of Rome- Arrival at Troyes of the Emperor Alexander and the King of Prussia- Retreat of the hostile army- Combat of Fére-Champenoise- Comte d'Artois at Nancy-Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube- Prince Schwarzenberg on the line of war- Dissolution of the Congress and presence of the Austrian army- Night battle- Fire lighting up the field- Retreat -- Chapter XX -- Deplorable souvenirs- The foreigners in Paris- His Majesty's departure from Troyes- Ten leagues in two hours- The Emperor in a jaunting car- I arrive at Essonnes- Am ordered to go to Fontainebleau- Arrival of His Majesty- His depression- Marshal Moncey at Fontainebleau- Gloomy silence of the Emperor- Continual preoccupation- The sole distraction of the Emperor caused by his soldiers- First review at Fontainebleau-Paris! Paris!- My house pillaged by Cossacks- Gift of fifty thousand francs- Gradua -- Chapter XXI -- Our position at Fontainebleau- Impossibility of believing in the Emperor's dethronement- Effect produced by the journals on His Majesty- The Duc de Bassano- The Emperor more affected by renouncing the throne for his son than for himself- Abdication of the Emperor- The Emperor's couchee- Frightful awakening- The Emperor poisoned- Remnants of the campaign sachet-Resignation of His Majesty- Determined to die- Order to call M. de Caulaincourt and M. Yvan- His Majesty's affecting words to the Duc do -- Chapter XXII. ; The grand marshal and General Drouot the only great personages with the Emperor- The Emperor's fate known-The commissioners of the allies- Request and repugnance of the Emperor- The eve of departure and a day of despair- Fatality of the hundred thousand francs given me by the Emperor- Unexpected and inexplicable question of the grand marshal- What I should have done- Inconceivable forgetfulness of the Emperor- The money dug up- Dread of having been robbed- Frightful despair- The spot mistaken an.
• Sommario/riassunto: Louis Constant Wairy, mainly known as Constant through-out his life and as the author of his memoirs, was a man intimately connected to General Bonaparte and his wife Josephine Beauharnais, and later in their incarnation as Emperor and Empress of the French. Achieving the rank of first valet de chambre to the Emperor after the previous incumbent Louis Marchand, who also wrote a memoir of his experiences shadowing Napoleon, had abandoned him in 1814.A definite admirer of the Emperor, his place in the Emperor's household allowed access to the Great man and as he says himself;"From the departure of the First Consul for the campaign of Marengo, whither I attended him, until the departure from Fontainebleau, where I was obliged to leave the Emperor, I was absent from him only twice, the first time for three times twenty-four hours, the second for seven or eight days. Aside from these brief holidays, the last of which was necessary in order to restore my health, I quitted the Emperor no more than his shadow did."For this reason alone ensures that the memoirs which he wrote, and although not quite the "warts and all" portrait that Constant might have us believe it is of capital interest to the general reader and the Napoleonic enthuasiast.Author - Louis Constant Wairy, known as Constant 02nd December 1778-1845Foreword - Imbert de Saint-Amand. 1834-1900
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• Titolo autorizzato: Memoirs of Constant - First Valet de Chambre to the Emperor. Vol IV
• ISBN: 1-908692-51-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910164253703321
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