Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete

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Memoirs of Napoleon
Bonaparte, by Bourrienne
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MEMOIRS OF NAPOLEON
BONAPARTE,
Complete
By LOUIS ANTOINE FAUVELET DE
BOURRIENNE
His Private Secretary

Edited by R. W. Phipps Colonel, Late Royal Artillery
1891
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CONTENTS
PREFACE 1836 EDITION.
PREFACE 1885 EDITION.
AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION.
NOTE.
VOLUME I. — 1769-1800

CHAPTER
1
1769-1783. Authentic date of Bonaparte's birthHis
family ruined by the JesuitsHis taste for military
amusementsSham siege at the College of BrienneThe
porter's wife and NapoleonMy intimacy with Bonaparte
at collegeHis love for the mathematics, and his dislike
of LatinHe defends Paoli and blames his fatherHe is
ridiculed by his comradesIgnorance of the
monksDistribution of prizes at BrienneMadame de
Montesson and the Duke of OrleansReport of M.
Keralio on BonaparteHe leaves Brienne.
CHAPTER
II.
1784-1794. Bonaparte enters the Military College of
ParisHe urges me to embrace the military
professionHis report on the state of the Military School
of ParisHe obtains a commissionI set off for
ViennaReturn to Paris, where I again meet
BonaparteHis singular plans for raising moneyLouis
XVI, with the red cap on his head The 10th of
AugustMy departure for StuttgartBonaparte goes to
CorsicaMy name inscribed on the list of
emigrantsBonaparte at the siege of ToulonLe Souper de
BeaucaireNapoleon's mission to GenoaHis arrestHis
autographical justification Duroc's first connection
with Bonaparte.
CHAPTER
III.
1794-1795. Proposal to send Bonaparte to La
VendéeHe is struck off the list of general
officersSalicettiJoseph's marriage with Mademoiselle
ClaryBonaparte's wish to go to TurkeyNote explaining
the plan of his proposed expeditionMadame
Bourrienne's character of Bonaparte, and account of
her husband's arrestConstitution of the year III The
13th VendemiaireBonaparte appointed second in
command of the army of the interiorEulogium of
Bonaparte by Barras, and its consequencesSt. Helena
manuscript.

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