Download or read book Joachim Murat written by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joachim Murat Marshal of France and King of Naples written by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first-rate biography of the famed Marshal Murat, the most famous cavalry leader of the Napoleonic Wars. Joachim Murat was born in Gascony, the department of Lot, and although his father was relatively affluent, no-one realized the spectacular rise that would lead him to a the crown of Naples and an indelible imprint on the history of his native France and all of Europe. Atteridge wrote a number of books on the men who worked as satellites to Napoleon, Emperor of the French, his commanders on the battlefield and the brothers he placed, or tried to place in power as a buffer to a vengeful Europe. Marshal Murat has often been caricatured as a dashing cavalry commander with little more brains than the horse he rode, however the portrait here painted is much more complex than the simplistic view carted out by some other historians. More than a superlative leader of cavalry, in the short campaigns of the emergent French army, he grew distant from Napoleon due to constant goadings and rebukes, he was a varied man, vain and pompous, a dedicated family man, yet possibly also cuckold. He was to find a ignominious grave, for firing squad, at Pizzo having attempted to emulate his former master’s march on Paris in his adopted Naples. Highly recommended. Atteridge’s book forms a companion to his other single volume biography of Marshal Ney and his work on the varied personalities on Napoleon’s Brothers. Author- Andrew Hilliard Atteridge (1844–1912) Linked TOC and 7 Illustrations and 3 maps.
Download or read book JOACHIM MURAT written by A. HILLIARD. ATTERIDGE and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joachim Murat written by A. Hilliard Atteridge and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Joachim Murat: Marshal of France and King of Naples The 'Army of Observation' - Command in Italy (1800-1801); Letters to La bastide; command at Dijon; Murat at Geneva and Milan; serves in Italy under General Brune; march into central Italy; affairs of Naples; Ancona occupied; birth of Achille Murat; Murat as a diplomatist; the Neapolitan treaty; Murat at Rome; returns to Florence; affairs of Egypt; Murat and Caroline; inauguration of the new 'Kingdom of Etruria'; conquest of Elba; Murat appointed Commander-in-Chief of the 'Army of Italy' with headquarters at Milan Murat Commander-in-Chief at Milan (1801-1803); Reports on the affairs of the Cisalpine Republic; a new Constitution; Caroline at Mile; Peace of Amiens; Murat's fortune; revisits Paris; marriage of Louis Bonaparte and religious marriage of Murat and Caroline; return to Milan; the Constitution proclaimed; mysterious visit to Paris; Rome and Naples; birth of a daughter; Murat provides for his nephews and nieces; quarrels with Vice-President Melzi; troubles with Italian Liberals; Bonaparte insists on reconciliation with Melzi; birth of Lucien Murat; outbreak of war; quarrel with St. Cyr Murat Military Govenor of Paris (1803-1805); Murat summoned to Paris; the elections; visit to La Bastide and Cahors; elected to the Assembly; Military Governor of Paris; affair of the Duc d'Enghien; coming of the Empire; Murat Marshal, Imperial Prince and Grand Admiral; the Elysee given to Caroline; the Coronation; projects against England; impending war with Austria; reconnaissance of south Germany; Murat Grand-Master of the Cavalry and Lieutenant-General of the Emperor; General Belliard; Murat at Strasburg; march into Germany; a forecast The Campaign of Ulm and Austerlitz (1805); Murat screens the great turning movement round Ulm; passage of the Danube; Wertingen; dispute with Ney; Murat's mistakes; Haslach and Elchingen; Mack trapped at Ulm; pursuit of the Archduke Ferdinand; advance into Austria; Murat occupies Vienna; seizes the Danube bridge by a trick; Hollabrun and Austerlitz; death of Murat's mother 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.
Download or read book Joachim Murat written by A Hilliard Atteridge and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Download or read book Marshal Murat written by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Marshal Murat written by A H Atteridge and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of a soldier, arguably the most dashing cavalry leader of his time, one of Napoleon's Marshals. Joachim Murat (1767-1815), whose career took him to the heights as a cavalry commander and one of Napoleon's marshals, was intended for the church but a priestly life was not for him. Before taking the first step in Holy Orders as a sub-deacon he quit the seminary and, at the age of twenty, joined the army. In 1795 he met Napoleon and became his first aide-de-camp in Italy where he distinguished himself in the 1796-'97 campaign during which he led his first cavalry charge. In January 1800 he married Napoleon's sister, Caroline. He commanded the French cavalry at Marengo, was appointed commander of the Grand Army in the German campaign of 1805 and subsequently commanded the cavalry at Jena, Eylau and Friedland and in 1808 was made general-in-chief of the French armies in Spain and on 1 August succeeded Joseph Bonaparte as king of Naples. The subsequent decline of his fortunes are well described in this book which provides a very entertaining, straightforward account of a commander who was adored by the troops he led. Like Ney he ended his life in front of a firing squad - on 13 October 1815. His was a meteoric career.
Download or read book Marshal Murat written by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joachim Murat written by A. Hilliard Atteridge and published by . This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Napoleon's gorgeous centaur-the life of Murat Joachim Murat has come to epitomise the beau ideal cavalryman. Indeed, in the decades following the Napoleonic era, as a horse soldier excelled to extraordinary prominence, the name of Murat was often considered as analogous. In reality nobody could come close in stature and performance. Murat was one of many young men who saw the French Revolution as an opportunity to prosper in influence, power, status and wealth. An unabashed self publicist, his gorgeous uniforms were singular and exceptional even in an age when the dandy in military uniform was the norm. His ambition was insatiable and in this was the root of his downfall, for he lacked the intelligence and moderation to consolidate his advantages. Yet, Murat rose to be a soldier of the highest rank, through marriage a member of Napoleon's own family, he was elevated to the aristocracy as Duke of Berg and in time crowned King of Naples. Though, like many of his calling, he was no military mastermind Murat was a reliable lieutenant to Napoleon often achieving-through deeds of daring-far more than other senior officers could for their emperor. Above all there could be no doubt about the quality of Murat's personal courage. He led from the front and latterly rode into the fiercest melees armed only with a riding crop. Though he came from a different and lesser mould than his master Napoleon, Murat fatally shared his weakness for conceits and hubris and, as with Napoleon himself, poor judgment ended his career ignominiously before a firing squad of his former subjects. Atteridge's biography is a well regarded classic and is highly recommended. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Download or read book Interesting facts relating to the fall and death of Joachim Murat king of Naples the capitulation of Paris in 1815 and the second restoration of the Bourbons written by Francis Maceroni and published by . This book was released on 1817 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NAPOLEON AND KING MURAT A BIOGRAPHY COMPILED FROM HITHERTO UNKNOWN AND UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS written by ALBERT ESPITALIER and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Murat written by Alexandre Dumas and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the 18th June, 1815, at the very moment when the destiny of Europe was being decided at Waterloo, a man dressed like a beggar was silently following the road from Toulon to Marseilles. Arrived at the entrance of the Gorge of Ollioulles, he halted on a little eminence from which he could see all the surrounding country; then either because he had reached the end of his journey, or because, before attempting that forbidding, sombre pass which is called the Thermopylae of Provence, he wished to enjoy the magnificent view which spread to the southern horizon a little longer, he went and sat down on the edge of the ditch which bordered the road, turning his back on the mountains which rise like an amphitheatre to the north of the town, and having at his feet a rich plain covered with tropical vegetation, exotics of a conservatory, trees and flowers quite unknown in any other part of France.
Download or read book The Death of Joachim Murat written by Jonathan North and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joachim Murat, son of an innkeeper, had won his spurs as Napoleon’s finest cavalry general and then won his throne when, in 1808, Napoleon appointed him king of Naples. He loyally ran this strategic Italian kingdom with his wife, Napoleon’s sister Caroline, until, in 1814, with Napoleon beaten and in retreat towards ruin and exile, the royal couple chose to betray their imperial relation and dramatically switched sides. This notorious betrayal won them temporary respite, but just a year later Murat engineered his own dramatic fall. A series of blunders took the cavalier king from thinking he had secured his dynasty to fleeing his kingdom. His native France did not welcome him, initially because Napoleon had not forgiven him, then, after Napoleon’s fall following Waterloo, because the restored Bourbons were offering a reward for Murat’s head. Fleeing again, fate brought him to Corsica where, welcomed at last, Murat turned to plotting the reversal in his fortunes he so felt he deserved. Murat soon resolved to bet everything on a hare-brained plan to return to Naples as a conquering hero and king. His aim was to take a small band of followers, land near his capital, organise regime change and reclaim his throne. In September 1815, he set off and what happened next forms the core of this part-tragic, part-ridiculous story and a lesson in how not to stage a coup. Just five days after landing in Calabria, King Joachim was hauled before a firing squad and executed. There is a fine line in history between a fool and a hero. Had Murat succeeded then he would be lauded as daringly heroic but, alas, he failed, and his final adventure has been consigned to oblivion. This is unfortunate as the fall of Joachim Murat is the final act of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe as well as being a dramatic story in its own right. Based on research in the archives of Paris and Naples, Jonathan North’s book aims to throw light on the fate of the mightily fallen Murat and restore some history to a tale that, until now, lay smothered under two centuries of fable and neglect.
Download or read book Memoirs of the Life and Adventures of Colonel Maceroni written by Francis Maceroni and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Napoleon s Marshals written by Richard P. Dunn-Pattinson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2013 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the former Brititish soldier and historian Richard Dunn-Pattinson (1874-1916) contains detailed biographical sketches of the 24 French marshals selected by Napoleon to lead his armies. Reprint of the original edition from 1909.
Download or read book Italy Invades written by Christopher Kelly and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italy Invades, full of restless adventurers, canny generals, and the occasional scoundrel, is a fast-paced and compelling read, the perfect sequel to America Invades. Recreating their success with America Invades, Christopher Kelly and Stuart Laycock take another global tour, this time starting from Italy and exploring that country's military involvements throughout the ancient and modern worlds. From the empire building of the Romans, through the globe-spanning Age of Exploration, to the multinational cooperation of NATO, Italy has conquered and explored countries as diverse and far-ranging as Cape Verde and Mongolia and Uruguay. With the additional guide of maps and photographs, the reader can visually follow the Italians as they conquer the world. The book also contains an excerpt from the never before published An Adventure in 1914, written by Christopher Kelly's maternal great-grandfather, Thomas Tileston Wells. Wells served as the American consul general to Romania each summer; and in the summer of 1914, as war exploded across Europe, he was there with his wife and two children.
Download or read book Marshal Ney written by A. H. Atteridge and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2005-09-19 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stirring biography of the fiery marshal who led Napoleon’s forces—from his swift rise to fame to his tragic fall from grace and death by firing squad. A.H. Atteridge’s biography of Michel Ney, Napoleon’s most famous marshal, is a classic work of its kind. He describes Ney’s meteoric career in vivid detail, from his enlistment as a hussar in the army of Louis XVI, his rapid promotion through the ranks of the revolutionary armies and his long service under Napoleon. Ney’s pugnacious character and his capacity for inspiring leadership come across strongly in innumerable actions across 25 years of almost constant warfare. Particularly striking are the author’s accounts of Ney’s contribution to Napoleon’s most famous campaigns—Ulm and Austerlitz, Jena, Eylau and Friedland and the catastrophic march on Moscow. Ney’s last battle, Waterloo, and his subsequent execution by the returning Bourbons form the last chapter of this fascinating story.
