THE

School Managers' Series

OF

READING BOOKS

ADAPTED TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF

THE NEW CODE

EDITED BY

THE REV. A. R. GRANT, M.A.

RECTOR OF HITCHAM, AND HONORARY CANON OF ELY; LATE H. M. INSPECTOR OF
SCHOOLS; FORMERLY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE

SIXTH

STANDARD

THE TWO NAPOLEONS

Capio Lumen

LONDON

CROSBY LOCKWOOD & CO.

7, STATIONERS' HALL COURT, LUDGATE HILL

THE TWO NAPOLEONS.

CONTENTS.

NAPOLEON THE

FIRST.

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER.

State of France during the years 1793-6.-Reign of Terror.-

Demoralisation of the people.-Committees of Public

Safety.-Religion suppressed.-Goddess of Reason.-

Europe in alarm.-General levy of troops

CHAPTER I.

Birth of Napoleon.-His education at Brienne.-First military

service. First encounter with an English army.-Siege

of Toulon.-Evacuation by the troops.-Destruction of

the French ships.-Marriage with Josephine.-Appointed

to command the Army of Italy.-His method of carrying

on war.-Crosses the Alps.-Passage of the Splügen.-

Milan occupied.--Ferrara and Bologna occupied.—Terms

of peace.-Napoleon's description of the French soldier

CHAPTER II.

Public reception in Paris.-Egyptian expedition.—Battle of

the Pyramids.-Battle of the Nile.-Siege of Acre.—

Departure from Egypt.-Arrival at Paris.-Dissolution

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of the Directory.-Napoleon First Consul.-Fouché Chief

of Police.-Negotiations for peace.-Negotiations unsuc-

cessful.-Preparations for war.-Passes the Great St.

Bernard.-Battle of Marengo.-Close of second campaign

in Italy. -Napoleon returns to Paris

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CHAPTER III.

Attempt to assassinate Napoleon.—The infernal machine.—

Napoleon negotiates with England.-Peace of Amiens.

-Great rejoicings.-Sudden outbreak of hostilities.-

Death of the Duc d'Enghien.-Napoleon's apology for

the tragic event.-Appeal to the people.-Proclaimed

Emperor.-Coronation.-The Pope present.-Napoleon

crowned King of Italy.-Threatens England.-Concen-

trates a large army at Boulogne.—Breaking up of the

camp at Boulogne.-Austerlitz

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CHAPTER IV.

Battle of Trafalgar.-Death of Nelson.—Battle of Jena.—

Napoleon's treatment of the Duke of Brunswick.-His

death.-Napoleon still jealous of England.-Designs

upon Spain and Portugal.-Corunna.-Death of Sir

John Moore.-Sir Arthur Wellesley sent to Spain.-

Siege of Saragossa.-Talavera

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CHAPTER V.

Napoleon returns to Paris.-Divorces Josephine and marries

Maria Louisa.-Birth of the King of Rome.—Invasion of

Russia.-Borodino.-Moscow.-The city burnt by the

Russians.-Measures for retreat of the French.-Beresina.

-Description of the retreat from Moscow.-Effect of the

campaign on Napoleon.- Return to Paris.-Coldly

received by the Parisians

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CHAPTER VI.

Napoleon again prepares for war.-Battle of Leipsic.-Allies

resolve to invade France. - Flight of Napoleon to

Fontainebleau.-Montmartre.-Capitulation.-Napoleon

attempts suicide.-Abdicates.-Takes leave of the Old

Guards.--Embarks for Elba.-Louis XVIII. made King.

-Withdrawal of the Allies.-Tranquillity.-Escape of

Napoleon from Elba.-Triumphant re-entry into Paris.

-Departure of the King.-Aspect of the situation.-The

Allies prepare for final struggle.-Waterloo.-Napoleon

returns to Paris.-Demands large supplies of men and

money.-Abdicates again.-Retires to Malmaison.-The

Allies enter Paris.-Louis XVIII. restored to the Throne

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CHAPTER VII.

Review at the Champ de Mars.-Foreign potentates present.

-Napoleon writes to the Prince Regent.-Prepares to

escape to America.-Thwarted.-Finally leaves France.

-Embarks on board the Bellerophon.-Transferred to

the Northumberland.-Taken to St. Helena.-His life at

"The Briars "

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CHAPTER VIII.

Napoleon's 'removal to Longwood.-Sir Hudson Lowe respon-

sible for his safety.-His mode of life while in exile.—

Last illness.-Death.-Ode by Lord Byron on the Fall of

Napoleon

CHAPTER IX.

Napoleon's idea of the character of Englishmen.-English

system of voting.-Reform Bill

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