NAPOLEONIC LIBRARY: MEMOIRS OF A FRENCH NAPOLEONIC OFFICER
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These vivid memoirs follow Barres in Napoleon’s Imperial Guard from 1804, capturing the danger, hardships, and daily life of campaign. Celebrating small victories—from foraging successes to promotions and the Légion d’Honneur—they offer a captivating glimpse of a soldier’s courage, humour, and resilience on the march.
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These lively memoirs date from the time of Barres’ entry into the Chasseurs Velites (skirmishers, or light infantry) of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard in 1804. Always modest in recounting his own exploits, Barres was not only at the cannon’s mouth, but also a participant at such spectacular events as the Coronation of the Emperor Napoleon in Paris and Rome, the torchlight procession on the eve of Austerlitz, the meeting of the two Emperors at Tilsit, and the magnificent military display in the Champ de Mars. His duties involved mounting guard at Malmaison and the palace of Saint-Cloud and also allowed him many fascinating glimpses of the Emperor at reviews, presenting awards and receiving trophies.
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| Author/Editor | Jean-Baptiste Barres |
|---|---|
| Product Code | 27282 |
| Delivery | This item is usually dispatched Next Day |
| Format | Hardback, 220 pages |
| ISBN | 9781473882935 |
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