Bourrienne: 34 books

Bonaparte's confidence in the army— 'Ma belle' France— The convent of Bernadins— Passage of Mont St. Bernard— Arrival at the convent— Refreshments distributed to the soldiers— Mont Albaredo— Artillery dismounted— The fort of Bard— Fortunate temerity— Bonaparte and Melas— The spy—...

When Marmont left Paris on the receipt of the intelligence from Essonne, Marshals Macdonald and Ney and the Duke of Vicenza waited upon the Emperor Alexander to learn his resolution before he could have been informed of the movement of Marmont's troops. I myself went during the morning to the hotel of...

— [ This chapter; by the editor of the 1836 edition, is based upon the 'Memorial', and O'Meara's and Antommarchi's works. ]—

Clavier and Hemart— Singular Proposal of Corvisart-M. Desmaisons— Project of influencing the judges— Visit to the Tuileries— Rapp in attendance— Long conversation with the Emperor— His opinion on the trial of Moreau— English assassins and Mr. Fox— Complaints against the English Government—...

The castle of Diernstein— Richard Coeur de Lion and Marshal Lannes, — The Emperor at the gates of Vienna— The Archduchess Maria Louisa— Facility of correspondence with England— Smuggling in Hamburg— Brown sugar and sand— Hearses filled with sugar and coffee— Embargo on the publication...

Signature of the preliminaries of peace— Fall of Venice— My arrival and reception at Leoben— Bonaparte wishes to pursue his success— The Directory opposes him— He wishes to advance on Vienna— Movement of the army of the Sombre-et-Mouse— Bonaparte's dissatisfaction— Arrival at Milan— We take up our residence at Montebello— Napoleon's judgment respecting Dandolo and Melzi.

When the misunderstanding took place, France and England might have mutually reproached each other, but justice was apparently on the side of France. It was evident that England, by refusing to evacuate Malta, was guilty of a palpable infraction of the treaty of Amiens, while England could only institute...

Establishment of a divan in each Egyptian province— Desaix in Upper Egypt— Ibrahim Bey beaten by Bonaparte at Balehye'h— Sulkowsky wounded— Disaster at Abonkir— Dissatisfaction and murmurs of the army— Dejection of the General-in-Chief— His plan respecting Egypt — Meditated descent upon England— Bonaparte's censure of the Directory— Intercepted correspondence.