Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume I
- Acknowledgements
- General Introduction
- Introduction to Volume I
- Part I The Origins of the Napoleonic Wars
- Part II Napoleon and his Empire
- 7 The Bonapartes
- 8 The Napoleonic Elites
- 9 Administration, Police and Governance
- 10 Law, Justice, Policing and Punishment
- 11 Napoleonic Wars and Economic Imperialism
- 12 Napoleon and the Church
- 13 Napoleon’s Client States
- Part III War Aims
- Bibliographical Essays
- Index
7 - The Bonapartes
from Part II - Napoleon and his Empire
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 October 2022
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume I
- Acknowledgements
- General Introduction
- Introduction to Volume I
- Part I The Origins of the Napoleonic Wars
- Part II Napoleon and his Empire
- 7 The Bonapartes
- 8 The Napoleonic Elites
- 9 Administration, Police and Governance
- 10 Law, Justice, Policing and Punishment
- 11 Napoleonic Wars and Economic Imperialism
- 12 Napoleon and the Church
- 13 Napoleon’s Client States
- Part III War Aims
- Bibliographical Essays
- Index
Summary
The fate of the Bonaparte family encapsulates the revolutionary maelstrom, first buffeted by it, then riding it to power, and finally crashing into oblivion. They are at once extraordinary in, and emblematic of, their era.
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- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars , pp. 149 - 167Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022