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The Fédérés of Dijon in 1815

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

Robert Alexander
Robert Alexander
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When Napoleon returned from exile on the island of Elba, he immediately set about gathering the support that he hoped would re-establish him as ruler of France. No sooner had he disembarked at Antibes on 1 March 1815 than he began issuing proclamations in which he portrayed himself as the leading soldier of the Republic and a man of the Revolution. His appeals found a welcome response in the French populace that astonished his opponents and perhaps surprised the emperor as well. Napoleon had changed the very nature of Bonapartism by allying himself with the tradition of the Revolution, and the federation movement which swept across France during the six weeks prior to Waterloo was a direct response to his new appeal.

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The Historical Journal , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 367 - 390
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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125 AD of the Côte-d'Or t M 15/1.

126 AD of the Côte-d' K 6 5.

127 AD of the Côte-d'Or K 6 5 and 1 M 9/1.

128 AD of the Côte-d'Or i M 15/1.

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130 AD of the Côte-d'Or K 6 5.

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143 AD of the Côte-d'Or UV A3.

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