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MEMOIRS
OF
GENERAL COUNT RAPP,
FIRST AIDE-DE-CAMP TO NAPOLEON.
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF,
AND PUBLISHED BY HIS FAMILY.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR HENRY COLBURN AND CO. CONDUIT STREET. 1823.
| Chapter I.—Commencement of the Author's military career.—Hispromotion.—Certificate from Desaix.—Good fortune in Egypt.—Introductionto, and character of, Napoleon.—Servile conduct of the old nobility. | 1 |
| Chap. II.—Napoleon's temper.—His flatterers.—His clemency. | 8 |
| Chap. III.—Napoleon's attachment to his family.—Lucien'sopposition to the views of Napoleon.—Napoleon's bounty to Rapp.—Rapp'sintercession for Requier and Damas.—Is unsuccessful.—Writes toRequier.—Letter intercepted and carried to Napoleon.—The Emperorgreatly incensed at it.—Rapp apologizes.—Is restored tofavour.—Marries.—Bernadotte's disgrace with the Emperor.—His restorationto favour. | 12 |
| Chap. IV.—Napoleon's courage.—Infernal machine.—The Emperor's escape. | 19 |
| Chap. V.—Napoleon's readiness to receive advice.—His contempt forignorance.—His partiality to the game of vingt et un. | 22 |
| Chap. VI.—The third Austrian war.—The French victorious.—The Austrianarmy shut up in Ulm.—Summoned to surrender.—Negotiation conducted by M.de Segur.—The enemy surrender.—Napoleon's joy. | 26 |
| [Pg ii] Chap. VII.—The remainder of the Austrians pursued.—Defeated byMurat.—Werneck's capitulation; disregarded by CountHohenzollern.—Correspondence.—Napoleon's proclamation. | 40 |
| Chap. VIII.—The French march towards Vienna.—The Russiansdefeated.—Napoleon's instructions to Murat on the occupation of Vienna. | 50 |
| Chap. IX.—Anecdote of the Emperor and Madame de Brunny.—The advanceof the Fr ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |