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Publisher’s presentation: After twenty-six years of unprecedented revolutionary upheavals and endless fighting, the victorious powers craved stability after Napoleon’s defeat in 1815. With the threat of war and revolutionary terror still looming large, the coalition launched an unprecedented experiment to re-establish European security. With over one million troops remaining in France, they established the Allied […]

New standards In January 1812, the Emperor ordered the creation of new standards, to be renewed every three years. He specified that they be made of a double silk, tightly woven and carefully embroidered. In response, the Comte de Cessac, “Ministre de l’administration de la…

In May 1817, three store ships bringing supplies to the island of St Helena anchored off Jamestown. First to arrive on circa 22 May was Ocean (under Captain Johnson), then came Experiment (commanded by Captain Dacre) and finally Baring (whose skipper was Captain Lamb). Owing…

“The mightiest breath of life which ever animated human clay” (Chateaubriand) In this publication before the hour, of the proceedings of the symposium on the death of Napoleon (planned for autumn 2021) read the greatest current specialists on the Emperor’s death, sweeping away preconceived or…

The figure of Napoleon is inseparable from his famous bicorn, accompanied by his no less famous grey “redingote” (a large frockcoat commonly known as his “greatcoat”). They made him more easily recognisable in the midst of his his caparisoned staff, decked with trimmings and golden braids.…

As you know, here at the Fondation we’ve been working towards this Bicentenary for many months! Our “2021 Année Napoléon” label now has over a hundred partners, naturally mostly in France but also internationally, places and institutions closely connected to Napoleon or to France. We…