To return to the site, www.napoleon.org, please click here.   Bulletin - Bulletin                    THE TOTAL SO FAR... As you will have seen, on Tuesday we launched the English-language side of our appeal to save Longwood house.   For organisational reasons, the campaign on the French side of the site began first. And it must be said that it has been a rip-roaring success! 584 donors so far, with more than 110,000 Euros (circa $147,000) raised towards a final total of about €700,000. So we could say that we are nearly a quarter of the way there. And whilst it's true that there is still plenty left to do, it's not an insignificant total after only a few months. And we're hoping that since the project is set to stretch over two tax years, Napoleon enthusiasts the world over will be tempted to give twice. So ask not what Napoleon can do for you, but what you can do for Napoleon!   Please give generously,   Peter Hicks International Relations Manager        OPERATION ST HELENA International campaign launched As you will all know – having received the special St Helena newsletter that went out a few days ago – the international side of the campaign to save Napoleon's residence on St Helena was finally launched earlier this week. You can find all the details on why this is so important to the cultural and historical heritage of France and, more widely, the Napoleonic world, how you can donate, and exactly what the campaign is hoping to achieve right here on napoleon.org.         Swan Ways joins the campaign The Fondation Napoléon welcomes Alix Sundquist and Swan Ways of Virginia, USA, to the St Helena campaign. Swan Ways is a private company offering Napoleonic-inspired fashion. "The Eagle", a silk scarf which pays tribute to Napoleon I and brings together a rich tapestry of imperial symbolism and the Napoleonic legend, is the latest addition to their collection. The scarf's centrepiece is a golden eagle, adopted by Napoleon to represent the new French Empire, set against a background of golden bees.        PAINTING OF THE MONTH General de Lariboisière bids adieu to his son, just before the Battle of Borodino, 7 September, 1812, by Antoine-Jean Gros Currently hanging in Bonn (Germany) as part of the exhibition "Napoleon and Europe. Dreams and Trauma", Antoine-Jean Gros' painting of General de Lariboisière bidding adieu to his son before the Battle of Borodino depicts a moment of private familial attachment in the midst of war, destruction and a darkly foreboding atmosphere. In this painting Gros rediscovers some of the creative intensity that was so apparent in his earlier historical work, memorialising a father and son who would both lose their lives during Napoleon's Russian campaign.        WHAT'S ON "Burdens; Opportunities; Expectations - Political Legacies in Post-Revolutionary France", Oxford, UK This research colloquium (which takes place at the Maison Française in Oxford) brings together historians of nineteenth and twentieth-century France to explore the issue of 'political legacies' and will be an occasion to examine the role of political legacies in a comparative light. It will also be a moment for British historians to honour the contribution of Professor Malcolm Crook to the discipline of French History, notably through his many years as editor of French History. The programme includes a paper from Alan Forrest entitled "A Military Legacy: The Army and Politics in Nineteenth-Century France".        NAPOLEONICA. LA REVUE Issue n° 9 coming soon The latest issue of the Fondation Napoléon's scholarly review, Napoleonica. La Revue, is set for release towards the end of this month, so this is the perfect time to take a look back over a couple of back issues (all available, downloadable and freely consultable on Cairn.info). Why not take a look at Thierry Lentz's "Napoleon and Charlemagne" - which examines the role of Charlemagne in 18th-century France and Napoleon's obsession with the famous historical figure - taken from the very first issue of Napoleonica. La Revue, back in 2008? Or if intriguing opponents to the French Republic and Napoleon's empire are more to your taste, how about Thomas Munch-Petersen's article on the Count d'Antraigues, which takes a look at the convinced royalist's stay in London between 1806 and 1812?  200 YEARS AGO Alexander I 'puts the feelers out' Whilst Napoleon remained uncharacteristically quiet in his correspondence during the week of 14 - 20 January, 1811, Alexander I spent much of the first month of 1811 deep in communication with Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, the celebrated Polish diplomat, close personal friend to the tsar and former Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Russian court.   Conflict between the two dominant imperial powers on the continent, France and Russia, had become merely a question of time, and by 8 January, 1811 - even before the full extent of Napoleon's actions in the Hanseatic states had become known to him (see bulletin n° 564) - Alexander had begun to explore in depth an offensive against the French emperor, targeting first of all the reconstitution of a Polish Kingdom (allied, naturally, to the Russian empire). The plan hinged on creating a domino effect in Europe: an invasion of the Duchy of Warsaw with a force of "100,000 Russians" would then be followed by the Polish population rallying to Alexander before overthrowing the French troops in the surrounding area. The German states would soon be inspired to join the new coalition; Alexander even envisioned an alliance with Austria once the balance of power in Europe had sufficiently altered. Playing on Czartoryski's patriotism, Alexander charged his friend with 'putting the feelers out' to the government and military command in Warsaw, informing him that such an operation - which would leave his country eternally indebted to him - could only succeed if Russia received "indubitable assurances" [letter from Alexander I to Adam Jerzy Czartoryski dated 31 January, 1811] of Poland's co-operation. Uncertainty among Polish leaders regarding Russia's motives was to prove a stumbling block, however, and it did not take long for the French authorities to learn of Alexander's plans. By the spring of 1811, the project had been shelved.      Wishing you an excellent "Napoleonic" week,   Peter Hicks & Hamish Davey Wright Historians and web-editors   THE NAPOLEON.ORG BULLETIN, N° 567, 14 - 20 January, 2011 Interested in the work of the Fondation Napoléon? Why not participate, either generally or in a specific project, by making a donation?   © This Napoleon.org weekly bulletin is published by the Fondation Napoléon. Reproduction or all or part of this bulletin is forbidden, without prior agreement of the Fondation Napoléon.          FONDATION NAPOLEON ON THE WEB Each week we offer you a "mystery" link to somewhere on napoleon.org. Click on the link to discover a part of the website you might not have visited before...   STATISTIC OF THE WEEK 584 donors have so far contributed to the Operation St Helena fund-raising campaign. MAGAZINE Just published - Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference, by Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper Press review - Book review: Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference - Book review: Empire and Globalisation: Networks of People, Goods and Capital in the British World, c.1850-1914   EVENTS On now and coming up A selection of events taking place now or in the coming weeks, taken from our What's on listings.   Study days "Burdens; Opportunities; Expectations - Political Legacies in Post-Revolutionary France", Oxford, UK [24/01/2010] Full details NAPOLEON.ORG   The best of the month: - Book of the month - Painting of the month - Objet d'Art of the month - Article of the month   NAPOLEONICA.LA REVUE Available free on Cairn.info   NAPOLEONICA ARCHIVES ONLINE   THE BIBLIOTHÈQUE MARTIAL-LAPEYRE FONDATION NAPOLEON LIBRARY Winter opening hours Situated at 148 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, the library is open on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, from 1pm – 6pm, and Thursday 10am - 3pm.   Online catalogue Digital Library Contact   ACCOUNT DETAILS To change your email address, unsubscribe, and sign up for the French information bulletin.