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THE GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, VOLUME 5: 1805
To celebrate the release of Volume 5 of The General Correspondence of Napoleon Bonaparte, published by Fayard and the Fondation Napoléon, we have a special edition of the email newsletter for you this week. In it you will find a brief rundown of the project thus far from François Houdecek, project manager, and some information on what to expect from Volume 5, including the volume's introduction by Michel Kerautret and Gabriel Madec, as well as a commentary from Michel Kerautret. Volume 5 is a slight departure from the format of previous publications in the series in that it is only concerned with one year. 1805 is however the year of the camps at Boulogne, the battle of Trafalgar and the French victory at Austerlitz, so there are plenty of events to occupy the French Emperor and his subordinates. François and his team have been slaving away for months to bring this volume to fruition, and it represents not only an essential tool in the study of the First Empire but also a fascinating insight into Napoleon's preoccupations of the period and his management (and micro-management) of the army and empire.
And don't forget that for all your weekly Napoleonic news, we shall be sending out our information bulletin this Friday as usual. That's two newsletters packed with Napoleonic information for you this week!
Best mid-week, Napoleonic, wishes,
Hamish Davey Wright
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AN UPDATE FROM FRANÇOIS HOUDECEK
A new volume, and a new update. Even if the exercise seems routine, the work certainly isn't. Each week, the never-ending search for Napoleon's letters throws up new discoveries...
Click here for the full update.
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INTRODUCTION BY MICHEL KERAUTRET AND GABRIEL MADEC
Boulogne, Trafalgar, Austerlitz
The fifth volume of the General Correspondence of Napoleon Bonaparte contains 1,764 letters dating from the period 1 January to 31 December 1805. This coverage of a single year in fact marks a departure from previous releases. But what a year! 1805 presents us with three striking events from Napoleonic history: Boulogne, Trafalgar and Austerlitz...
Click here to read the full introduction.
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COMMENTARY BY MICHEL KERAUTRET
It cannot be denied that most of the many thousands of letters written or dictated by Napoleon are not shining examples of the epistolary art. They are immediate, factual, often brief and aggressive, in general written in haste in order to transmit the movement, action or reaction of the prime mover. They make Napoleon look like a prodigious machine, governing, commanding, organising, and predicting, all down to the tiniest detail. Indeed the non-specialist reader can sometimes be left a little non-plussed...
Click here to read the full letter and commentary.
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PUBLICATION DETAILS AND WHERE TO BUY THE BOOK
Publication details:
La Correspondance générale de Napoléon Bonaparte, Volume 5: Boulogne, Trafalgar, Austerlitz 1805
Edited by Michel Kerautret and Gabriel Madec
Editions Fayard, 2008
ISBN: 978-2-213-63721-1
1152 pages
Contents:
1764 letters
Detailed timeline
3 indexes
9 Maps:
-Italy in 1805
-March on the Rhine 1805
-Rhine to Danube (October 1805)
-Danube to Austerliz (November 1805)
-Battle of Austerlitz - night of 1 and 2 December 1805
-Battle of Austerlitz - 2 December 1805 - situation at 9am
-Battle of Austerlitz - 2 December 1805 - situation at 1pm
-Battle of Austerlitz - 2 December 1805 - situation at 3pm
-Naval campaign 1805
6 studies:
-"La politique italienne de Napoléon en 1805", by Alain Pillepich
-"Essai de typologie des documents d'archives produits par le Cabinet de Napoléon et sa Secrétairerie d'Etat", by Jean-Bapiste Auzel
-"Claude-François Méneval, secrétaire de Napoléon", by Marc Allégret
-"Le camp de Boulogne", by Fernand Beaucour
-"La Grande Armée de 1805", by Gabriel Madec
-"Stratégie maritime de Napoléon en 1805", by Admiral Rémi Monaque
This release and the preceding four volumes can be purchased through Amazon.fr, and should be available from Fnac.com presently. Both offer international delivery.
Click here for more information on the project.
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SPECIAL LETTER: THE GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, VOLUME 5
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The General Correspondence of Napoleon Bonaparte: volumes 1 to 5
La Correspondance générale de Napoléon Bonaparte, Volume 1: "Les apprentissages, 1784-1797", edited by Thierry Lentz, working with Gabriel Madec, Fayard, 2004
La Correspondance générale de Napoléon Bonaparte, Volume 2: "La campagne d'Égypte et l'avènement, 1798-1799", edited by Thierry Lentz, working with Gabriel Madec, Fayard, 2005
La Correspondance générale de Napoléon Bonaparte, Volume 3: "Pacifications, 1800-1802", edited by Thierry Lentz, working with Gabriel Madec, Fayard, 2006
La Correspondance générale de Napoléon Bonaparte, Volume 4: "Ruptures et fondation, 1803-1804", edited by François Houdecek, working with Gabriel Madec, Fayard, 2007
La Correspondance générale de Napoléon Bonaparte, Volume 5: "Boulogne, Trafalgar, Austerlitz 1805", edited by Michel Kerautret and Gabriel Madec, Fayard, 2008
Click here for more information on the project and on the volumes to come.
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