Bonaparte by Patrice Gueniffey | Open Library (original) (raw)

Patrice Gueniffey, the leading French historian of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic age, takes up the epic narrative at the heart of this turbulent period: the life of Napoleon himself, from his boyhood in Corsica, to his meteoric rise during the Italian and Egyptian campaigns, to his proclamation as Consul for Life in 1802.

Subjects

Emperors Heads of state Biography History Napoleon i, emperor of the french, 1769-1821 France, biography France, history, consulate and first empire, 1799-1815

People

Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821)

Places

France

Times

Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815