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Published, April 1828, by H. Colburn & Co. London.
OF
GENERAL COUNT RAPP,
AND PUBLISHED BY HIS FAMILY.
PRINTED FOR HENRY COLBURN AND CO. CONDUIT STREET. 1823.
| Commencement of the Author's military career.His promotion.Certificate from Desaix.Good fortune in Egypt.Introduction to, and character of, Napoleon.Servile conduct of the old nobility. | 1 |
| Napoleon's temper.His flatterers.His clemency. | 8 |
| Napoleon's attachment to his family.Lucien's opposition to the views of Napoleon.Napoleon's bounty to Rapp.Rapp's intercession for Requier and Damas.Is unsuccessful.Writes to Requier.Letter intercepted and carried to Napoleon.The Emperor greatly incensed at it.Rapp apologizes.Is restored to favour.Marries.Bernadotte's disgrace with the Emperor.His restoration to favour. | 12 |
| Napoleon's courage.Infernal machine.The Emperor's escape. | 19 |
| Napoleon's readiness to receive advice.His contempt for ignorance.His partiality to the game of vingt et un. | 22 |
| The third Austrian war.The French victorious.The Austrian army shut up in Ulm.Summoned to surrender.Negotiation conducted by M. de Segur.The enemy surrender.Napoleon's joy. | 26 |
| The remainder of the Austrians pursued.Defeated by Murat.Werneck's capitulation; disregarded by Count Hohenzollern.Correspondence.Napoleon's proclamation. | 40 |
| The French march towards Vienna.The Russians defeated.Napoleon's instructions to Murat on the occupation of Vienna. | 50 |
| Anecdote of the Emperor and Madame de Brunny.The advance of the French troops.Stratagem in crossing the Danube.Austerlitz.The advance-guard of the French repulsed by the Russians.The Russians completely defeated.Rapp wounded.His promotion.Napoleon's kindness to him.His recovery.The Emperor's instructions to Rapp.Peace concluded. | 54 |
| The conduct of Prussia.Rapp's mission.Its object.His return.The Grand Duchess of Darmstadt offends the Emperor.Her punishment.The French troops attacked by some Prussian detachments.Rapp's appointment to the command of the military division at Strasburg.He receives instructions.The Emperor arrives at Mentz.Rapp joins him at Wurtzburg.His mission to the Grand Duke of Baden.The impatience of the Prussian Generals to commence the war.Character of Prince Louis.Demand of Prussia.Napoleon's proclamation.Prussians defeated at Schleitz.Rapp sent to the King of Prussia.Recalled.Mission of De Montesquiou.His treatment. | 66 |
| The calculations of the Duke of Brunswick.He is disconcerted at the movement of the French.Manuvres.Napoleon issues orders.Battle of Auerstadt and Jena.The French victorious.Rapp instructed to pursue the Russians.He enters Weimar.The King of Prussia makes overtures.Napoleon's conduct.He sends Duroc to visit the wounded.Head-quarters established at Weimar.Movements of the enemy.Attacked and routed by Bernadotte at Halle.Napoleon visits the field of battle.Goes to Dessau.His treatment of the old Duke. | 79 |
| The Prussians closely pursued by the French.Surrender of a corps before Magdeburg.Misfortunes of Prussia.The French prepare to march on Berlin.Napoleon's instructions to Davoust. | 89 |
| The French set out for Potsdam.Anecdote of the Emperor and a female native of Egypt.State of Potsdam.Flight of the Court.Deputations to the Emperor.Their reception.Napoleon's observations to the Duke of Brunswick's envoy.Head-quarters at CharlotteenburgNapoleon's proclamation. | 93 |
| Napoleon reviews the third corps.Effect of the proclamation on the troops.Surrender of 25,000 Prussians.The Duke of Weimar abandons his command.Blucher surrenders.Napoleon's despatch to General Belliard.Blucher allowed to retire to Hamburg. | 101 |
| Arrest of Prince Hatzfeld as a spy.Napoleon's determination to have him executed.Intercession for him.The release of the Prince.His letter to Count Rapp.Embassies to the Emperor.Rapp authorised to settle the affairs of the Court of Weimar.The Duke permitted to return to his estates.His letter of thanks to Rapp. | 107 |
| Surrender of the Prussian fortresses.Arrest of the Prince of Wurtemberg.Head-quarters at Posen.State of Poland.Entry into Warsaw.The Emperor's reception.Anecdotes of the Poles and of the French soldiers.Passage of the Vistula. | 114 |
| Affairs with the Russians.Battle of Pultusk.Rapp's wounds.His appointment to the government of Thorn.Blucher's letter to him.He intercedes for Blucher.Is made Governor of Dantzic.Contributions levied.Napoleon's dissatisfaction with Prussia. | 124 |
| Fourth Austrian war (1809.)Battle of Esslingen.Schill's insurrection.Napoleon's feeling.Battle of Wagram.Rapp's accident.Rapp obtains the pardon of some conspirators. | 136 |
| Attempt of a young German to assassinate Napoleon.Conversation and conduct of the assassin. | 141 |
| Execution of the young German.Peace concluded.Rapp's reception in Munich.Situation of Bavaria.Trait of the King of Wurtemberg.Napoleon's return to Fontainebleau. | 147 |
| Divorce of Josephine.Marriage of Napoleon and Maria-Louisa.Napoleon displeased with Rapp; sends him to Dantzic.Rapp at Dantzic.Character of his garrison.He gives offence to the Russian Resident. | 151 |
| Napoleon's dissatisfaction with Rapp, for evading the anti-commercial decrees.Douane established at Dantzic.Discontent in the North of Germany.Rapp's representations.Napoleon's ignorance of the German Character. | 158 |
| Napoleon repairs to Dantzic.Conversation between the Emperor and Rapp. | 164 |
| Napoleon proceeds to Knigsberg.His intentions.The advance of the French troops. Their arrival at Wilna.Commencement of the Russian war. | 168 |
| Flight of the Russians.Their rear-guard defeated by the King of Naples.His report of the engagement.Dispute between the King of Westphalia and Vandamme. | 171 |
| Rapp leaves Dantzic.State of the roads.Arrives at Wilna.Opening of the Polish Diet.Speech of the President.Eloquence and negotiations of the Abb de Pradt. | 176 |
| Activity of the Emperor.His instructions to Hautpoult.Distress of the army.Hopes of Napoleon.The Russian Patriarch's denunciation of the French. | 186 |
| Battle of Smolensko.Escape of the Russian army.Junot's inactivity.He is in disgrace with the Emperor.Intercessions in his favour.Rapp named for the command of the Westphalian corps, instead of Junot.Character of Junot.He is allowed to resume his command.Irruption of Tormasoff.Napoleon's instructions to the Duke de Belluno. | 190 |
| Kutusow takes the command of the Russian army.His qualifications; his losses.Rapp sent to reconnoitre.Napoleon's conversation before the battle of Borodino.Proclamation. | 197 |
| Battle of Borodino.Rapp's wounds. | 204 |
| Retreat of the Russians.Occupation and burning of Moscow. | 209 |
| The Emperor's delay at Moscow; its motives and consequences.His instructions to the Duke de Belluno.Deplorable state of the French army.Rapp's recovery.The Emperor's anxiety about the wounded. |
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