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Napoléon
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napoleon napoléon Napoleon Napóleon Napoleón
English
Proper noun
en Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte.
en Archibald Alison History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in M.DCC.LXXXIX. to the Restauration of the Bourbons in M.DCCC.XV. Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors CCCXXXV V Paris Baudry’s European Library,3, Quai Malaquais, near the Pont des Arts; and Stassin et Xavier,9, Rue du Cox 1841 74 No sooner also did the maritime war appear inevitable, than Napoléon concluded an arrangement with the United States of America, by which, in consideration of eighty millions of francs (L.3,200,000,) he ceded to them his whole rights, acquired by the convention with Spain, to Louisiana; anticipating thus, for a valuable consideration, the probable fate of a naval contest, and extricating from the hands of the British a valuable colonial possession, which would assuredly soon have become their prey (2). By these different means, Napoléon was enabled to put on foot a very large army for the invasion of Great Britain.
en Thelma Jurgrau Critical Introduction Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand Albany, N.Y. State University of New York Press 1991 24 0-7914-0580-X Napoléon’s power, at its apex in 1808 when Maurice Dupin died, was steady during the years when Sand’s two mothers were sharing her in relative peace (1808–1812). As the emperor embarked on a fatal war with Russia (1812–1814), Sand’s decisive break with her mother was approaching. Her description of Napoléon’s declining fortunes triggers Sand’s memories of childhood visions of herself flying over the vast icy stretches of Russia, her mission being to lead Napoléon and his lost armies back to their homeland.
en Jim Libby The Measurement of All Things French Discovery in an Age of Revolution: World-Changing Scientific and Technological Advances, 1789–1815 Jefferson, N.C. McFarland & Company, Inc. 2023 90 978-1-4766-9213-5 As soon as Napoléon began making a name for himself as a successful general, Talleyrand began a flattering correspondence with him. Napoléon always recognized Talleyrand’s value but would often question his loyalty.
Derived terms
en Napoléon complex
en Napoléonian
en Napoléonic
en Napoléonic Wars
en Napoléonist
French
Etymology
fr :bor it:Napoleone
fr it Napoleone.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Napoléon.wav
Proper noun
m
Napoleon (Bonaparte)
fr male; rare today
Derived terms
fr napoléonien
fr Individuals Napoleonic Wars