Joachim Murat Marshal Of France And King Of Naples

Author : Andrew Hilliard Atteridge
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 295 pages
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Release : 2011-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781908692627

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A first-rate biography of the famed Marshal Murat, the most famous cavalry leader of the Napoleonic Wars. Joachim Murat was born in Gascony, the department of Lot, and although his father was relatively affluent, no-one realized the spectacular rise that would lead him to a the crown of Naples and an indelible imprint on the history of his native France and all of Europe. Atteridge wrote a number of books on the men who worked as satellites to Napoleon, Emperor of the French, his commanders on the battlefield and the brothers he placed, or tried to place in power as a buffer to a vengeful Europe. Marshal Murat has often been caricatured as a dashing cavalry commander with little more brains than the horse he rode, however the portrait here painted is much more complex than the simplistic view carted out by some other historians. More than a superlative leader of cavalry, in the short campaigns of the emergent French army, he grew distant from Napoleon due to constant goadings and rebukes, he was a varied man, vain and pompous, a dedicated family man, yet possibly also cuckold. He was to find a ignominious grave, for firing squad, at Pizzo having attempted to emulate his former master’s march on Paris in his adopted Naples. Highly recommended. Atteridge’s book forms a companion to his other single volume biography of Marshal Ney and his work on the varied personalities on Napoleon’s Brothers. Author- Andrew Hilliard Atteridge (1844–1912) Linked TOC and 7 Illustrations and 3 maps.

Author : A. Hilliard (Andrew Hilliard) Atteridge
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 342 pages
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Release : 2018-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1376944340

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Author : A. Hilliard Atteridge
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 344 pages
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Release : 2017-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0266378633

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Joachim Murat by A. Hilliard Atteridge Pdf

Excerpt from Joachim Murat: Marshal of France and King of Naples Joachim Murat was a younger son. The law of equal division of property was still in the future, and it was intended that his eldest brother Andre should inherit the inn of La Bastide and the little farm. The army, the navy, the civil service, were all careers in which there was a poor prospect for the son of a commoner, and still more for a country-bred commoner's son. The nobles and the wealthy townsfolk were the only people who could look for certain promotion and safely prosperous careers in the service of the State in any Of its branches. Probably this was why it was decided that Joachim should be educated for the Church. There the patronage of the Talleyrands would be useful to him. They were helpful from the outset. It was, thanks to their protection that, when he was ten years Old he was given a bourse or scholarship at the college of' Cahors, where he was to make his classical studies in prepara tion for the seminary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : A Hilliard Atteridge
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 374 pages
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Release : 2016-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1356031730

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Author : Andrew Hilliard Atteridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 383 pages
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Release : 1918
Category : Europe
ISBN : OCLC:1541705

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Marshal Murat by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge Pdf

Author : Andrew Hilliard Atteridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
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Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015025173975

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Marshal Murat by Andrew Hilliard Atteridge Pdf

Author : Francis Maceroni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
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Release : 1817
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590636559

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Interesting facts relating to the fall and death of Joachim Murat, king of Naples; the capitulation of Paris in 1815; and the second restoration of the Bourbons by Francis Maceroni Pdf

Author : A. Hilliard Atteridge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
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Release : 2012-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0857069381

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Joachim Murat by A. Hilliard Atteridge Pdf

Napoleon's gorgeous centaur-the life of Murat Joachim Murat has come to epitomise the beau ideal cavalryman. Indeed, in the decades following the Napoleonic era, as a horse soldier excelled to extraordinary prominence, the name of Murat was often considered as analogous. In reality nobody could come close in stature and performance. Murat was one of many young men who saw the French Revolution as an opportunity to prosper in influence, power, status and wealth. An unabashed self publicist, his gorgeous uniforms were singular and exceptional even in an age when the dandy in military uniform was the norm. His ambition was insatiable and in this was the root of his downfall, for he lacked the intelligence and moderation to consolidate his advantages. Yet, Murat rose to be a soldier of the highest rank, through marriage a member of Napoleon's own family, he was elevated to the aristocracy as Duke of Berg and in time crowned King of Naples. Though, like many of his calling, he was no military mastermind Murat was a reliable lieutenant to Napoleon often achieving-through deeds of daring-far more than other senior officers could for their emperor. Above all there could be no doubt about the quality of Murat's personal courage. He led from the front and latterly rode into the fiercest melees armed only with a riding crop. Though he came from a different and lesser mould than his master Napoleon, Murat fatally shared his weakness for conceits and hubris and, as with Napoleon himself, poor judgment ended his career ignominiously before a firing squad of his former subjects. Atteridge's biography is a well regarded classic and is highly recommended. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

Author : Albert Espitalier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 570 pages
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Release : 1998
Category : Naples (Kingdom)
ISBN : CORNELL:31924081794491

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Napoleon and King Murat by Albert Espitalier Pdf

Author : Jonathan North
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 291 pages
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Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399058421

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The Death of Joachim Murat by Jonathan North Pdf

Joachim Murat, son of an innkeeper, had won his spurs as Napoleon’s finest cavalry general and then won his throne when, in 1808, Napoleon appointed him king of Naples. He loyally ran this strategic Italian kingdom with his wife, Napoleon’s sister Caroline, until, in 1814, with Napoleon beaten and in retreat towards ruin and exile, the royal couple chose to betray their imperial relation and dramatically switched sides. This notorious betrayal won them temporary respite, but just a year later Murat engineered his own dramatic fall. A series of blunders took the cavalier king from thinking he had secured his dynasty to fleeing his kingdom. His native France did not welcome him, initially because Napoleon had not forgiven him, then, after Napoleon’s fall following Waterloo, because the restored Bourbons were offering a reward for Murat’s head. Fleeing again, fate brought him to Corsica where, welcomed at last, Murat turned to plotting the reversal in his fortunes he so felt he deserved. Murat soon resolved to bet everything on a hare-brained plan to return to Naples as a conquering hero and king. His aim was to take a small band of followers, land near his capital, organise regime change and reclaim his throne. In September 1815, he set off and what happened next forms the core of this part-tragic, part-ridiculous story and a lesson in how not to stage a coup. Just five days after landing in Calabria, King Joachim was hauled before a firing squad and executed. There is a fine line in history between a fool and a hero. Had Murat succeeded then he would be lauded as daringly heroic but, alas, he failed, and his final adventure has been consigned to oblivion. This is unfortunate as the fall of Joachim Murat is the final act of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe as well as being a dramatic story in its own right. Based on research in the archives of Paris and Naples, Jonathan North’s book aims to throw light on the fate of the mightily fallen Murat and restore some history to a tale that, until now, lay smothered under two centuries of fable and neglect.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
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Release : 1817
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:80586177

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Interesting Facts Relating to the Fall and Death of Joachim Murat, King of Naples - by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard P. Dunn-Pattinson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 438 pages
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Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9783955079222

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Napoleon's Marshals by Richard P. Dunn-Pattinson Pdf

This study of the former Brititish soldier and historian Richard Dunn-Pattinson (1874-1916) contains detailed biographical sketches of the 24 French marshals selected by Napoleon to lead his armies. Reprint of the original edition from 1909.

Author : J. T. Headley
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Page : 328 pages
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Release : 1851
Category : France
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The Distinguished Marshals of Napoleon by J. T. Headley Pdf

Author : Francis Macirone
Publisher : Nabu Press
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Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1294122037

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Interesting Facts Relating to the Fall and Death of Joachim Murat, King of Naples by Francis Macirone Pdf

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Author : Francis Maceroni
Publisher : Unknown
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