Chapter I: Front Matter

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CARICATURE AND SATIRE

ON

NAPOLEON I.

VOL. II.

WORKS BY JOHN ASHTON.

A HISTORY OF THE CHAP-BOOKS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. With
nearly 400 Illustrations, engraved in facsimile of the
originals. Crown 8vo. cloth extra, 7_s._ 6_d._

SOCIAL LIFE IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. From Original Sources.
With nearly 100 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. cloth extra, 7_s._
6_d._

HUMOUR, WIT, AND SATIRE OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. With nearly
100 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. cloth extra, 7_s._ 6_d._

London: CHATTO & WINDUS, Piccadilly.

ENGLISH
CARICATURE AND SATIRE
ON
NAPOLEON I.

BY
JOHN ASHTON

AUTHOR OF ‘SOCIAL LIFE IN THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE’ ETC.

WITH 115 ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR

IN TWO VOLUMES--VOL. II.

London
CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY
1884

_All rights reserved_

LONDON: PRINTED BY
SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEW-STREET SQUARE
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CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.
PAGE
INVASION SQUIBS--CADOUDAL’S CONSPIRACY--EXECUTION OF THE DUC
D’ENGHIEN--CAPTAIN WRIGHT 1

CHAPTER XXXIX.

NAPOLEON PROCLAIMED EMPEROR--THE FLOTILLA--INVASION SQUIBS 12

CHAPTER XL.

NAPOLEON’S CORONATION 23

CHAPTER XLI.

NAPOLEON’S LETTER TO GEORGE THE THIRD--NAVAL VICTORIES--CROWNED
KING OF ITALY--ALLIANCE OF EUROPE--WITHDRAWAL OF THE ‘ARMY OF
ENGLAND’ 35

CHAPTER XLII.

SURRENDER OF ULM--BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR--PROPOSALS FOR PEACE--
DANIEL LAMBERT 45

CHAPTER XLIII.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE--DEATH OF FOX--NAPOLEON’S VICTORIOUS
CAREER--HIS PROCLAMATION OF A BLOCKADE OF ENGLAND 57

CHAPTER XLIV.

NAPOLEON’S POLISH CAMPAIGN--BATTLE OF EYLAU--MEETING OF THE
EMPERORS AT TILSIT--CAPTURE OF THE DANISH FLEET 65

CHAPTER XLV.

FRENCH ENTRY INTO PORTUGAL--BLOCKADE OF ENGLAND--FLIGHT OF THE
PORTUGUESE ROYAL FAMILY--THE PENINSULAR WAR--FLIGHT OF KING
JOSEPH 75

CHAPTER XLVI.

PENINSULAR WAR, _continued_--MEETING AT ERFURT 87

CHAPTER XLVII.

RETREAT TO CORUNNA--THE BROKEN BRIDGE OVER THE DANUBE--WAGRAM--
JOSEPHINE’S DIVORCE 96

CHAPTER XLVIII.

FAILURE OF EXPEDITIONS TO SPAIN, PORTUGAL, AND HOLLAND--NAPOLEON’S
WOOING OF, AND MARRIAGE WITH, MARIA LOUISA--BIRTH OF THE KING OF
ROME--NAPOLEON IN THE NURSERY 110

CHAPTER XLIX.

A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT--NAPOLEON’S TOUR IN GERMANY--DECLARATION OF
WAR WITH RUSSIA--ENTRY INTO WILNA--SMOLENSKO--BORODINO--ENTRY
INTO MOSCOW--BURNING OF THE CITY--NAPOLEON’S RETREAT 123

CHAPTER L.

REJOICINGS IN ENGLAND OVER THE RESULT OF NAPOLEON’S RUSSIAN
CAMPAIGN--THE EMPEROR’S RETURN TO FRANCE 138

CHAPTER LI.

THE ARMISTICE--BATTLE OF VITTORIA--DEFEAT AT LEIPSIC--THE BRIDGE
BLOWN UP 150

CHAPTER LII.

NAPOLEON’S RETURN TO PARIS--HIS RECEPTION 164

CHAPTER LIII.

L’HOMME ROUGE--NAPOLEON’S SUPERSTITION 172

CHAPTER LIV.

NAPOLEON AGAIN TAKES THE FIELD--HIS DEFEATS--THE ALLIES AT
PARIS--NAPOLEON ABDICATES--HIS ATTEMPT TO POISON HIMSELF 181

CHAPTER LV.

NAPOLEON LEAVES FOR ELBA--HIS RECEPTION THERE 194

CHAPTER LVI.

NAPOLEON AT ELBA--HIS OCCUPATIONS WHILST THERE--FAITH BROKEN WITH
HIM--THE VIOLET--GENERAL REJOICINGS AT HIS EXILE 203

CHAPTER LVII.

NAPOLEON’S ESCAPE FROM ELBA--UNIVERSAL CONSTERNATION--FLIGHT OF
THE BRITISH FROM FRANCE--CARICATURES ON HIS RETURN 214

CHAPTER LVIII.

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR--THE SHORT CAMPAIGN--WATERLOO--NAPOLEON’S
ABDICATION 225

CHAPTER LIX.

NAPOLEON A PRISONER--SENT TO THE ISLE OF AIX--NEGOTIATIONS FOR
SURRENDER--GOES ON BOARD THE ‘BELLEROPHON’ 233

CHAPTER LX.

NAPOLEON ON BOARD THE ‘BELLEROPHON’--ARRIVAL AT TORBAY--CURIOSITY
OF THE PEOPLE--THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT DETERMINE TO SEND HIM TO
ST. HELENA 239

CHAPTER LXI.

NAPOLEON IS SENT ON BOARD THE ‘NORTHUMBERLAND’--HE PROTESTS
AGAINST HIS EXILE--PUBLIC OPINION AS TO HIS TREATMENT 250

CHAPTER LXII.

VOYAGE TO ST. HELENA--CESSATION OF CARICATURES 259

INDEX 269

ENGLISH CARICATURE AND SATIRE

ON

NAPOLEON THE FIRST.