# Napoleon's Addresses

NAPOLEON'S ADDRESSES
SELECTIONS
FROM THE PROCLAMATIONS, SPEECHES AND CORRESPONDENCE
OF
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Edited by IDA M. TARBELL
BOSTON JOSEPH KNIGHT COMPANY 1897
Copyright, 1896
By Joseph Knight Company
Colonial Press:
C. H. Simonds & Co., Boston, Mass., U. S. A.
Electrotyped by Geo. C. Scott & Sons
CONTENTS.
| Introduction | Introduction | vii |
| Biographical Sketch | Biographical Sketch | xxiii |
| Part I. The Campaign in Italy | Part I. The Campaign in Italy | 27 |
| | Address to the Army at the Beginning of the Campaign, March, 1796. | |
| | Proclamation to the Army, May, 1796. | |
| | Letter to "The Directory," May 11, 1796. | |
| | Letter to "The Directory," May 14, 1796. | |
| | Proclamation to the Soldiers on Entering Milan, May 15, 1796. | |
| | Proclamation to the Troops on Entering Brescia, May 28, 1796. | |
| | Address to Soldiers During the Siege of Mantua, Nov. 6, 1796. | |
| | Address to the Troops on the Conclusion of the First Italian Campaign, March, 1797. | |
| | Address to the Genoese, 1797. | |
| | Extract from a Letter to the Directory, April, 1797. | |
| | Address to Soldiers after the Signing of the Treaty of Campo Formio, October, 1797. | |
| | Proclamation to the Cisalpine Republic, Nov. 17, 1797. | |
| | Proclamation on Leaving the Troops at Rastadt, November, 1797. | |
| | Address to the Citizens after the Signing of the Treaty of Campo Formio, Dec. 10, 1787. | |
| Part II. The Egyptian Expedition | Part II. The Egyptian Expedition | 49 |
| | Proclamation to the Troops on Entering Toulon, May 9, 1798. | |
| | Address to the Military Commissioners, May 16, 1798. | |
| | Proclamation to the Troops on Embarking for Egypt, June, 1798. | |
| | Proclamation to the Egyptians, July, 1798. | ​ |
| | Letter to "The Directory," July 24, 1798. | |
| | Order Respecting the Government of Egypt, July 27, 1798. | |
| | Letter to Tippoo Saib, Jan. 25, 1799. | |
| | Proclamation to the Army on the Abandoning of the Siege of Acre, May, 1799. | |
| | Proclamation to the Army on His Departure for France, August, 1799. | |
| Part III. Napoleon, First Consul | Part III. Napoleon, First Consul | 67 |
| | Proclamation to the French People, Nov. 10, 1799. | |
| | Proclamation to the Army of the East, November, 1799. | |
| | Proclamation to the French before the Second Italian Campaign. | |
| | Proclamation to the Soldiers before the Battle of Marengo, June, 1800. | |
| | Letter to the Emperor of Austria, on the Field of Marengo, June, 1800. | |
| | Order to Seize all English in France, Announced in the Moniteur, May, 1803. | |
| Part IV. Napoleon, Emperor of France | Part IV. Napoleon, Emperor of France | 77 |
| | Letter to the Pope, 1804. | |
| | Address to the Troops on Presenting the Colors, Dec. 3, 1804. | |
| | Letter to the King of England, Jan. 2, 1805. | |
| | Conversation with Decier Regarding the Marriage of Jerome Bonaparte, May 6, 1805. | |
| | Letter to Jerome Bonaparte, May 6, 1805. | |
| | Address to the Senate, 1805. | |
| | Proclamation to the Troops on the Commencement of the War of the Third Coalition, September, 1805. | |
| | Address to the Austrians, after the Fall of Ulm, October, 1805. | |
| | Address to the Troops after the War of the Third Coalition, October, 1805. | |
| | Proclamation to the Soldiers before the Battle of Austerlitz, Dec. 1, 1805. | |
| | Proclamation after the Battle of Austerlitz, Dec. 3, 1805. | |
| | Address to the Soldiers on the Signing of Peace with Austria, Dec. 26, 1805. | |
| | Proclamation to the Soldiers, February, 1806. | |
| | Address to the Senate on Annexation of the Cisalpine Republic, 1806. | ​ |
| | To the Legislative Body before the Battle of Jena, October, 1806. | |
| | Address to the Captive Officers after the Battle of Jena, Oct. 15, 1806. | |
| | Proclamation to the Soldiers before Entering Warsaw, Jan. 1, 1807. | |
| | To the King of Prussia, Entreating Peace after the Battle of Eylau, February, 1807. | |
| | Address to the Army on Its Return to Winter Quarters on the Vistula, 1807. | |
| | Proclamation to the Soldiers after the Battle of Friedland, June 24, 1807. | |
| | Letter to Champagny, Nov. 15, 1807. | |
| | Proclamation to the Spaniards on the Abdication of Charles IV., June 2, 1808. | |
| | Address to the Legislative Body before Leaving Paris for the Spanish Campaign, 1808. | |
| | Letter to the Emperor of Austria, October, 1808. | |
| | Proclamation to the Soldiers during the March for Spain, 1808. | |
| | Summons to M. de Morla to Surrender Madrid, Dec. 3, 1808. | |
| | Proclamation to the Spanish People, December, 1808. | |
| | Letter to the American Minister, Armstrong, 1809. | |
| | Proclamation to the Soldiers before the Battle of Eckmuhl, April, 1809. | |
| | Proclamation to the Troops at Ratisbon, April, 1809. | |
| | Address to the Troops on Entering Vienna, May, 1809. | |
| | Proclamation to the Hungarians, 1809. | |
| Part V. The Fall of Napoleon | Part V. The Fall of Napoleon | 119 |
| | Address to the Troops on the Beginning of the Russian Campaign, May, 1812. | |
| | Address to the Troops before the Battle of Borodino, Sept. 7, 1812. | |
| | Letter to Alexander I., Emperor of Russia, Sept. 20, 1812. | |
| | Discourse at the Opening of the Legislative Body, Feb. 14, 1813. | |
| | Address to the Legislative Body, December, 1813. | |
| | Address to the Guard, April 2, 1814. | |
| | Speech of Abdication, April 2, 1814. | |
| | Farewell to the Old Guard, April 20, 1814. | |
| | Proclamation to the French People on His Return from Elba, March 5, 1815. | ​ |
| | Napoleon's Proclamation to the Army on His Return from Elba, March 5, 1815. | |
| | Proclamation on the Anniversary of the Battles of Marengo and Friedland, June 14, 1815. | |
| | Proclamation to the Belgians, June 17, 1815. | |
| | Napoleon's Proclamation to the French People on His Second Abdication, June 22, 1815. | |
| | Bonaparte's Protest, Written on Board the Bellerophon, Aug. 4, 1815. | |
| Napoleon's Will | Napoleon's Will | 145 |
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