Description: “My house began on the field of Marengo.” So spoke Napoleon Bonaparte when reflecting upon his victory over the Austrians in 1800. He recalled a desperate afternoon when his future hung in the balance. Marengo and Hohenlinden: Napoleon’s Rise to Power relates the momentous events that began in the late autumn of 1799. Within a thirty-three day span starting with his return from Egypt, Bonaparte escaped punishment for deserting his army and ascended to ruler of the nation. Yet his position was precarious. At home, political and military rivals abounded. On France’s frontier, the forces of the Second Coalition prepared an offensive to crush the Corsican upstart. Bonaparte knew that France would accept his rule only if he gained military victories that brought peace. These events provide the story line, beginning with Bonaparte’s rise to power via the coup of Brumaire. Applying his organizational genius to the challenge of overthrowing the government, Bonaparte brilliantly plots a coup. At the last minute his political naivete almost derails him. Only intervention from a most unlikely source saves him.
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Book Title: Marengo and Hohenlinden : Napoleon's Rise to Power
Item Length: 9in
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Author: James R. Arnold
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Military / Napoleonic Wars
Publisher: Napoleon Books
Publication Year: 1999
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 311 Pages
