Project Gutenberg 2008-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 210 Thiers, Adolphe 1797 1877 Thiers, Marie-Joseph-Louis-Adolphe Thiers, A. (Adolphe) Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 02 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire" by Adolphe Thiers is a comprehensive historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the events surrounding the French Consulate and the subsequent rise of the Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte, capturing the political, military, and social aspects of the era. As the narrative unfolds, it explores the complexities of military leadership through figures like General Kléber during the campaigns in Egypt. The opening of the volume presents the aftermath of General Bonaparte's departure from Egypt in August 1799, leading to a profound sense of loss within the French army. Kléber, now in command, struggles with the morale of his troops, who yearn to return home, displaying a mix of admiration and resentment towards Bonaparte. Kléber faces mounting pressures, both from internal divisions among his officers and the looming threats from Turkish forces. The narrative sets the stage for strategic negotiations and military confrontations, hinting at the challenges that Kléber and the army will encounter as they attempt to maintain French control in a volatile landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 DC Text FR Histoire Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 874889 2025-08-11T08:54:40.369686 text/html 847694 2008-12-01T09:15:48 text/html 639360 2025-08-11T08:54:51.986609 application/epub+zip 655705 2025-08-11T08:54:44.247661 application/epub+zip 392108 2025-08-11T08:54:42.723656 application/epub+zip 989581 2025-08-11T08:54:57.648609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 936880 2025-08-11T08:54:50.705604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 679843 2022-09-12T14:23:37.481242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 802131 2025-08-11T08:54:39.201690 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 779494 2008-12-01T09:15:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19288 2025-08-11T08:54:57.777575 application/rdf+xml 17336 2025-08-11T08:54:43.229656 image/jpeg 3829 2025-08-11T08:54:42.976658 image/jpeg 279199 2008-12-01T09:15:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 531764 2008-12-01T09:15:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 616474 2025-08-11T08:54:40.448679 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia