18th Century A.D.
as foreseen by
Nostradamus
CHRONOLOGICAL
ORDER OF THE QUATRAINS
according to the conclusions of the authors of the JCL Editions books used
(i.e. Jean Guernon & Michel Dufresne - JCL Copyright)
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The war of Succession of Spain (1701-1714)
1,31 : The war of Succession of Spain (1701-1714)
Original editions with good translation for this 1,31 quatrain
1,37 : Louis XIV and the war of Succession of Spain (1701-1714).
Original editions with good translation for this 1,37 quatrain
1,38 : Louis XIV and the war of Succession of Spain (1701-1714)
Original editions with good translation for this 1,38 quatrain
4,22 : Louis XIV and the war of Succession of Spain (1702-1713). The defeat of
France and the pitiable state in which it found itself again at its conclusion.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,22 quatrain
5,49 : Philippe of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV, reach the crown of Spain in
the year 1700. The war that caused his/her/its hold in charge of the kingdom
(1701-1714).
Original editions with good translation for this 5,49 quatrain
Sardinia conquered, Lille destroyed and the valley of the Loire flooded
(1707-1708)
2,81 : Sardinia conquered by England in 1708. The siege of the city of Lille in this same year. The flooding of the valley of the Loire in 1707.
Original editions with good translation for this 2,81 quatrain
A rigorous winter and a great famine hit France (1709)
1,22 : A rigorous winter and the financial disappointments of Louis XIV (1709)
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1,67 : A great famine in France (1709) or future event
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Louis XIV and the affair of Poisons (1709)
1,41 : Louis XIV and the affair of Poisons (1709)
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1,66 : Louis XIV and the affair of Poisons (1709)
Original editions with good translation for this 1,66 quatrain
The premature end of Louis of France (1712)
4,17 : The premature end of the duke of Burgundy, Louis of France (1682-1712), and his tentative of reform of the kingdom by the means of the feather (gift of writing) of his famous private tutor , Fénelon.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,17 quatrain
8,89 : The mysterious end of the three successive Dauphin s to the crown of
France in 1711 and 1712. Philippe of Orleans considered, by the population, as
the potential responsible of these disappearances. The intervention of the duke
to break the will of Louis XlV, in 1715. Life and the death of the famous
Regent under Louis XV.
Original editions with good translation for this 8,89 quatrain
Sicily changes hands (1713-1718)
2,71 : Sicily is handed over by France to those of the duke of Savoy (1713) and lastly to those of Austria (1718).
Original editions with good translation for this 2,71 quatrain
The regency of the duke of Orleans and the deaths, repetitively, of the
pretenders to the throne (1715)
3,15 : The duke of Orleans, regent of France after the death of Louis XIV (1715). Repetitive deaths known before in the posterity of the King-sun and the suspicions having weighed on the regent.
Original editions with good translation for this 3,15 quatrain
8,32 : The scheming led by the nephew of Louis XIV, Philippe of Orleans, to
impose himself on the throne of France. Repeating deaths within the royal
family (1712) takes the appearance of political murder. The extinction of the
reigning dynasty of Bourbons, in 1836.
Original editions with good translation for this 8,32 quatrain
George 1st of England and the beginnings of his reign (1714-1717)
2,87 : George 1st of England. His reign of 1714 to 1727. Frederic-Guillaume abolishing serfdom on the territories of the crown of Prussia (1719).
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The union of the kingdoms of Sicily and Naples (1734)
3,25 : The union of kingdoms of Sicily and Naples (1734). The Bourbons make common front to prevent England from spreading its hegemony in all the seas of the globe.
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The Italian Tuscany pass into the hands of the Lorrains (1737)
5,3 : The Italian Tuscany pass into the hands of the French family of the Lorraine (1737). François of Lorraine and the foundation of the dynasty of the Habsbourg-Lorraine.
Original editions with good translation for this 5,3 quatrain
5,39 : François of Lorraine, offspring of one of the greatest families of
France, takes charge of the duchy of Tuscany in 1737. The association of the
Lorraine with the Habsbourgs.
Original editions with good translation for this 5,39 quatrain
Catherine II of Russia and her vast ambitions (1760)
3,28 : Catherine II of Russia, her long reign and the atrocities committed in her name.
Original editions with good translation for this 3,28 quatrain
5,38 : The murder of the czar Pierre III by Catherine's friends. The eviction
of their son Paul from the throne and the taking in charge
of Russia by the Tsarina after his death, her son Paul comes to power and
enact, for the future, the application of Salic law.
Original editions with good translation for this 5,38 quatrain
8,15 : The advent of Catherine II of Russia (1762) and the great reform
undertaken to reinforce the country at the expense of the empire of Austria and
that of the Turks. The annexation of Crimea and the empress having her eye on
the oriental Mediterranean (1783).
Original editions with good translation for this 8,15 quatrain
10,69 : The reign of Catherine chosen by the queen's sister to serve as spouse to
the future emperor. Catherine would take part, with her favorite Orlov, in the
conspiracy and was proclaimed Empress under the name of Catherine II, July 8,
1762. Pierre III forced to abdicate dared neither to resist nor to run away. He
was driven to Ropcha where he was put to death a short time thereafter.
Original editions with good translation for this 10,69 quatrain
The dynasty of Bourbons, of Henri IV to Louis XV (1594 - 1774)
6,2 : The murder of Henri III (1589). The advent of the Bourbon dynasty. The numerous reign changes that occurred in the course of the 17th century. Louis XV, fifth Dauphin in title, follows Louis XIV.
Original editions with good translation for this 6,2 quatrain
Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769)
1,60 : Napoleon Bonaparte birth (1769).
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the real soul of the French Revolution (1789)
1,7 : Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the French Revolution (1789) or allusion to an unidentified redhead character.
Original editions with good translation for this 1,7 quatrain
2,36 : The possible allusion of Jean-Jacques Rousseau or a great visionary to
come that, by his perception of things, would provoke deep distresses.
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The States General convocation by Louis XVI (1788)
9,7 : The State General convocation by Louis XVI, in 1788. Such a generalized opposition of Bretons and the Norman that it will lead to his downfall.
Original editions with good translation for this 9,7 quatrain
The last interventions of Louis XVI (1789-1792)
6,57 : Louis XVI threatened by the Revolution. Efforts agreed by Necker to re-establish the situation. The lightning rise of Robespierre and the crucial years prior to the abolition of the French monarchical regime (1774-1794).
Original editions with good translation for this 6,57 quatrain
10,43 : Louis XVI that demonstrates a slackness, then is mined and murdered
because of his own carelessness and the ungrounded suspicion towards his wife
with the matter of "the necklace".
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The capture of the Bastille (1789)
2,57 : The capture of the Bastille (July 1789). The execution of Louis XVI (1793) and the guillotine, instrument of death by excellence.
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The creation of assignates (1789)
1,53 : The creation of the Assignates under the French Revolution (1789).
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Louis XVI, Danton and Robespierre (1790)
2,2 : Louis XVI, Danton and Robespierre. The execution of the marquis of Favras, February 18, 1790.
Original editions with good translation for this 2,2 quatrain
4,45 : Louis XVI "abdicates" following the clumsiness of Neeker
(1790). The sad reserve of fate of the French nobility. The Great Terror and
the role that played Maximilian of Robespierre in it.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,45 quatrain
8,100 : The little attention given to his function and the innocence
demonstrated towards his peers provoke the fall of Louis XVI. Accession to
power by the humblest and downfall of the nobility of the country. The cruel
end of the monarch, in 1793.
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The escape of the royal family (1791)
6,52 : The flight of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette to Varennes (1791). Subterfuges used to deceive guards. The intervention of Pius VI to prevent the civil Constitution of the clergy in the first days of the Revolution The rigorous winter known the same year.
Original editions with good translation for this 6,52 quatrain
8,87 : The slow conspiracy of revolutionaries to cut down the monarchy
definitely. Louis XVI and the jaunt to Varennes. The remorse of the French
people after the king's execution.
Original editions with good translation for this 8,87 quatrain
9,20 : The flight of Louis XVI that is stopped in Varennes, June 20, 1791.
Original editions with good translation for this 9,20 quatrain
The treason of Mirabeau (1792)
8,23 : The treason of Mirabeau put in evidence by the discovery of his secret correspondence with Marie-Antoinette (1792). Accusations reaches the minister of the lnterior, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, to have supposedly destroyed some compromising letters.
Original editions with good translation for this 8,23 quatrain
The assault given on Les Tuileries (1792)
2,77 : The attack of the Revolutionaries during "Les Tuileries" occupation (10 August 1792). The treason of the guards.
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4,83 : The assault of the French people on Les Tuileries (10 August 1792). The
downfall of Louis XVI and the violent contradictory emotions felt by the
population. The treason of the duke of Orleans, Philippe Égalité.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,83 quatrain
7,23 : Louis XVI must answer personally for privileges granted by his
predecessors. The king criticized from all parts for the adopted measures. The
havoc on Les tuileries, August 10, 1792.
Original editions with good translation for this 7,23 quatrain
9,34 : The return of Louis XVI to Les Tuileries and the attack by the populace,
June 20, 1792, whereas he is forced to be wearing the Phrygian cap.
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10,4 : The desertion of the famous Marquis of La Fayette, at midnight, in the Camp of Sedan in August 1792, his capture, his return in France 7 years later, and his personal legend in the history of France.
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The Danton-Robespierre tandem (1792-1794)
4,6 : The struggle for the power between the French revolutionary factions (1792-1794). The unforeseen confrontation between Danton and Robespierre. The fall and the death of the former.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,6 quatrain
8,41 : The impression of religious forgery left by Robespierre. Ferocity
demonstrated by the " virtuous " patriot just as he climbs the
echelons to power. Period aimed: 1792-1794.
Original editions with good translation for this 8,41 quatrain
The execution of Louis XVI (1793)
1,57 : Louis XVI guillotined (1793).
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4,14 : The tragic end of Louis XVI of France. The lightning military career of
Napoleon Bonaparte and his sudden arrival in the French Revolution.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,14 quatrain
4,92 : The execution of Louis XVI of France by the guillotine, January 21,
1793. The French nobility goes into exile in a panic confronted with the size
of the sacrilegious gesture.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,92 quatrain
5,37 : The trial of Louis XVI and his condemnation to death by 38 deputies of
the assembly. The real motive of Robespierre. The end of this last character
twenty months later.
Original editions with good translation for this 5,37 quatrain
6,37 : The predominant role of Robespierre in the condemnation of the king
Louis XVI. The republican France adopts Les Tuileries as a symbol of the
people's affirmation.
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Laps (of conduct) of the Revolution (1790-1793)
7,14 : The division of France in departments (6 February 1790). Havoc of the royal tombs, three years later. The people of France lives to the rhythm of the demagogic writings of its leaders.
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The Revolution and the church (1793)
1,44 : The French Revolution and the church (1793) or event to come (persecutions of nuns)
Original editions with good translation for this 1,44 quatrain
2,8 : The tepidness towards the cult of saints under the French Revolution
(1793) and the traditional prayers transformed in patriotic hymns.
Original editions with good translation for this 2,8 quatrain
Philippe Égalité and his destiny (1793)
2,98 : Philippe Égalité regicide. His link with Mrs. de Genlis. His execution, November 6, 1793.
Original editions with good translation for this 2,98 quatrain
3,66 : The arrest and the police custody of the regicide Philippe-Egalité. His
confidence towards Robespierre. The execution of the noble cousin of Louis XVI
at the guillotine, November 6, 1793.
Original editions with good translation for this 3,66 quatrain
4,64 : Philippe Égalité, the noble become bourgeois by defiance towards Louis
XVI. His internment and his execution in spite of his allegiance to the
Revolution. The seizure of his possessions by the new regime.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,64 quatrain
Marie-Antoinette and her end (1793)
1,58 : Marie-Antoinette and the end of the royal dynasty (1793-1830)
Original editions with good translation for this 1,58 quatrain
1,86 : Marie-Antoinette brought to her place of execution (1793).
Original editions with good translation for this 1,86 quatrain
6,72 : The accusations of incest against Marie-Antoinette. The deep humiliation
felt along with this
completely fabricated story . The
end of the ex-queen of France on the guillotine, October 16, 1793.
Original editions with good translation for this 6,72 quatrain
The fate of the Dauphin Louis XVII
9,23 : Louis XVII, Dauphin in 1789, shut in at the Temple following his father's execution, where he will succumb due to bad treatments.
Original editions with good translation for this 9,23 quatrain
9,24 : The false rumor of the escape of Louis XVII rumored in all of Paris, and
the hypothetical role of nuns of the St-Denis cloister denying it, thus letting
no chance for the numerous pretenders who lust for the throne and who, in 1795,
pretended to have received from the king the title of Dauphin.
Original editions with good translation for this 9,24 quatrain
9,58 : The murder by Fouché, according to instructions given by Robespierre,
St-Just and Couthon, of M., Petitval and of six other person in Vitry, April
21, 1796, because they would allegedly have facilitated the flight of the
Dauphin Louis XVII. Physicians called to the bed head of the child of the
temple, Desault, Ghoppart and Doublet who die in the very same week that
followed and the occurrence of other "appropriate" murders of
potential witnesses.
Original editions with good translation for this 9,58 quatrain
The French nobility to the guillotine (1793-1795)
2,20 : The French nobility jailed during the Revolution and the death face of guillotined ones.
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2,58 : The French Revolution and the cleaver of the guillotine dripping of
blood on the soil of France.
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5,5 : Robespierre and his ascension under the regime of Terror. Saint-Just,
the damned soul of the dictator. The "Feast of the supreme
being", celebrated June 8, 1794, in Paris.
Original editions with good translation for this 5,5 quatrain
5,33 : The reprehensible actions of Jean-Baptiste Carrier, in Nantes, in 1793. The massacre of the main inhabitants of the city then opposed to the Revolution.
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The Great Terror and its aftermath (1793-1794)
2,45 : The remorse of the French people after the execution of Louis XVI. Napoleon Bonaparte in conflict with Austria, in North Italy.
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8,80 : The slaughters accomplished under the regime of Maximilian of
Robespierre. The numerous innocent victims and the terror inspired during his
mandate to the head of the French nation (1793-1794).
Original editions with good translation for this 8,80 quatrain
9,98 : The federalist war of 1793-94 and, among others, of the siege of Lyons
in 1793. The capitulation of Lyons October 9, the stern repression under orders
of Couthon, Fouché, and Colot d'Herbois that will make 15 000 deaths again. The
recapture of Toulon, December 15. And in short, in January 1794, the
conventional Fréron finishes the purification the Marseillais, operation named
"No Name", with some 400 executions.
Original editions with good translation for this 9,98 quatrain
2,34 : The political rivalry of the brothers André and Marie-Joseph Chénier during the French Revolution. André's execution at the guillotine, July 25, 1794.
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The massacre of the Vendée people (1794)
4,63 : The revolt of the people of Vendée and their massacre by the revolutionary army (January 1794). The role of the general Turreau in this dark page of history.
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9,19 : Kléber defeats the people of Vendée August first, 1793, in the vicinity of Ferns and Mayennes.
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The French Revolution, a general view (1789-1794)
1,14 : The French Revolution (1789-1794).
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6,9 : The French Revolution destroys all symbols that recall the old Regime.
Robespierre, the strong man of the situation. His end, long wished, at the
guillotine (1794).
Original editions with good translation for this 6,9 quatrain
6,25 : The French Revolution. Avatars of the pope Pius VI with the young
Republic. The lightning ascension of Robespierre. The coup d'etat of the 18
Brumaire propels Napoléon to power (1799).
Original editions with good translation for this 6,25 quatrain
9,51 : The beginnings of the French Revolution, its condemnation by the Vatican
and most countries of the world since 1791. The regime of terror of Robespierre
that will eliminate all objectors in France as well as all those that will have
supported in the beginning.
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5,57 : The first military utilization of the Montgolfière to the battle of Fleurus (1794). The signing of the treaty of Tolentino. The Vatican loses several of his possessions. The tragic end of Pius VI in Valencia.
Original editions with good translation for this 5,57 quatrain
The first campaign of Italy (1796-1797)
1,12 : Napoléon Bonaparte (1797) or event to come (submitted Verona).
Original editions with good translation for this 1,12 quatrain
1,24 : Napoléon Bonaparte and the first campaign of Italy. (1797)
Original editions with good translation for this 1,24 quatrain
2,63 : The capture of the Bastille (1789). The execution of Louis XVI (1793).
Napoleon's campaign in Italy and the briefness of the Italian Republic
after the defeat of the emperor.
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4,90 : The capture of Milan and Pavie by the Napoleonic armies (1796). The
strategic mistake of Colli, Piedmontese general, that lost the battle of Turin
instead of retreating temporarily to wait for the Austrians. Pavie delvered to
the soldiers of Bonaparte and the famine that resulted for the inhabitants of
the city.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,90 quatrain
5,26 : Napoléon Bonaparte named general in chief of the army of Italy (1796).
The complete destitution of troops that were confided to him. The success of
the campaign. The French armies recover their dignity by the unexpected
conquests of the small Corsican.
Original editions with good translation for this 5,26 quatrain
5,50 : Napoléon Bonaparte named general in chief of the army of Italy. Conquests
of the future emperor in the north of Italy in 1797 and in Egypt the following
year. His attempt to crush the Ottomans at the very doors of Syria.
Original editions with good translation for this 5,50 quatrain
6,73 : Napoléon Bonaparte and his lightning conquest of Northern Italy. The
clergy and the middle class of the pope's States react against the too easy
submissiveness of duchies of Parma and Modena. Creation of Republic Cisalpine
in spite of the contrary promises of the young general (1797).
Original editions with good translation for this 6,73 quatrain
6,79 : The first campaign of Italy and the tactics used by Napoleon to merge on
the enemy from the heights. The advance of his troops in the valley of the Po
compared with an immense wave (1796).
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7,27 : The first campaign of Italy and the depredation of art masterpieces
ordered by the Directoire. The pope Pius VI attacked in his States, feared that
France was coming to destitute him. Ferrare in the center of the invader's
desires.
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8,3 : The conquest of Turin and Milan by Bonaparte, in May 1796. The affair of
the courier of Lyons shakes at the same moment the population of the South of
France.
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8,33 : The submissiveness of Verona and Vicenza, in 1797, mark the beginning of
Bonaparte's lightning political career. The treaty of Campoformio confirms the
submissiveness of the Directoire to the wills of the young general. The transfer
of the rule of Venice to Austria takes the appearance of vengeance. After the
coup d'etat of the 18 Brumaires (1799), Napoleon is granted the not very
flattering nickname of the short shaven head (petit tondu).
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8,53 : The armistice concluded in Bologna between the general Bonaparte and the
pope, June 23, 1796. The incomparable might held by the emperor at the end of
his reign.
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Napoleon's brother-in-law, Joachim Murât
9,39 : Joachim Murât, his Gascony origins, his childhood in Quercy, his involvement in the first wars of Italy close to Napoleon before becoming king of Naples.
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Mishap of Charles-Emmanuel IV (1798-1802)
8,88 : Charles-Emmanuel IV of Savoy dispossessed of the Piedmont by the French, in 1798. His exile and his reign of three years on the only territory given up by the enemy: Sardinia. The symbolic support received by him on behalf of the Bourbons of Italy. His resignation in 1802 and his entrance with the Jesuits.
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Napoleon's political beginnings (1799)
5,2 : Napoleon Bonaparte named general in chief of the army of Italy. Plot of the Royalists against the triumvirate directed by Barras (1797}. The political ascension of Sieyès and the assassination attempt against him in 1799.
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The second campaign of Italy (1800)
4,4 : The Second Campaign of Italy and the defeat of the Second Coalition put up against Napoleon Bonaparte. Italy left to its fate. The political scheming then led in France. The appropriate presence of Talleyrand.
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4,37 : Napoleon passes the Col of the Grand-Saint-Bemard and crushes the
Austrian armies (1800) in Italy of the North. The role of Milan in the defeat
of the Second Coalition.
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7,39 : Napoleon Bonaparte and the victory of Marengo (1800). The passage of the
Aoste valley by his troops, after the Grand-Saint-Bemard's daring enterprise.
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The French defeats in Mediterranean (1798 and 1805)
3,87 : The reconquest of Corsica by Napoleon (1796). The French in the Mediterranean and in Egypt. The French fleet sudden two major defeats: Aboukir (1798) and Trafalgar (1805).
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2.93 : Pius VI and his arrest (20 February 1798). The death of the general Duphot.
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Napoleon and the city of Milan (1796-1805)
3,37 : Napoleon Bonaparte and the Italian city of Milan. The numerous political regime changes lived by this city between years 1796 and 1805.
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Napoleon, the Alexander of the modern times (1796-1813)
4,36 : Napoleon, the Alexander of the modern times. His actions of fame in Italy (1796-1809) and in Spain (1808-1813).
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5,81 : Napoleon Bonaparte and his campaign of Egypt (1798). The future emperor
achieves his dream to conquer the country and equal Alexander the Great and
Caesar.
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8,60 : Napoleon Bonaparte imposes himself in Italy of the North, then Paris,
after his coup d'etat of the 18 Brumaire. The pomp of the imperial court after
1804. The fall of the empire dedicated by the Battle of Nations (16-19 October
1813) in Leipzig in Germany.
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The island of Malta conquered (1798)
2,49 : The island of Malta conquered by Napoleon in 1798 and the invasion of Egypt.
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The creation of the Republic of Switzerland and the battle of Aboukir (1798)
4,9 : The creation of the Republic of Switzerland. The city of Geneva excluded of the accord concluded (1798). The naval confrontation of Aboukir (1st August) and the daring tactics of the English admiral Nelson. The defeat and the death of the commander of the French fleet.
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5,30 : The death of the French general Duphot and the
subsequent occupation of Rome by the Napoleonic troops (February 1798). The
fleet of the general held in roadstead in the stream of Aboukir (1st August
1798).
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5,95 : Napoleon Bonaparte blocked in the Aegean sea by the British marine in
spite of his recent conquests in Egypt and in Syria (1798).
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The death of Pius VI, the campaign of Egypt and the coup of the 18 Brumaire
(1799)
2,56 : The death of Pius VI, the triumphal return you Napoleon from his campaign of Egypt and the coup of the 18 Brumaire.
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4,26 : The coup of the 18 Brumaire (1799) and the role played by Sieyès,
Fouché, Ducos, Talleyrand and Lucien Bonaparte to impose Napoleon in France.
Original editions with good translation for this 4,26 quatrain
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