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The emperor's last campaign : a Napoleonic empire in America

Title
The emperor's last campaign : a Napoleonic empire in America / Emilio Ocampo.
Author
Ocampo, Emilio, 1963-
Publication
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2009], ©2009.

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Description
xx, 503 pages : portraits; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Atlantic crossings
Uniform Title
  • Última campaña del emperador. English
  • Atlantic crossings.
Alternative Title
Última campaña del emperador.
Subject
  • Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
  • Latin Americans
  • Bonapartism > Latin America > History
  • Latin America > History > Wars of Independence, 1806-1830
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-487) and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. 1815 -- 1. After Waterloo -- 2. Ah, la Perfide Albion! -- 3. The Revenge of the Bourbons -- 4. America: Bonapartist Haven -- 5. Prometheus Chained -- Pt. 2. 1816 -- 6. Wilson Enters the Scene -- 7. Dreaming of New Empires -- 8. A Bonapartist Court in Philadelphia -- 9. Napoleon Loses His Patience -- 10. The Last Campaign Begins -- 11. United in a Common Cause -- 12. Lowe's Nightmare Begins -- Pt. 3. 1817 -- 13. Hope Rises at Longwood -- 14. Napoleon's Message Delivered -- 15. Brayer Arrives in Buenos Aires -- 16. The Guard Regroups -- 17. All Ready for Action -- 18. Keeping the World Awake -- 19. A Traitor in their Midst -- 20. The Bourbons Strike Back -- 21. Latapie Lands in Brazil -- 22. The Shadow of Aaron Burr -- 23. Napoleon Changes Strategy -- Pt. 4. 1818 -- 24. Between Florida and Texas -- 25. The London Connection -- 26. In His Majesty's Service -- 27. A Mystery to Be Unraveled -- 28. Gourgaud Leaves St. Helena -- 29. Get Rid of Brayer! -- 30. Farewell to England -- 31. Lallernand Charges Again -- 32. A Bourbon King in Buenos Aires? -- 33. Breakthrough at Jamestown -- 34. The Mosquito Affair -- Pt. 5. 1819 -- 35. Neutralizing Lallemand -- 36. England Sides with Spain -- 37. Rendezvous at Portobello -- 38. Another Messenger Leaves St. Helena -- 39. A Revolution in England? -- 40. Cochrane Alone -- 41. Toujours la France -- Pt. 6. 1820 -- 42. Napoleon's Shadow Cast over Europe -- 43. Cochrane the Liberator -- 44. Blood Flows at Longwood -- 45. The Revolutionary Virus Spreads -- 46. A Throne Awaits Napoleon -- 47. From Buenos Aires to St. Helena -- Epilogue: Prometheus Unbound -- Illustrations follow page.
ISBN
  • 9780817316464 (cloth)
  • 0817316469 (cloth)
LCCN
  • 2008035773
  • 40016513506
OCLC
  • ocn244293211
  • 244293211
  • SCSB-14280780
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries