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England and Napoleon, compiled

England and Napoleon, compiled

by S. E. Winbolt

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Editor
Winbolt, S. E. (Samuel Edward), 1868-1944
Title
England and Napoleon (1801-1815)
Credits
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1789-1820 -- Sources
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 52514
Release Date
July 6, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.ENGLAND AND NAPOLEON
  2. 2.INTRODUCTION — NOTE TO THIS VOLUME
  3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS — ENGLAND AND NAPOLEON 1801-1815
  4. 4.THE BATTLE OF THE BALTIC (1801). Source. —Thomas Campbell: Historical Lyrics and Ballads . P. 93. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII.
  5. 5.IRELAND IN 1801. Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. i., p. 286. — I. THE GOVERNMENT. — II. FINANCE. — GOLF AND FOOTBALL (1801). Source. —Strutt’s Sports and Pastimes of the People of England , 1801. Pp. 93 and 97 of Methuen’s edition, 1903. — SHERIDAN FOR ADDINGTON, CANNING FOR PITT (1802). Source. —Stanhope’s Life of Pitt , 1862. Vol. iii., p. 415.
  6. 6.TYPICAL VESSELS OF THE ROYAL NAVY (1803 to 1815). Source. —Clowes: The Royal Navy , 1900. Vol. v. (1803 to 1815), p. 15.
  7. 7.DESIRE FOR PITT’S RETURN TO OFFICE (1803). Source. —Stanhope’s Life of Pitt , 1862. Vol. iv., p. 28.
  8. 8.VERSES BY CANNING AGAINST ADDINGTON (1803). Source. —Stanhope’s Life of Pitt , 1862. Vol. iv., pp. 58, 59, 60.
  9. 9.NOTES ON THE WAR, GERMANY, AND NAPOLEON, BY PITT (1803). Source. —Stanhope’s Life of Pitt , 1862. Vol. iv., p. 223. — The War. — Germany. — Napoleon.
  10. 10.GUN-BOATS FOR DEFENCE (1803). Source. — Diaries ... of the Right Hon. George Rose , 1860. P. 69.
  11. 11.CONDITION OF THE POOR IN MANUFACTURING TOWNS (1804). Source. — Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. 74, July to December, 1804, p. 710.
  12. 12.ANNUAL STATEMENT OF WHEAT, FLOUR, AND BREAD FOR THE YEAR 1804. Source. — Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. 74, January to June, 1804, p. [iv]. — Wheat. — Flour. — Bread.
  13. 13.ENGLAND AND THE MEDITERRANEAN. — I. Pitt on Malta (1805). — II. Nelson on Sardinia (1805).
  14. 14.THE BLOW THAT KILLED PITT (1805). — ( a ) Pitt to Lord Harrowby. — ( b ) Canning to Pitt.
  15. 15.ROUTINE ON A BRITISH MAN-OF-WAR—THE REVENGE (1805). Source. —Clowes’ Royal Navy, 1900. Vol. v., p. 21.
  16. 16.NELSON’S PLAN OF ACTION FOR TRAFALGAR (1805). Source. —Clowes’ Royal Navy , 1900. Vol. v., p. 127.
  17. 17.TRAFALGAR (1805). Source. —Southey: Life of Nelson (1813).
  18. 18.THE YOUNGER PITT (1806). Source. —Sir W. Scott. — I. — II. — III.
  19. 19.MINISTRY OF ALL THE TALENTS (1806). Source. — Diaries ... James Harris, first Earl of Malmesbury , 1844. Vol. iv., p. 349.
  20. 20.MILITARY PLANS (1806). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 49.
  21. 21.CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION (1807). — I. Lord Colchester’s Diary. — II. Letter from the Duke of Portland to the King.
  22. 22.PARTY POLITICS (1807). Source. —Extract from the Prospectus of The Examiner . By Leigh Hunt.
  23. 23.THE BERLIN DECREES (1807). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 134.
  24. 24.CORUNNA (1809). — I. Bulletin of Jan. 21. — II. The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna (1809). — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII.
  25. 25.IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC ECONOMY (1809). Source. — Diaries ... Right Hon. George Rose , 1860. Vol. ii., p. 336.
  26. 26.RESIGNATION OF PORTLAND (1809). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 200.
  27. 27.DUEL OF CANNING AND CASTLEREAGH (1809). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 209.
  28. 28.MILITARY EXPENSES (1806-1809). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 239.
  29. 29.TALAVERA: PROTEST BY LORDS (1809). Source. — Protests of the Lords. Vol. ii., 1741-1825, p. 423.
  30. 30.WALCHEREN EXPEDITION (1810). — A.— A Squib on the Expedition. — B.— Debate on the Expedition.
  31. 31.WELLINGTON’S DIFFICULTIES IN SPAIN (1810). Source. — Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 409. — I. To the Right Hon. H. Wellesley. — II. To the Right Hon. H. Wellesley. — III. To the Earl of Liverpool.
  32. 32.THE REGENCY (1811). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 316.
  33. 33.Mr. Perceval’s Answer.
  34. 34.FÊTE AT CARLTON HOUSE (1811). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 336.
  35. 35.WEAVING MACHINES (1812). Source. —Byron’s Works , 1898. Letters and Journals. Vol. ii., p. 424.
  36. 36.BADAJOZ (1812). Source. — Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 581.
  37. 37.MURDER OF PERCEVAL (1812). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 379.
  38. 38.SHERIDAN’S LAST UTTERANCES IN THE HOUSE (1812). Source. —Moore’s Life of Sheridan , 1825. P. 677.
  39. 39.SIR STAPLETON COTTON’S MILITARY SERVICES (1813). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 440.
  40. 40.VITTORIA (1813). Source. — Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 700.
  41. 41.DEPOSITION OF NAPOLEON (1814). — I.— April 8. — II.— April 9.
  42. 42.TOULOUSE TAKEN BY WELLINGTON (1814). Source. — Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 809.
  43. 43.DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S THANKS (1814). Source. — Diary of Lord Colchester , 1861. Vol. ii., p. 505. — Speech of the Duke of Wellington in the House of Commons. — The Speaker’s Reply.
  44. 44.ODE WRITTEN DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH BUONAPARTE (1814). Source. —Robert Southey: Poems .
  45. 45.MAJOR VIVIAN’S INTERVIEW WITH NAPOLEON IN ELBA (JANUARY, 1815). Source. —J. H. Rose: Pitt and Napoleon . G. Bell and Sons, 1912. Pp. 170-172, and 173, 174.
  46. 46.WATERLOO DESCRIBED BY WELLINGTON (1815). Source. — Selections from the Wellington Despatches. Gurwood. P. 857.

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