The Notebooks of Capitain Coignet

The Notebooks of Capitain Coignet
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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages : 355
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ISBN-10 : 9781908692177
ISBN-13 : 1908692170
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Book Synopsis The Notebooks of Capitain Coignet by : Captain Jean-Roch Coignet

Download or read book The Notebooks of Capitain Coignet written by Captain Jean-Roch Coignet and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The notebooks of Captain Coignet (1776-1865) are possibly the most legendary account of the services of a young conscript and his experiences under Napoleon’s consulate and empire. Having distinguished himself at the battle of Montebello, and awarded an arme d’honneur, he is inducted into the famed Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard (having cheated the height restriction with the connivance of the normally strict Davout and four packs of playing cards in his stockings). Despite being illiterate until late into his adult life, due to his rough childhood as recounted in the first notebook, many famous personalities of the Empire are sketched in his honest style, although his own memory has somewhat embellished the facts. Prof. Jean Tulard refers to them as indispensible for understanding the mentality of the “grognard” or grumbler, the stalwart veterans of Napoleon’s Guard. This edition benefits from a preface by Lorédan Larchey (1831-1902) author of numerous French historical works, and over a hundred illustrations. Includes 101 illustrations and TOC


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