Joachim Murat

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The 'Army of Observation' - Command in Italy (1800-1801); Letters to La bastide; command at Dijon; Murat at Geneva and Milan; serves in Italy under General Brune; march into central Italy; affairs of Naples; Ancona occupied; birth of Achille Murat; Murat as a diplomatist; the Neapolitan treaty; Murat at Rome; returns to Florence; affairs of Egypt; Murat and Caroline; inauguration of the new 'Kingdom of Etruria'; conquest of Elba; Murat appointed Commander-in-Chief of the 'Army of Italy' with headquarters at Milan

Murat Commander-in-Chief at Milan (1801-1803); Reports on the affairs of the Cisalpine Republic; a new Constitution; Caroline at Mile; Peace of Amiens; Murat's fortune; revisits Paris; marriage of Louis Bonaparte and religious marriage of Murat and Caroline; return to Milan; the Constitution proclaimed; mysterious visit to Paris; Rome and Naples; birth of a daughter; Murat provides for his nephews and nieces; quarrels with Vice-President Melzi; troubles with Italian Liberals; Bonaparte insists on reconciliation with Melzi; birth of Lucien Murat; outbreak of war; quarrel with St. Cyr

Murat Military Govenor of Paris (1803-1805); Murat summoned to Paris; the elections; visit to La Bastide and Cahors; elected to the Assembly; Military Governor of Paris; affair of the Duc d'Enghien; coming of the Empire; Murat Marshal, Imperial Prince and Grand Admiral; the Elysee given to Caroline; the Coronation; projects against England; impending war with Austria; reconnaissance of south Germany; Murat Grand-Master of the Cavalry and Lieutenant-General of the Emperor; General Belliard; Murat at Strasburg; march into Germany; a forecast

The Campaign of Ulm and Austerlitz (1805); Murat screens the great turning movement round Ulm; passage of the Danube; Wertingen; dispute with Ney; Murat's mistakes; Haslach and Elchingen; Mack trapped at Ulm; pursuit of the Archduke Ferdinand; advance into Austria; Murat occupies Vienna;