Excerpt from Harris Chandler’s “A History of Napoleonic France, Vol. I”, Random House Publishing, 2018. Napoleon established his siege lines throughout the day of July 28. Bernadotte would command the north end of the siege line, Moreau would command the middle and Jean-de-Dieu Soult was given command of the southern edge. Napoleon also dispatched Saint-Hilaire … More Empire of Liberty: The Brothers Zubov
Excerpt from Hernán Álvarez’s “Los Grandes Americanos”, University of Bogotá Press, 2009. Chapter VII: Francisco de Miranda Francisco de Miranda stands alongside George Washington, Guy Carleton, Thomas Jefferson and Toussaint L’Ouverture among the historical giants of the Enlightenment Revolutions that occurred throughout the late 18th century into the early 19th. An idealist with dreams of … More Empire of Liberty: El Caballero de la Libertad
Excerpt from “Bald Eagles in Arabia: A Brief History of the U.S. Middle East” Originally founded by Greek colonizers and called Euesperides, the port of Bengazi far surpassed Derne as the leading harbor and chief center of commerce in Cyrenaica [1]. Briggs’ desired it for naval purposes. Eaton desired it as the next step in … More Empire of Liberty: To The Shores Of Tripoli
“In July of 1804 the forces of four great powers clashed before the eternal gates of Constantinople. If only we had known what history lie before the one power not represented on that fateful day perhaps we could have prevented everything. Perhaps not…” ~ Guy-Victor Duperré adapted excerpt from HBO’s miniseries “Vive L’Empereur”, broadcast … More Empire of Liberty – 23
Excerpt from Dr. Mark Gonzalez’ “The Great Transition of Europe”, University of Chicago Press, 1921 On the orders of Napoleon, detachments under the command of General Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte pushed into Macedonia by following the Strymónas River valley, putting pressure on Thessalonica and forcing Muhammed Ali to split his forces. The panicked Turkish governor of … More Empire of Liberty: All Roads Lead To (Eastern) Rome
Excerpt from Lt. Thomas Barron’s “Adventures of the Company of General Eaton in Barbary”, Philadelphia 1819. “Early in the morning we sighted a sliver of red on the horizon; the coast of Egypt. As we approached the city unveiled itself dominated by the Pompey’s Pillar, a Roman column from centuries past that has towered above … More Empire of Liberty: Cyrene Song
“People aren’t cargo mate” ~ Captain Jackson Hawke, 1826 Excerpt from Emmanuel Uchendu’s “The African Realm: A History”, University of Liberia Press, 1980. The Atlantic slave trade peaked in the 18th century with at least 60,000 slaves exported out of Africa per year in the mid-late 1700’s. By this point, the slave trade dominated … More Empire of Liberty: A Vile Trade
Excerpt from Dr. Mark Gonzalez’ “The Great Transition of Europe”, University of Chicago Press, 1921 For the third time in less than a month the situation in the Balkans (and Europe) shifted dramatically. Craiova had destroyed Austrian offensive power, Mischkolz had killed the Emperor and thrown the Hapsburg realms into disarray, and now Vidin had … More Empire of Liberty: Via Militaris
“Go forth and fear no darkness! Arise, arise riders of France! Spears shall be shaken. Shields shall be splintered. A sword day! A red day! Ere the sun rises! Ride now! Ride now! Ride! Ride for ruin and the world’s ending!” ~ François Étienne de Kellerman prior to the Charge of the Marisy Brigade … More Empire of Liberty: Vidin
“You mean the Corsican actually joined the British? I should not be surprised. Afterall the Turks and the Austrians are now old friends. I suppose tomorrow the local dogs will embrace the cats and then we should be on guard for the Second Coming.” ~ Prussian King Frederick William III, March 18, 1804. Lede … More Empire of Liberty: The War of the Third Coalition
