Histoire de la Restauration Author:Alphonse de Lamartine General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1853 Original Publisher: Pagnerre Subjects: France History / Europe / France Travel / Europe / France Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of th... more »is book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: BOOK FORTY-FIBST. Preparations for the Spanish war -- Concentration of the army on the frontier -- Proceedings of the Opposition ; it endeavours to send an accredited agent to the Spanish revolutionists, but fails -- Transmission of assistance of every sort to Spain -- False alarm of the French ministry ; suspension of the Major-General Guilleminot; Remonstrances of the Duke d'Angouleme -- The passage of the Bidassoa is decided on ; im- pfwidence of the ministry with respect to army supplies -- M. Ouvrard arrives at head-quarters to assist the Commander-in-Chief; his financial character in the expedition -- Passage of the Bic'. assoa; the refugee corps of Colenel Fabvier attempts to seduce the army, but is dispersed by artillery -- Attitude of England ; M. de Chateaubriand in London; his fluctuation, his correspondence with M. de Marcellns -- Political views of Mr. Canning -- Success of the army of intervention ; its entrance into Madrid ; the Constitutionalists retire with Ferdinand to the Isle of Leon -- The Duke d'Angouleme arrives before Cadiz; pacific proclamation of Andujar ; operations of the siege; capitulation of the city -- Ferdinand is delivered ; his duplicity; he annuls the proclamation of Andujar, and commences a sanguinary reaction -- Letters of the Duke d'Angouleme to M. de Villele -- Continuation of royal vengeance in Spain -- Last efforts of Biego ; dramatic incidents of his flight; his arrest -- Mock trial and stoical death of Riego -- Triumphal return of the Duke d'Angouleme to France...« less