The Fall of Toulon

The Fall of Toulon The Last Opportunity to Defeat the French Revolution

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Publisher's Synopsis

The tragic story of the last Royalist attempt to overthrow the French revolution

In the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending this to be the springboard for a full-scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce led by the British, and including Spanish, Austrian and Italian forces, landed in the city.

But the Royalists' hopes were dashed: the Revolutionaries reacted with great speed and violence. Instead of striking into France, the Royalists and their foreign allies were besieged in Toulon. Among the Republican forces was a young artillery officer who soon made a name for himself: Napoleon Bonaparte. The stage was set for tragedy.

Bernard Ireland's popular and accessible account of the fall of Toulon brings to life a savage episode in European history.

Book information

ISBN: 9780304367269
Publisher: Orion
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.2742
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 316g
Height: 129mm
Width: 199mm
Spine width: 26mm