The Memoirs of Baron de Marbot, Volume I
From Cadet to Captain: Campaigns of a Young Hussar under NapoleonBy Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de MarbotRecorded TrackLength10h 44m
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In his memoirs, Baron Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de Marbot looks back on a life that spanned one of the most turbulent and extraordinary periods in European history. Born in 1782 in Corrèze, France, Marbot grew up amid the storms of the French Revolution. He witnessed the fall of the monarchy, the rise of the Republic, the glory and collapse of Napoleon’s Empire, and the return of the Bourbons.
He served with distinction on the staffs of Napoleon’s most celebrated marshals—Bernadotte, Augereau, Murat, Lannes, and Masséna. He met emperors, kings, and princes. He marched in some of the greatest campaigns of the age, survived the fall of empires, and endured exile. Through it all, he remained both soldier and observer, a man whose loyalty to family and sense of fortune never faltered, even in times of hardship.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length10 hrs 44 mins
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Publish dateOct 14, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: Outbreak of the French Revolution (1789)
2Chapter 2: Reign of Terror (1793–1794)
3Chapter 3: Political Crisis of 1799
4Chapter 4: Napoleon's Return from Egypt
5Chapter 5: Coup of 18 Brumaire (November 1799)
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6Chapter 6: Collapse of the French Army of Italy
7Chapter 7: Siege of Genoa in 1800
8Chapter 8: Why Genoa was necessary for Marengo
9Chapter 9: French Campaign in Portugal 1801-1802
10Chapter 10: Peacetime France (1801–1802)
11Chapter 11: Rennes Conspiracy
12Chapter 12: Treaty of Amiens
13Chapter 13: Pierre Augereau
14Chapter 14: The Execution of the duc d'Enghien
15Chapter 15: Napoleon Crowned Emperor
16Chapter 16: Jellachich and News of Trafalgar
17Chapter 17: Lannes and Murat at the Danube
18Chapter 18: Inferno at Hollabrunn
19Chapter 19: Battle of Austerlitz
20Chapter 20: Peace of Pressburg
21Chapter 21: Battle of Saalfeld
22Chapter 22: Jena–Auerstädt
23Chapter 23: Bernadotte at Lübeck
24Chapter 24: Battle of Eylau
25Chapter 25: The 14th Regiment of Line at Eylau
26Chapter 26: The Battle of Friedland
27Chapter 27: Package for Josephine in 1807: Napoleon at His Peak
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