for the space of twelve hours he maintained his ground against an army of
Marshal Marmont put himself so forward in the heat of the battle that a
perforated by a ball. But what was to be done against overwhelming
JosephBonaparte, who authorised.html">authorised him to negotiate.
Joseph's answer is so important in reference to the events which
authorised to negotiate with Prince Schwartzenberg and the Emperor
(Signed) JOSEPH
Montmartre, 30th March 1814, 12 oclock
authority.html">authority that Marmont and Mortier ceased to make a vigorous resistance
until four in the afternoon. It was not waited for by Joseph; at a
to Marmont the authority just alluded to Joseph repaired to the Bois de
Rambouillet. The precipitate flight of Joseph astonished only those who
his staff were much dissatisfied at his alacrity on this occasion.
In these circumstances what was to be done but to save Paris, which there
Marmont when, on the evening of the 30th of March, he returned from the
for him, together with about twenty other persons, among whom were MM.
had a beard of eight days' growth; the greatcoat which covered his
foot. We considered what was best to be done, and all insisted on the
exclamation of every one about him was, "France must be saved."
and it will readily be conceived how great was the influence of two men
general wish of the Parisians, which nobody had a better opportunity of
and that France was tired of the yoke of Bonaparte. This last
The question was no longer confined to the capitulation of Paris, but a
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