#18th brumaire

[empirearchives]

So Roustam wasn’t told about the 18 Brumaire thing ahead of time. He was told that Napoleon and Duroc “went on a walk” in Paris and then randomly both got murdered 😭😭 Apparently Josephine even pretended(?) to pass out on the sofa. So Roustam gets told this and he starts sobbing and everyone else was really upset because they all thought Napoleon and Duroc were dead. Then later he sees Napoleon randomly show up on a horse and he’s still alive. So everyone who had been crying then starts celebrating like hooray you’re not dead… lmaooo

#this is from Roustam’s memoir btw #I’m crying 😂 #i kind of love Josephine very dramatically pulling off this whole scheme #Roustam Raza #Roustam #napoleon #napoleon bonaparte #Josephine #Duroc #napoleonic era #napoleonic #first french empire #french empire #napoleonic shenanigans #history #18th brumaire #18 brumaire #Brumaire

[heinrichheineee]

“Let the dead bury their dead, for thus only can it discover its own true meaning.”

— Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

#Karl Marx #The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte #Louis Bonaparte #Brumaire #18 brumaire #18th brumaire #18th brumaire of Louis Bonaparte #Marx #quotes #German literature #literature #1800s

[chicago-geniza]

Not an exaggeration to say I think about this post nearly every day of my life

#Realize now it is not like a ubiquitous meme and people give me weird looks #When I say 'you know. George Bush 18th Brumaire' #well actually George W. Bush can be seen as a Louis Napoleon figure vis-a-vis Bush Sr. lol

[mityenka]

finished gotha programme but i feel like i didn't get half of it. i need to look at some secondary sources and then skim through the text again

#same with 18th brumaire honestly 😩

[angel-of-fri-yay]

when Karl Marx wrote “Hegel remarks somewhere that all great, world-historical facts and personages occur, as it were, twice. He has forgotten to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” he was actually talking about Destiel going canon and the John/Mary prequel kiss

#spnwin #spn #Marx DID NOT fail to address destiel #stream 18th Brumaire #it’s all there

[lilliankillthisman]

I’m reading The 18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte and looked at Bonaparte’s Wikipedia page for background because I have no clue about the rest of the guy’s life, and uh

Thank you for this thoroughly neutral and unbiased description Wikipedia but I think I’m going to trust Marx on this one

#wikipedia editors try not to lionise 19th century European scumbags challenge difficulty impossible

[transmutationisms]

any recs on where to start wrt dialectical materialism? i'm working my way back into reading theory and wondered if there were some works that serve as a solid introduction to the concept that perhaps aren't overwhelmingly dense lol (will take what i can get tho)

as a general rule i don't like to just defer to marx automatically (oppose book worship, &c &c) but i do think it's worth understanding his formulation of history as a dialectical process and i think a useful text for this is the 18th brumaire because it's structured around a concrete historical case study and lets you see how the theoretical and methodological principles, sketched out in more general terms in eg the preface to capital or the german ideology or some of the paris manuscripts, can actually be applied.

[orchiectomyprincess]

the stardew valley 18th brumaire update is gonna go craaazyyy

[francebonapartiste]

Le Maréchal Berthier : Pilier de l'Empire Napoléonien

Né le 20 novembre 1753 à Versailles, Louis Alexandre Berthier est bien plus qu'un simple militaire. Sa destinée est intimement liée à celle de Napoléon Bonaparte, forgeant ainsi une alliance indéfectible au service de la France.

Dès son jeune âge, Berthier se distingue par son esprit vif et son dévouement à la patrie. Son ascension fulgurante au sein de l'armée française le mène rapidement à croiser la route du futur Empereur des Français.

Berthier participe sous les ordres de Bonaparte aux campagnes d'Italie puis d'Égypte et soutient le coup d'État du 18 Brumaire.

En tant que chef d'état-major de Napoléon, Berthier joue un rôle crucial dans la planification et l'exécution des campagnes militaires qui ont marqué l'histoire. Sa rigueur tactique et son génie organisationnel contribuent grandement aux victoires éclatantes de l'Empire, malgré son incapacité à diriger lui-même une armée.

La mort tragique de Berthier en 1815, suite à une chute mystérieuse d'une fenêtre de l'hôtel de son épouse à Bamberg, laisse un vide profond dans l'entourage de Napoléon.

Son décès précède en effet de quelques jours la bataille de Waterloo, où l'absence de cet excellent chef d'état-major se fait cruellement sentir pour l'Empereur qui dira de lui : "Nul autre n'eût pu le remplacer"

Berthier décide pourtant de suivre Louis XVIII lors de la Restauration, et adhére même au décret du Sénat qui exclut Napoléon du trône.

***

L'héritage du maréchal Berthier perdure à travers les pages de l'histoire. Son influence indélébile sur la stratégie militaire et l'administration de l'Empire demeure incontestée, faisant de lui l'un des piliers incontournables de l'épopée napoléonienne.

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Marshal Berthier: Pillar of the Napoleonic Empire

Born on November 20, 1753, in Versailles, Louis Alexandre Berthier is much more than a mere military figure. His destiny is intimately intertwined with that of Napoleon Bonaparte, thus forging an unbreakable alliance in service to France.

From a young age, Berthier distinguished himself with his sharp intellect and dedication to his homeland. His rapid ascent within the French army quickly led him to cross paths with the future Emperor of the French.

Berthier participated under Bonaparte's command in the campaigns in Italy and Egypt, and supported the coup d'état of the 18th Brumaire.As Napoleon's chief of staff, Berthier played a crucial role in the planning and execution of military campaigns that have left an indelible mark on history. His tactical rigor and organizational genius greatly contributed to the Empire's resounding victories, despite his own inability to lead an army himself.

The tragic death of Berthier in 1815, following a mysterious fall from a window of his wife's hotel in Bamberg, left a profound void in Napoleon's inner circle.Indeed, his death preceded by a few days the Battle of Waterloo, where the absence of this excellent chief of staff was keenly felt by the Emperor who said of him: "No other could have replaced him."

However, Berthier decided to follow Louis XVIII during the Restoration, and even adhered to the Senate decree which excluded Napoleon from the throne.

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The legacy of Marshal Berthier endures through the pages of history. His indelible influence on military strategy and the administration of the Empire remains unquestioned, making him one of the indispensable pillars of the Napoleonic epic.

#bonaparte #france #napoleon #napoleon bonaparte #guerre #soldats #Maréchal #Berthier #louis alexandre berthier #napoleonic wars #napoleonic era #napoleonic

[revindicatedbyhistory]

rereading the 18th brumaire of louis bonaparte and damn most communist historical analysis don´t hold up to marx lol

#it usually goes well these guys fucked up because they didnt follow up my ideology down to the single detail

[ueinra]

..In the midst of the uproar, Bossuet all at once terminated some apostrophe to Combeferre, with this date:—

‘June 18th, 1815, Waterloo.’

At this name of Waterloo, Marius, who was leaning his elbows on a table, beside a glass of water, removed his wrist from beneath his chin, and began to gaze fixedly at the audience.

‘Pardieu!’ exclaimed Courfeyrac (“Parbleu’ was falling into disuse at this period), ‘that number 18 is strange and strikes me. It is Bonaparte’s fatal number. Place Louis in front and Brumaire behind, you have the whole destiny of the man, with this significant peculiarity, that the end treads close on the heels of the commencement.’

Enjolras, who had remained mute up to that point, broke the silence and addressed this remark to Combeferre:—

‘You mean to say, the crime and the expiation.’

This word “crime” overpassed the measure of what Marius, who was already greatly agitated by the abrupt evocation of Waterloo, could accept.

Vol.III - Book.IV - Ch.V

#les miserables #les mis #les amis #Bossuet #courfeyrac #enjolras #marius #(Enlargement Of Horizon) #Adriano Minardi Illustrations #illustration

[empirearchives]

Scenes from 18-19 Brumaire

Jean-Baptiste Morret, Séance du Conseil des Cinq-Cents tenue a St Cloud le 19 brumaire an huit, 1799

C. Chardon (imprimeur), Isidore Stanislas Helman, Journée de Saint-Cloud, le 18 brumaire an 8, 9 Novembre 1799, Musée de la Révolution française

Coup d'État du 18 Brumaire dans l'Orangerie de Saint-Cloud, Domaine national de Saint-Cloud

Gravé par Le Beau d’après Naudet, Coup d'État du 18 Brumaire an VIII

Jacques Sablet, Le Dix-Neuf Brumaire

Jean Baptiste Lesueur, Coup d'Etat des 18-19 brumaire an VIII : Bonaparte menacé par les députés du Conseil des Cinq-Cents, Saint Cloud, le 10 novembre 1799

François Bouchot, Orangerie du parc de Saint-Cloud — Coup d'État des 18-19 brumaire an VIII — Le général Bonaparte au Conseil des Cinq-Cents, à Saint Cloud. 10 novembre 1799

Giacomo Aliprandi, Francisco Vieira ‘Portuense’, Napoleon entering council chamber at St. Cloud, protected by guards with fixed bayonets against daggers of council members

Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (1780-1850), The Coup of XVIII Brumaire: Bonaparte before the Council of Five Hundred

François Bouchot, Coup d’Etat du XVIII Brumaire : le général Bonaparte au conseil des Cinq-Cents à Saint-Cloud pencil, pen and brown ink and brown wash on paper (A study for the painting at the National Museum of Versailles)

#Brumaire #Napoleon #napoleonic era #napoleonic #napoleon bonaparte #18 Brumaire #18th brumaire #eighteen brumaire #eighteenth brumaire #France #history #french history #first french empire #french empire #1799 #1700s #18-19 brumaire #art #painting #drawing #french revolution #illustration #Art history #sketch

[microcosme11]

Bonaparte’s kind remarks about an Austrian general

Mack was prisoner of war in France in the year 1799. A remarkably accurate opinion of him was then delivered by Napoleon, as recorded by Bourrienne: "Mack," said the First Consul after the 18th Brumaire, "is a man of the lowest mediocrity I ever saw in my life; he is full of self-sufficiency and conceit, and believes himself equal to anything. He has no talent. I should like to see him some day opposed to one of our good generals; we should then see fine work. He is a boaster, and that is all; he is really one of the most silly men existing; and besides all that, he is unlucky."

The history of Napoleon Bonaparte, by R. H. Horne (hathitrust)

#Napoleon's blunt assessments of character #General Mack

[edwad]

Do you think any of Marx’s non-critique works (18th Brumaire for example) are useful or worthwhile?

sure, although my idea of "worthwhile" is pretty broad, extending even to works i find pretty disagreeable. sometimes it's good just to compare them theoretically or to have context for the other things he was thinking about at a particular moment. like how marxists have basically forgotten about herr vogt, which among first and second generation marxists was seen as one of his most important works etc

[28mindgames]

for different reasons in all these years i had to reread the 18th brumaire of louis bonaparte a thousand of times and i don't think there is another political essay with a writing style as beautiful as that one

#just a thought

[unwounding]

rereading the 18th Brumaire and Marx really called French peasants a "sack of potatoes" what is wrong with this nigga o;aidejw;oidjaw