Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume III
- Introduction to Volume III
- Part I The Experience of War
- Part II The Experience of Imperial Rule
- Part III War, Culture and Memory
- Part IV The Aftermath and Legacy of the Wars
- 21 Demobilisation, Veterans and Civil Society after the Empire in France
- 22 Women, the Nation and the Collective Memory of the Napoleonic Wars
- 23 Jomini, Clausewitz and the Theory of War
- 24 The Legacy of Counter-revolution: Conservative Ideology and Legitimism in France
- 25 Bonapartism
- 26 The Legacy of the Wars for the International System
- 27 The Dislocation of the Global Hispanic World
- 28 Global Empire: Britain’s Century, 1815–1914
- 29 The Napoleonic Wars and Realms of Memory in Europe
- Bibliographic Essays
- Index
25 - Bonapartism
from Part IV - The Aftermath and Legacy of the Wars
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2022
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Contributors to Volume III
- Introduction to Volume III
- Part I The Experience of War
- Part II The Experience of Imperial Rule
- Part III War, Culture and Memory
- Part IV The Aftermath and Legacy of the Wars
- 21 Demobilisation, Veterans and Civil Society after the Empire in France
- 22 Women, the Nation and the Collective Memory of the Napoleonic Wars
- 23 Jomini, Clausewitz and the Theory of War
- 24 The Legacy of Counter-revolution: Conservative Ideology and Legitimism in France
- 25 Bonapartism
- 26 The Legacy of the Wars for the International System
- 27 The Dislocation of the Global Hispanic World
- 28 Global Empire: Britain’s Century, 1815–1914
- 29 The Napoleonic Wars and Realms of Memory in Europe
- Bibliographic Essays
- Index
Summary
Bonapartism arose in response to disorders unleashed in France by incessant struggle between forces associated with the Revolution of 1789 and counter-revolutionary forces associated with the ancien régime. If they are to endure, all ‘isms’ must subsequently evolve as circumstances alter, and Bonapartism was no exception. As a political movement directed towards the acquisition or retention of power, Bonapartism began to emerge only after the first fall of Napoleon in 1814, and even then it lacked organisation and doctrinal clarity until the 1840s. While they helped prepare a receptive audience for the organisation of a distinct movement, neither the cult nor the legend of Napoleon fully constituted Bonapartism and, for that matter, they both outlived it.
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- The Cambridge History of the Napoleonic Wars , pp. 512 - 531Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022