the global ramifications of this cannot be fo llowed in a biography, it does
no harm to cite the relevant publications, which are largely self
explanatory: R. Rath, The Fall of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy (N.Y.
1941); R.M. Johnston, The Napoleonic Empire in Southern Italy (1904); H.
Weil,Joachim Murat, roi de Naple s: Ia derniere annee du regne (Paris 1909);
J. Rossetti, Lord W. Bentinck and the British Occupation of Sicily,
I8I I-I82I (1956); G. Renier, Great Britain and the Establishment of the
Kingdom of Netherlands, I8IJ-I8IS (1930); Caumont de la Force,
L 'Architresorier Lebrun, gouverneur de Ia Hollande, I8IO-I8IJ (Paris
1907); C. Parkinson, War in the Eastern Seas, IJ8]-I8IS (1954); H.
Prentout, L'Ile de France sous Decaen (Paris 1901); Enrique Gandia,
Napoleon et l'independance de !'Amerique latine (Paris 1955); C. de
Sassenay, Napoleon I et Ia fondation de Ia Republique Argentine (Paris
1892). See also two articles: Pardo de Leygonier, 'NapoU:on et les
liberateurs de 1' Amerique latine', Revue de l'Institut Napoleon ( 1962)
pp.29-33 and 0. Baulny, 'La Naissance de 1' Argentine el l'entreprise
iberique de Napoleon', Revue de l'Institut Napoleon (1970) pp.1 69-8o.
CHAPTER TWENTY -SIX
Once again a mere twelve-month period produces a cascade of printed
primary sources. Particularly important are three volumes ofTalleyrand's
letters: Gaston Palewski, ed., Le Miroir de Talleyrand: Lettres inedites a Ia
duchesse de Courlande pendant le Congres de Vienne (Paris 1976); Talleyrand
intime d'apres sa correspondance avec Ia duchesse de Courlande: La
Restauration en I8I4 (Paris 1891); G. Pallin ed, Correspondance inedite du
Prince de Talleyrand et du Roi XVIII pendant le Congres de Vienne (Paris
1881). Other useful sources are M.H. Weil, ed., Les Dessous du Congres de
Vienne d'apres des documents originaux des Archives du Ministere imperial et
royal de l'interieur a Vienne, 2 vols (Paris 1917 ); Abbe de Pradt, Recit
historique sur Ia restauration de Ia royaute en France, le 3 I mars I 8I 4 (Paris
1822) John Scott, A Visit to Paris in I8I4 (1816); C.K. Webster, ed,
British Diplomacy, I8IJ-I8IS: Select Documents dealing with the Recon
struction of Europe (1921); Auguste de La Garde-Chambonas, Souvenirs du
Congres de Vienne, I8I4-I8IS (Paris 18zo); Dorothee de Courlande,
Souvenirs de Ia duchesse de Dino (Paris 1908).
The Allies' choice of Elba as the locale fo r the Emperor's exile is dealt
with in the fo llowing works: C. Buckland, Metternich and the British
Government (1932); Harold Nicolson, The Congress of Vienna (1946); Dara
Olivier, Alexandre ur: Prince des Illusions (Paris 1973); Francis Ley,
Alexandre fer et sa Sainte-Alliance, I8I I-I82S (Paris 1975); C.K.