The Rise and Fall of the Emperor Maximilian, a Narrative of the Mexican Empire, 1861-7, with the Imperial Correspondence, Tr. by G. H. Venables
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The Rise and Fall of the Emperor Maximilian, a Narrative of the Mexican Empire, 1861-7, with the Imperial Correspondence, Tr. by G. H. Venables

The Rise and Fall of the Emperor Maximilian, a Narrative of the Mexican Empire, 1861-7, with the Imperial Correspondence, Tr. by G. H. Venables


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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1868. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... reflections on maximilian'S fate. 305 chapter xxii. Termination of the French Intervention in Mexico--Reflections on the Fate of Maximilian--His Illusions and Errors--Retrospect and Final Considerations. the history of the French intervention in Mexico terminates here. The events which happened during the last three months of Maximilian's life belong to the province of Mexican history. The elect of French policy knew how to die with all the pride which befitted a descendant of Charles the Fifth. But one cannot help regretting that he had not sought a soldier's death at Queretaro, sword in hand. A conqueror, vanquished by fortune, falls with more dignity by the hand of an enemy on the field of battle, than under the sentence of a court-martial. We cannot help thinking that Maximilian, led on to his death by a guilty faction, never ceased to hope for a peaceful issue. It was a fixed idea with him to give up the authority with which he thought he was invested into the hands of Juarez, whom he had invited to a solemn compact; this testifies how far his illusions carried him. It would be difficult in any other way to explain the conduct of the young sovereign. If he had intended to plunge into the contest, and strike a last blow for the monarchy, he would hardly have quitted the capital, which was prepared to resist any attack, and have secluded himself in an unfortified town, commanded" by x strong positions all round it. He would hardly have left behind him at Mexico 500 faithful Hungarians, whose bodies would have been a rampart round him in the day of battle--whose sabres would have cleared a safe passage for him down to the sea. Notwithstanding his state of prostration from grief and fever, he should have resolutely grasped the sword of the Hapsburgs which in hi...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781150790195
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 108
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1150790199
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 209 gr


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