France Conscription Decree Aims To Defeat Britain Russia Prussia
In a Berlin decree dated November 21 1806 Emperor and a minister announce conscription for 1807 to press for general peace. They argue only a peace with no power claiming supremacy, restoring colonies to their mother country, and securing trade. The call urges French fathers and sons to arms to defend gains and troops will march on enemy capitals and battlefields.
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England
Russia
Prussia
France
Berlin
Napoleon proposes grand monument to Grand Army in Paris
Imperial decree from December 2 1806 orders a massive Paris monument on Magdalene foundation to honor the Grand Army. Plans include marble tablets naming soldiers by corps and regiment who fought at Ulm Austerlitz and Jena, gold and silver inscriptions, bas reliefs of regimental colonels, marble statues of marshals, and displays of captured standards. Annually on Austerlitz and Jena anniversaries ceremonies with music prizes, and a gold medal prize for best commemorative piece. Commission to choose the plan with a strict cost cap and a May 1809 completion target.
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Paris
Napoleon
Ulm
Austerlitz
Jena
Grand Army
Magdalaine
Letter from Kosciuszko to the Poles urges unity and liberty
Kosciuszko calls Poles to unite under Napoleon with French support, presenting Europe as shaken by genius and urging Poles to reclaim freedom. He speaks of shared blood, language, and misfortune, and vows to break fetters and restore the fatherland with renewed hope.
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Poland
Kosciuszko
Frederick
Napoleon
Europe
France
War council condemns General Mack to death in Vienna
From Vienna on December 8 the council of war condemned General Mack to death with the Emperor’s approval reportedly. The judgment against Prince D Anelfperg ordered perpetual confinement and confiscation of estates. The report notes ongoing Coalition victories against France and strategic shifts in Europe.
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Council of War
Mack
D’aneffperg
Napoleon decree funds a monument endowment and care plan
The decree orders construction and endowment for a monument with one hundred thousand francs reserved for rents and inscriptions. The grand council of the Legion of Honor will oversee preservation and annual expenses, with the minister of the interior and the intendant of estates executing the decree. Poland referenced in rallying remarks about future prosperity under Napoleon.
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Grand Council of the Legion of Honor
Interior
Napoleon
Poland
Warsaw in 1812 as ice forms on the Vistula and French advance continues
The Vistula begins to ice over making bridge repairs unlikely for weeks. Davout moves to the opposite riverbank with his headquarters while Benigsen appears to retreat. Warsaw clergy honor the grand duke of Berg as Jews seek a deputation to Paris ahead of imperial decisions.
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Vistula
Seine
Paris
Bug
Narew
Marshal Davoutt
Benigsen
Pultusk
Warsaw
Berg
Independence of Poland Declares Armed Support for Dombrowski
From Liverpool at December 31 the report notes Polish efforts under General Dombrowski to unite forces for Poland’s liberation. It cites promises of recruits clothing and pay, with French troops and Polish Legion movements noted as 80,000 already in Poland and 50,000 en route. Russians hold the Vistula front at Kamaniec as French forces cross.
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Stralsund
Louis Bonaparte
Holland
Poland
Murat
Austria
Bohemia
Galicia
Glougau
Wertemburg
Vandamme
Garriison
France
Jacobi
Presfin
England
Ger. Dombrowki
Napoleon
Dombrowscki
M. Sukilericki
Commissariat of
Posen
Vistula
Kamaniec
Frankfort
Escape Plot in Gravesend Framed by Stranger at Downing Street
The letter alleges a foreign visitor landed at Gravesend without a passport and sought to recruit the minister to kill the French chief. The stranger claimed to have acquired a house at Puffy to carry out the assassination plan, presenting a detestable project and seeking implicit aid.
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Downing-Street
Gravesend
Pasis
Puffy
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