McGill Library
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Caulaincourt’s unpublished account of the Battle of Waterloo to the restoration of Louis XVIII
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Details of the battle of Waterloo and its aftermath (including mention of the famous “sauve qui peut”). Napoleon declares abdication in favor of his son. Creation of the “Commission du Gouvernement” in wake of abdication and question of succession. Ultimately successful diplomatic pressure exerted by the Allied powers to restore the Bourbons to the throne.