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Cartoon showing Napoleon I stepping down from throne into a marsh filled with frogs; in his left hand he holds a long pike with a liberty cap on top at which he is looking.
DeVinck, 9541
Purchase; S. Emmering; 1985; (DLC/PP-1985:431).
Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, France. Died: May 5, 1821, in exile on the island of Saint Helena. He became the first emperor of France. His drive for military expansion changed the world.
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01/01/1815
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Library of Congress
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