. The life of Napoleon I, including new materials from the British official records . id that he traced out the plans ofthe campaign which was to culminate at Ulm andAusterlitz.^ Thequestion has often been asked whether Napoleonseriously intended the invasion of England. Certainlythe experienced seamen of England, France, and Holland,with few exceptions, declared that the flat-bottomed boatswere unseaworthy, and that a frightful disaster must ensueif they were met out at sea by our ships. When it isfurther remembered that our coasts were defended bybatteries and martello towers, that several h
. The life of Napoleon I, including new materials from the British official records . id that he traced out the plans ofthe campaign which was to culminate at Ulm andAusterlitz.^ Thequestion has often been asked whether Napoleonseriously intended the invasion of England. Certainlythe experienced seamen of England, France, and Holland,with few exceptions, declared that the flat-bottomed boatswere unseaworthy, and that a frightful disaster must ensueif they were met out at sea by our ships. When it isfurther remembered that our coasts were defended bybatteries and martello towers, that several hundreds of ^ Dupin, Voyages dans la Grande Bretagne (tome i., p. 244), whohad the facts from Daru. But, as M^neval sensibly says (Mems.,vol. i., ch. v.), it was not Napoleons habit dramatically to dictate hisplans so far in advance. Certainly, in military matters, he always kepthis imagination subservient to facts. Not until September 22nd did hemake any written of&cial notes on the final moves of his chief corps;besides, the Austrians did not cross the Inn till September
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