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The Second of May 1808: The Charge of the Mamelukes by Francisco de Goya, 1814. Napoleon left Paris on April 2, 1808, and arrived at the chateau of Marracq, in Bayonne, on April 20. There he received Ferdinand and his reduced court. Upon approaching France, the pseudo-king had become reluctant to enter that country. At […]

Madrid surrenders to Napoleon. Ephemeral Reestablishment of the Situation For Napoleon, the ideal would have been to intervene immediately and in person. A fire is most easily brought under control if it is dealt with quickly. But the emperor’s first duty was to prevent the opening of a second front in Germany. That was the […]