Napoleon’s Grand Army leaves Boulogne; end of fear of invasion in England

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

Domains

Invasion, conquest and annexation

Dates

Date of occurrence 1805-07-24

Places

France (Location)
United Kingdom (Involved)

Resources

Save to Bookshelf

On 24th July 1805 the French Grand Army began to leave the coast of the English Channel and move to the Danube to confront Austria and its allies. England was free of fears of invasion for the first time in two years.

Please log in to consult the article in its entirety. If you are a member (student of staff) of a subscribing institution (see List), you should be able to access the LE on campus directly (without the need to log in), and off-campus either via the institutional log in we offer, or via your institution's remote access facilities, or by creating a personal user account with your institutional email address. If you are not a member of a subscribing institution, you will need to purchase a personal subscription. For more information on how to subscribe as an individual user, please see under Individual Subcriptions.

41 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Napoleon’s Grand Army leaves Boulogne; end of fear of invasion in England". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 12 December 2007 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4384, accessed 19 April 2024.]

Save this article