"What did Americans think of the Napoleonic exiles?" Topic
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Flashman14 | 15 Dec 2017 2:01 a.m. PST |
Short and interesting: link |
14Bore | 15 Dec 2017 2:20 a.m. PST |
Yes was interesting might check out further links later |
Herkybird | 15 Dec 2017 3:07 a.m. PST |
I imagine Once a revolutionary, always a revolutionary! When you have lead, it is very hard to follow. I suspect the vast majority settled in just fine, though. |
skipper John | 15 Dec 2017 7:39 a.m. PST |
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robert piepenbrink | 15 Dec 2017 7:45 a.m. PST |
The author doesn't discuss numbers, origin or intentions. My impression was (a) darn few (b) mostly Napoleon's new aristocracy and (c) not planning on staying. I can find you Acadians--AKA Cajuns--Huguenot--Paul Revere, Francis Marion--and refugees from the French Revolution--duPonts, and the Comte d'Erletti (AKA August Derleth.) I can't name and have never heard of a single American descended Napoleonic exiles. No doubt some of them stayed, but we get some of everybody. |
Rudysnelson | 15 Dec 2017 7:52 a.m. PST |
Not a surprise. In our area of the South, they were quite common. They came in large numbers to New Orleans, Biloxi Ms and Mobile Al, which reportedly held the first Mardi Gras in the USA. They also came to Alabama to claim large areas of old Creek land just won in the War of 1812. They even established a county called Marengo. There passion was to raise grapes for making wine. Sadly many of the upper class returned to the busy New Orleans life style. The movie The Fighting Kentuckian is about this group though I am not sure it happened. This a fun movie to watch. |
Winston Smith | 15 Dec 2017 10:27 a.m. PST |
Pennsylvania went out of its way to set up a refuge for aristocratic French fleeing the Revolution and slave rebellion in Haiti. French Azilum. link Even today, it's way out in the sticks, and I can't see poofy aristos being eager to settle down and become farmers in the Endless Mountains. Or is it the Poconos? It's at least a week by carriage and boat from the hot spots in Philadelphia. Not too many took advantage of the offer. It's kind of a NEPA joke. Periodically the local tv stations will send someone out there to do a "No, really! This actually happened !" type report. I drove through there once. |
ancientsgamer | 16 Dec 2017 11:24 p.m. PST |
Mandeville, LA has many streets named after marshalls of France. Remember, we fought the U.K for part of the period, France would be preferred. |
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