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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Little is known of the true origins of the French adventurer Victor-Antoine-Claude Robert, Count de Paradès (1752-86). He arrived in Paris in 1778, just as the Franco-American alliance, which guaranteed French military support to the United States against Great Britain, was being signed. Paradès was determined to join the French Army, but lacking the connections to do so, offered his services as a spy. He travelled repeatedly to England, visiting ports and fortifications to gather confidential information. First published in 1791, this work provides a detailed account of Paradès' adventures and misfortune. Written while he was jailed in the Bastille, the book denounces the corruption of ministers who wrongly accused him of state treason after the failure of the 1779 Franco-Spanish 'Armada' against Plymouth. A fascinating historical document, it sheds light on the political relations between France and England during the American War of Independence.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Mémoires Secrets de Robert, Comte de Paradès, Écrits Par Lui Au Sortir de la Bastille,: Pour Servir À l'Histoire de la Dernière Guerre | Robert de Paradès | Taschenbuch | Sciences Sociales | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Französisch | 2016 | Hachette Livre - BNF | EAN 9782019554231 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Hardcover. 2 p.l., iv, vii, [9]-188 p. 22 cm. "Les uns prétendent que M. de Paradès descendoit de la maison des Paradès en Espagne, d'autres qu'il étoit bâtard d'un comte de Paradès, grand d'Espagne, mort au service de France; le plus grand nombre le fait naître d'un pâtissier de Falzbourg [nommé Richard]" -- Pref. Most authorites agree that he was a pretender to the name of Paradès.Contains an account of his successful transactions, as a spy in England, with the real causes of the failure of the expedition against Plymouth, in 1779. Very good condition, front hinge cracked and loose.

Kl.-8°. 42 S. Neuerer weinroter Halbleineneinband. Vor 1787 auf feinem Vergé gedruckt. - Berühmte und seltene vorrevolutionärer Marie-Antoinette-Satire. - Der Comte de Paradès ist (nach einem Aufenthalt in der Bastille) 1786 gestorben.