Napoleonic in the context of "French emigration (1789–1815)"

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👉 Napoleonic in the context of French emigration (1789–1815)

The French emigration (1789 to 1815) refers to the mass movement of citizens from France to neighbouring countries in reaction to the instability and the upheaval caused by the French Revolution and the succeeding Napoleonic rule. Although initiated in 1789 as a peaceful effort led by the bourgeoisie to increase political equality for the Third Estate, the unprivileged majority of the French people, the revolution soon turned into a violent, popular movement. To escape political tensions and, mainly during the Reign of Terror, to save their lives, a number of individuals emigrated from France and settled in the neighbouring countries (chiefly Great Britain or Austria, Prussia or other German states) though a few also went to the Americas.

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Napoleonic in the context of Post-unification Italian brigandage

Brigandage in Southern Italy (Italian: brigantaggio) had existed in some form since ancient times. However, its origins as outlaws targeting random travellers would evolve vastly later on to become a form of a political resistance movement, especially from the 19th century onward. During the time of the Napoleonic conquest of the Kingdom of Naples, the first signs of political resistance brigandage came to public light, as the Bourbon loyalists of the country refused to accept the new Bonapartist rulers and actively fought against them until the Bourbon monarchy had been reinstated. Some claim that the word brigandage is a euphemism for what was in fact a civil war.

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