May 5 marks the 197th anniversary of his death. Because of his
failure, Europe is still a work-in-progress.
Napoleon was viewed with mixed feelings by young and old European patriots--he had failed to form a European Federation, and had
abandoned republicanism for his imperial ambitions.
The young Giuseppe Cesare Abba was one of the original Thousand
who embarked from Quarto on 5 May 1860. The following is the 5 May
entry from his Diary "Da Quarto al Volturno."
http://www.amazon.com/Quarto-Volturno-Noterelle-Italian-Edition/dp/1447785959
"Strana coincidenza di date! Partiremo stasera. Chi fra quanto siamo
qui non ripensa che oggi è l'anniversario della morte di Napoleone?" [Strange coincidence of dates! We embark this evening. Who among
all of us here does not remember that today is the anniversary of
Napoleon's death.]
A "Print On Demand" version is at
http://www.amazon.com/REPRINT-Arrigo-Quarto-Volturno/dp/B004DNMF6M/
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