{"product_id":"9781780227511","title":"The Fall of Toulon: The Royal Navy and the Royalist Last Stand Against the French Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tragic story of the last Royalist attempt to overthrow the French revolution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending this to be the springboard for a full-scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce led by the British, and including Spanish, Austrian and Italian forces, landed in the city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the Royalists' hopes were dashed: the Revolutionaries reacted with great speed and violence. Instead of striking into France, the Royalists and their foreign allies were besieged in Toulon. Among the Republican forces was a young artillery officer who soon made a name for himself: Napoleon Bonaparte. The stage was set for tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard Ireland's popular and accessible account of the fall of Toulon brings to life a savage episode in European history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Group, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135370248432,"sku":"9781780227511","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780227511_p0.jpg?v=1763711481","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780227511","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}