{"product_id":"the-fall-of-toulon","title":"The Fall of Toulon","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":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787366101171,"sku":"9780304367269","price":580.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477369399780304367269.jpg?v=1762818152","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-fall-of-toulon","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}