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Memoirs Of His Own Time: Including The Revolution, The Empire, And The Restoration by Lieut.-Gen. Count Mathieu Dumas. This English-language edition recounts the life and career of the French officer Count Mathieu Dumas, tracing his experiences from the French Revolution through the Napoleonic era and into the Bourbon Restoration. The narrative blends military actions with political developments, detailing his departures from Paris, evasions and exiles, service in the Legislative Assembly and the Directory, and participation in major campaigns in Italy, Germany, and Russia, including the ill-fated Russian campaign and the capitulations that marked the war’s turning points. It also covers his postwar roles in the Restoration era, his work on conscription and military administration, and his reflections on Napoleon’s genius, the fate of France, and the evolution of European politics. The work offers a panoramic, often personal, account of a soldier-statesman who witnessed and shaped nearly two decades of upheaval, while interweaving portraits of leaders such as Davoust, Ney, and Saint Cyr with broad historical context and analysis of military strategy and governance.