1804. October... November... December... three months in which the ruler of France completes his transition from Buonaparte to the Emperor Napoleon... the British seize three Spanish treasure ships, prompting a declaration of war from Madrid... and in India there's success for the British, continuing the downward slide of the Marathas. This is episode 52 of the Napoleonic Quarterly - covering three months in which the country of Charlemagne once again has an emperor on its throne.

[05:45] - Headline developments

[11:45] - Adam Zamoyski on the coronation of the Emperor Napoleon

[38:00] - David Andress on Britain in 1804, its seizure of Spanish treasure ships and Spain's declaration of war

[1:03:15] - Josh Provan on the Holkar War, the British in India and the end of the Second Anglo-Maratha War

Adam Zamoyski on the Napoleonic soap opera:

https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/ADAM-ZAMOYSKI-on-the-Napoleonic-soap-opera/B0G1HWMBH6

Indian soldiers and the British Empire:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/indian-soldiers-and-the-british-empire-w-ravindra-rathee/id1547058446?i=1000696386813

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