Excerpt from Memoirs of Simon Bolivar, Vol. 1 of 2: President Liberator of the Republic of Colombia; And of His Principal Generals; Comprising a Secret History of the Revolution, and the Events Which Preceded It, From 1807 to the Present Time The author of these Memoirs has been constantly attached to the cause of liberty in both hemispheres. He served in France during the whole time of the French revolution, and was, after the year 1800, attached to the staff of Napoleon Bonaparte. Attracted by the sacred cause of the Spanish Americans, he proceeded to Car-thagena, where the government offered him service, and conferred on him the highest military rank in its power to grant, that of Gefe de Brigada (Chief of Brigade.) He had the fortune to be commander-in-chief of the forts of Boca Chica. What other service he rendered in Colombia, will be related in the course of these Memoirs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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