With Napoleon at St Helena

John Stokoe, Alan Sutton

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FONTHILL
02 February 2016

Memoirs; History; History of other lands; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900

Nearing the end of his career as a ship surgeon, he agreed in 1817 to take a three year posting to St Helena. Stokoe set out for St Helena on HMS Conqueror in 1817. At St Helena there was discord following the Governor, Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowes controversial decision to dismiss Napoleons doctor, Barry OMara.

About this time, Napoleon asked that Mr Stokoe, who had once attended him and who he understood was returning to St Helena, might attend him again or would the Governor authorize some other English doctor to come, providing he sign similar conditions as had been accepted by Stokoe in the past. Immediately after, Mr Stokoe arrived at St Helena, was put under arrest and tried on varying counts-seven in all. The whole was found proven.

The third indictment read, That he had signed a paper purporting to be a bulletin of General Bonapartes health, and divulged the same to the General and his attendants contrary to orders, and the seventh, That he had contrary to his duty, and the character of a British Naval Officer, communicated to General Bonaparte or his attendant an infamous and calumnious imputation cast upon Lieutenant-General Sir Hudson Lowe. etc. by Barry OMeara, late surgeon in the Royal Navy (also now dismissed) implying that Sir Hudson Lowe had practiced with the said OMeara to induce him to put an end to the existence of General Bonaparte.

Stokoe, though dismissed the Navy, was put on half-pay. At Stokoes treatment Napoleon, enraged, refused the future services of British doctors. This book is Stokoes own defense, another book with damning evidence against the notorious Governor-Sir Hudson Lowe.

By: John Stokoe
Edited by: Alan Sutton
Imprint: FONTHILL
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781781554609
ISBN 10: 1781554609
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 02 February 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction to the 2016 Edition; 1 At the Outset of the Captivity; 2 Increased Restrictions Imposed upon the Emperor; 3 The Illness of The Emperor; 4 The Court Martial; 5 The End of the Drama; Transcripts of Letters Referred to in the Text.

Dr John Stokoe, (1775-1852). Stokoe set out for St Helena on HMS Conqueror in 1817. 'I thought that I should see the great man and probably have the honour of conversing with him-little did I think at that time that the honour would be so dearly purchased!' He married late in life, but was predeceased by his wife and two daughters. He died of a stroke in 1852. This edition was edited by another daughter, Edith Stokoe.

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With Napoleon at St Helena

John Stokoe, Alan Sutton

$47.99

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