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March 29, 1892
Rock Island Daily Argus
Rock Island, Rock Island County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
The estate at Camden Park, Chislehurst, where exiled Louis Napoleon lived after his 1870 capture at Sedan, is now being demolished by builders for residential plots, leaving only an obelisk memorial to his son, the Prince Imperial.
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Destruction of a Famous Estate.
After Louis Napoleon was captured with 80,000 of his army at Sedan in 1870, he was for a time imprisoned in a German fort. Later on, after the establishment of the present French republic, he lived in retirement at Camden park, Chiselhurst, which is now being devastated by the mercenary builder. The finely wooded grounds are being cut up into plots for residences. Contractors' carts pass unchallenged in and out of the once imposing gates, and the mansion itself looks a mere delusion and mockery to the passer by. There remains an obelisk erected to the memory of the prince imperial to record the time and manner of his death, and to remind the visitor that his father and mother resided for a few years in the mansion close by.-New York Ledger.
After Louis Napoleon was captured with 80,000 of his army at Sedan in 1870, he was for a time imprisoned in a German fort. Later on, after the establishment of the present French republic, he lived in retirement at Camden park, Chiselhurst, which is now being devastated by the mercenary builder. The finely wooded grounds are being cut up into plots for residences. Contractors' carts pass unchallenged in and out of the once imposing gates, and the mansion itself looks a mere delusion and mockery to the passer by. There remains an obelisk erected to the memory of the prince imperial to record the time and manner of his death, and to remind the visitor that his father and mother resided for a few years in the mansion close by.-New York Ledger.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Louis Napoleon
Sedan Capture
Camden Park
Chiselhurst
Estate Destruction
Prince Imperial
Obelisk Memorial
What entities or persons were involved?
Louis Napoleon
Prince Imperial
Where did it happen?
Camden Park, Chiselhurst
Story Details
Key Persons
Louis Napoleon
Prince Imperial
Location
Camden Park, Chiselhurst
Event Date
1870
Story Details
Louis Napoleon, captured at Sedan in 1870, retired to Camden Park, Chiselhurst after imprisonment and the French republic's establishment; the estate is now being destroyed by builders, with only an obelisk memorial to his son remaining.