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Paoli's Triumphant Return And Hidden Risks
- Pascuale Paoli returned from 22 years in exile and was immediately restored to overwhelming power and prestige in Corsica.
- His celebrity status masked how unfamiliar and changed he had become to local politics and factions.
Exile Hardened Paoli's Politics
- In exile Paoli grew more conservative and anglophile, favoring British-style reform over revolutionary upheaval.
- That shift made him more authoritarian and less forgiving toward political opponents than his earlier legend suggested.
Pamphlet Sparks Near-Lynch, Bandit Saves Them
- Napoleon and Joseph published a pamphlet denouncing the church and backed the civil constitution of the clergy.
- They nearly faced a lynch mob during a religious procession until a bandit named Trenta Coste intervened to save them.