Bernadotte: The First Phase, 1763-1799 is a biography written by Dunbar Plunket Barton and published in 1914. The book tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a French soldier who rose to become a Marshal of France and later the Crown Prince of Sweden. The first phase of Bernadotte's life is covered in detail, from his birth in 1763 to his early military career, his marriage, and his eventual appointment as Marshal of France by Napoleon Bonaparte...