The Napoleonic Wars The rise and fall of an empire,9781841768311

The Napoleonic Wars The rise and fall of an empire

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ISBN13: 9781841768311
ISBN10: 1841768316
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-04-27
Publisher(s): Osprey Publishing
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Summary

The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire that he had created. Napoleon's ultimate defeat was to determine the history of Europe for almost 100 years. From the frozen wastelands of Russia, through the brutal fighting in the Peninsula to the blood-soaked battlefield of Waterloo, this book tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire. This book contains material previously published as Essential Histories volumes 3, 9, 17 and 39.

Author Biography

Foreword by Bernard Cornwell, author of the bestselling ‘Sharpe’ novels. Authors Todd Fisher and Dr Gregory Fremont-Barnes are amongst the world’s leading Napoleonic scholars. Todd Fisher is the Executive Director of the Napoleonic Alliance, a founding member of the International Napoleonic Society, and Chief Executive Officer of Emperor's Press and Napoleon Journal.
Gregory Fremont-Barnes holds degrees in history from the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Chicago, and the University of Oxford. He is the author of ‘The French Revolutionary Wars ‘ (2001), and is currently co-editing the four-volume ‘Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War’.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Bernard Cornwell 7(3)
Introduction 10(5)
Chronology 15(6)
Part I: The rise of the Emperor 1805-1807
Background to war - A temporary peace
21(6)
Warring sides -The armies prepare
27(9)
The fighting - From Ulm to the Treaty of Tilsit
36(58)
Portrait of a soldier - Lannes, Marshal of France
94(4)
Portrait of a musician at war - Philippe-Rene Girault
98(7)
Part II: The empires fight back 1808-1812
Background to war - Mutiny and defiance
105(2)
Warring sides - France, Austria, Russia
107(6)
The fighting -The Austrian campaign and the march on Moscow
113(59)
Portrait of a soldier - Barclay de Tolly and Jacob Walter
172(6)
Portrait of a civilian - Louise Fusil
178(3)
How the period ended - Napoleon under pressure
181(3)
Part III: The Peninsular War 1807-1814
Background to war - Perennial foes: Britain France and Spain
184(4)
Warring sides - Opposing forces
188(7)
Outbreak - Origins of the conflict
195(5)
The fighting - A war of contrasts
200(38)
Portrait of a soldier - Private Edward Costello, 95th Rifles
238(4)
Portrait of a civilian - George Canning, British Foreign Secretary, 1807-1809
242(5)
How the war ended - Anti-climax: The campaign of 1814
247(6)
Part IV: The fall of the French empire 1813-1815
Background to war - Origins of Prussian and Russian hostility
253(6)
Warring sides - Opposing forces
259(7)
Outbreak - A bid for revenge
266(5)
The fighting - The 'War of German Liberation' and the invasion of France
271(27)
Portrait of a soldier - Captain Cavalie Mercer, Royal Horse Artillery
298(4)
Portrait of a civilian - Lord Castlereagh, British Foreign Secretary
302(4)
How the war ended - Denouement at Waterloo
306(7)
The world around war 313(8)
Conclusion and consequences 321(18)
Further reading and bibliography 339(4)
Index 343

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