Russian newspaper in Janet Hartley, 'Russia and Napoleon: State, Society and the Nation', in Michael Rowe (ed.), Collaboration and Resistance in Napoleonic Europe: State-Formation in an Age of Upheaval, c.1800–1815 (2003), 192.
... in annexing Norway either by negotiations with Denmark or by rendering military assistance.18 The treaty had immediate consequences as well, as it secured Russia's northern frontiers and freed up military forces deployed in Finland.
Holmes relives Napoleon's life and times in this extraordinary period by examining letters, military maps, reports, proclamations, ship's logs and coded messages, which were previously filed away or exhibited in archives in Europe.
Duffy, Austerlitz, p. 54. By 1 November, French estimates of Austrian losses totalled 64 300 men. See Colin and Alombert, Campagne, IV, pp. 399– 401. 32. For dispositions of La Grande Armée at this juncture consult Colin and Alombert, ...
Russia and the Napoleonic Wars brings together significant and new research from Russian and non-Russian historians and their work demonstrates the importance of this period both for Russia and for all of Europe.
Offering a detailed analysis of the tactics, this book is studded with period 'battle descriptions' quoted from eye-witness accounts, creating a comprehensive guide to the Light and Rifles units of Wellington's Light Division.
The impact of the conflict on aspects of life and culture within Napoleon's Empire is exposed in fascinating detail in this unique approach to the history of the Napoleonic Wars.
Author Gunther E. Rothenberg describes how Napoleon transformed interstate warfare into a system of relentless conquest, creating a military superpower on a scale not seen since the Roman Empire.
The Napoleonic Wars saw almost two decades of brutal fighting, from the frozen wastelands of Russia to the wildness of the Peninsula; from Egypt's Lower Nile to the bloody battlefield...
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