Napoleon S Shield Guardian

Author : Edward Ryan
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781853675539

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Napoleon's Shield & Guardian by Edward Ryan Pdf

This outstanding biography is the story of courage. It charts the career of a superbly brave cavalryman against the rise and fall of his imperial master. Pierre Daumesnil was a loyal follower of Napoleon during his rise and his fall. Enlisting as a private soldier in 1793, he was caught up in the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars, surviving campaign after campaign and emerging as a much-decorated general and Baron of the Empire. It was a meteoric rise but one earned through hard fighting, bravery and indefatigable courage. Daumesnil accompanied Napoleon as an officer of his chasseurs and his service record reflects his years of experience on the field of battle. Daumesnil joined the French Army as a private in 1793 and was serving in Napoleon's Guides in 1797. He served in Egypt in 1798, charged at Marengo in 1800, fought at Austerlitz and Eylau, campaigned in Spain and saw action in Wagram. Terribly wounded at that battle, losing a leg, Daumesnil became governor of the fortress of Vincennes. It was here that he played his most celebrated role in the wars of Napoleon by refusing to surrender the fortress to the Allies in 1814 and again in 1815. Daumesnil's life was an adventure and one which typifies the dash, colour and verve of this astonishing period. This biography, by a leading author, will appeal to Napoleonic enthusiasts and those interested in the life and times of Napoleon's elite cavalrymen.

Author : Edward Ryan
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784380137

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Napoleon's Shield & Guardian by Edward Ryan Pdf

This outstanding biography is the story of courage. It charts the career of a superbly brave cavalryman against the rise and fall of his imperial master. Pierre Daumesnil was a loyal follower of Napoleon during his rise and his fall. Enlisting as a private soldier in 1793, he was caught up in the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars, surviving campaign after campaign and emerging as a much-decorated general and Baron of the Empire. It was a meteoric rise but one earned through hard fighting, bravery and indefatigable courage. Daumesnil accompanied Napoleon as an officer of his chasseurs and his service record reflects his years of experience on the field of battle. Daumesnil joined the French Army as a private in 1793 and was serving in Napoleon's Guides in 1797. He served in Egypt in 1798, charged at Marengo in 1800, fought at Austerlitz and Eylau, campaigned in Spain and saw action in Wagram. Terribly wounded at that battle, losing a leg, Daumesnil became governor of the fortress of Vincennes. It was here that he played his most celebrated role in the wars of Napoleon by refusing to surrender the fortress to the Allies in 1814 and again in 1815. Daumesnil's life was an adventure and one which typifies the dash, colour and verve of this astonishing period. This biography, by a leading author, will appeal to Napoleonic enthusiasts and those interested in the life and times of Napoleon's elite cavalrymen.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : IND:30000119273187

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Parameters by Anonim Pdf

Author : Cavalie Mercer
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781599914

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Journal of the Waterloo Campaign by Cavalie Mercer Pdf

Mercers journal is the most outstanding eyewitness account of the Waterloo campaign ever published. It is a classic of military history. This new, fully illustrated edition, featuring an extensive introduction and notes by Andrew Uffindell, one of the leading authorities on the Napoleonic Wars, contains a mass of additional material not included in the original. As the bicentenary of Waterloo approaches, this beautifully prepared, scholarly edition of Mercers work will be essential reading for anyone who wishes to know what it was really like to fight in the final, great battle against Napoleon.

Author : Peter Bubendorfer
Publisher : Peter Bubendorfer
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9798588717724

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The Real History of Austria by Peter Bubendorfer Pdf

One day when I was about 15 as I sat in my high school history class someone asked the teacher what the difference was between an Austrian and a German. “Nothing!” he snapped, “Austrians are just Germans. It’s the same thing.” I was aghast. I felt my whole world shift. How could anyone think an Austrian was a German? They were completely different, everyone knew that. Years later, after I had spent some time in Austria and got to know my family, I began to read academic books written in English about Austrian history and was astonished at how completely at variance they were with my own family’s experiences. All the books were written from an American or English academic perspective, many with a faint but perceptible undercurrent of hostility. I felt a lot of it to be factually wrong and misleading, and in some cases found the proof that that was so. I decided I had to tell Austria’s story as I saw it so I went back to original sources and started from scratch. And here it is.

Author : Kevin Kiley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015074240063

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Once There Were Titans by Kevin Kiley Pdf

This is a masterly study of generalship in Napoleons Grande Arme. Napoleon arguably had the greatest collection of military talent to ever serve one man working for him during the period 1800-15. The role of the Marshals of the Empire has been covered many times, and due credit is also given to them here; however, for the first time Kevin Kiley also examines in depth the contribution of the generals who never made that rank. Fifty-two general officers - some well known and some not - are examined using the battles they fought to illustrate just how valuable they were. From Marengo in 1800 to Ligny in 1815, both French victories and defeats are studied in meticulous detail, each chapter covering a battle fought and the generals who commanded them. Diverse source material has been consulted in the preparation of this volume, including after-action reports, memoirs and correspondence from officers including Senarmont, Eble, Drouot, Teste, Marmont, and Davout, as well as from lesser-known characters such as the artillerymen Boulart and Nol, and the Polish cavalryman Niegelewski, who led the final dash up the pass of Somosierra. Furthermore, those closest to Napoleon such as Fain and Marchand give their piece and provide invaluable information. Taken individually, this material paints a vivid picture of the Grande Arme and those who led it into fire. Taken as a whole, it provides an invaluable source and tells the remarkable story of the officers without whom Napoleon could never have achieved as much.

Author : John Murray (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Italy
ISBN : OXFORD:302261421

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Handbook for Travellers in Northern Italy by John Murray (Firm) Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Conduct of life
ISBN : HARVARD:AH3QW8

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The Guardian by Anonim Pdf

Author : Digby Smith
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784380274

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Decline and Fall of Napoleon's Empire by Digby Smith Pdf

Until now, there has been no study of the significant errors that Napoleon made himself which, though apparently trivial at the time, proved to be major factors in his downfall. Digby Smith tracks his rise to power, his stewardship of France from 180415, and his exile. He highlights his military mistakes, such as his unwillingness to appoint an effective overall supremo in the Iberian Peninsula, and the decision to invade Russia while the Spanish situation was spiralling out of control.

Author : Walter Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1839
Category : Canada
ISBN : BL:A0022912337

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Trifles from My Port-folio by Walter Henry Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1322 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Women
ISBN : MINN:31951000968054N

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Advocate and Family Guardian by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123406006

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The Journal of Military History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10711602

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The London and Paris Observer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Women
ISBN : MINN:31951000968053P

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Advocate of Moral Reform and Family Guardian by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4382 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Patents
ISBN : PSU:000065838433

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Anonim Pdf