Waterloo The Campaign Of 1815 Volume 2

Author : John Hussey
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784382025

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Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815, Volume 2 by John Hussey Pdf

Winner of the 2019 RUSI Duke of Wellington Medal for Military HistoryWinner of the 2017 Society for Army Historical Research Templer MedalShortlisted for Military History Monthly's "Book of the Year" AwardThe first of two groundbreaking volumes on the Waterloo campaign, this book is based upon a detailed analysis of sources old and new in four languages. It highlights the political stresses between the Allies, and their resolution; it studies the problems of feeding and paying for 250,000 Allied forces assembling in Belgium during the undeclared war, and how a strategy was thrashed out. It studies the neglected topic of how the slow and discordant Allies beyond the Rhine hampered the plans of Blcher and Wellington, thus allowing Napoleon to snatch the initiative from them. Napoleons operational plan is analyzed (and Soult's mistakes in executing it). Accounts from both sides help provide a vivid impression of the fighting on the first day, 15 June, and the volume ends with the joint battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras the next day.

Author : John Hussey
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1784382000

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Waterloo by John Hussey Pdf

The concluding volume of this work provides a fresh description of the climatic battle of Waterloo placed in the context of the whole campaign. It discusses several vexed questions: Blucher's intentions for the battle, Wellington's choice of site, his reasons for placing substantial forces at Hal, the placement of Napoleon's artillery, who authorized the French cavalry attacks, Grouchy's role on 18 and 19 June, Napoleon's own statements on the Garde's formation in the final attack, and the climactic moment when the Prussians reached Wellington's troops near la Belle Alliance. Close attention is paid to the negotiations that led to the capitulation of Paris, and subsequent French claims. The allegations of Las Cases and later historians that Napoleon's surrender to Captain Maitland of the Bellerophon amounted to entrapment are also examined. After a survey of the peace settlement of 1815, the book concludes with a masterly chapter reviewing the whole story of the 1815 campaign.

Author : William Siborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
ISBN : HARVARD:32044022702583

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The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 by William Siborne Pdf

Author : Cavalié Mercer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Waterloo, Battle of, 1815
ISBN : HARVARD:HWP2GY

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Journal of the Waterloo Campaign by Cavalié Mercer Pdf

Author : John Hussey
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784381981

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Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815, Volume 1 by John Hussey Pdf

This, the fourth volume in Andrew Field's highly praised study of the Waterloo campaign from the French perspective, depicts in vivid detail the often neglected final phase the rout and retreat of Napoleon's army. The text is based exclusively on French eyewitness accounts which give an inside view of the immediate aftermath of the battle and carry the story through to the army's disbandment in late 1815. Many French officers and soldiers wrote more about the retreat than they did about the catastrophe of Waterloo itself. Their recollections give a fascinating insight to the psyche of the French soldier. They also provide a firsthand record of their experiences and the range of their reactions, from those who deserted the colors and made their way home, to those who continued to serve faithfully when all was lost. Napoleons own flight from Waterloo is an essential part of the narrative, but the main emphasis is on the fate of the beaten French army as it was experienced by eyewitnesses who lived through the last days of the campaign.

Author : John Hussey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1784384941

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Waterloo: the Campaign Of 1815 by John Hussey Pdf

The first of two ground-breaking, prize-winning volumes on the Waterloo campaign, this book is based upon a detailed analysis of sources old and new in four languages.

Author : C. W. Robinson
Publisher : Leonaur Limited
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1782825991

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Wellington's Campaigns by C. W. Robinson Pdf

A Leonaur Original--never before available in this form The Duke of Wellington is widely regarded as one of the finest British generals, and there are many books about his most famous campaigns during the Peninsular War in Portugal and Spain against Napoleon's French army. Accounts of Wellington's victory in 1815 at Waterloo, which brought about the final downfall of the emperor are, if anything, more numerous, such is the interest in the great captains who faced each other in the most renowned battle in world history. Leonaur has published many histories and personal accounts of those who fought in these campaigns, and although our two linked volumes by C. W. Robinson concern Wellington in the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaign respectively, they are quite different to most other books on the subject. In these books, originally intended for military students, and now of equal value to war-gamers, the campaigns are described from the perspective of the tactical choices and options open to the antagonists. The potential consequences, and the outcomes which may have arisen, had the choices that were made been from these other options are also discussed. These books therefore provide fascinating insights into the business of command, set against campaigns that are familiar and of abiding interest to military history students. Each volume contains maps and illustrations that did not appear in the texts when originally published in different form. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.

Author : Peter Hofschröer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000087124248

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1815, the Waterloo Campaign : the German Victory by Peter Hofschröer Pdf

-- Demonstrates the decisive German contribution to victory at Waterloo -- Unpublished German eyewitness accounts and regimental reports -- Covers the battles of Waterloo, Wavre and the taking of Paris Peter Hofschroer, in this second volume of his masterly study of 1815, challenges the accepted version of events at the battle of Waterloo. He demonstrates convincingly that Allied victory was due not to steadfast British infantry repelling the French, but to the timely arrival of Prussian troops who stole victory from Napoleon and sealed the fate of the last Grande Armee. Drawing on previously unpublished accounts, Hofschroer gives not only the Prussian perspective of their march to Waterloo and decisive attack on Napoleon's flank, but also details of the actions fought by some of the 25,000 Germans in Wellington's 'British' army -- more than a third of the Duke's force. A gripping narrative of astonishing detail captures such key episodes of Waterloo as La Haye Sainte, Papelotte, Hougoumont and the Prussian struggle with the Imperial Guard for Plancenoit. In addition, Hofschroer examines the battle at Wavre, the Allied offensive into France, the taking of Paris and the sieges across northern France. 1815: The Waterloo Campaign-The German Victory is a definitive work on an epic confrontation by one of today's leading military writers.

Author : Captain William Siborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1139410695

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History of the War in France and Belgium, in 1815 by Captain William Siborne Pdf

Author : General Alexander Cavalié Mercer
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781908692320

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Journal of the Waterloo Campaign (kept throughout the campaign of 1815) by General Alexander Cavalié Mercer Pdf

Without doubt, one of the finest accounts of a participant of the Waterloo campaign. Mercer was famously in charge of "G" troop RHA during the campaign, and from the journal he kept at the time, he formed this book. It is written with a jaunty air more often seen in the writings of French cavalry officers memoirs, a certain irreverence to rank and custom (his description of the Duc de Berri is particularly cutting) and a keen eye for detail and the anecdote. This edition is the second volume of a two volume series as originally published. Having been stationed in Belgium for over a month during which time he offers a number of telling remarks on the country and its inhabitants, and their enthusiasm for the conflict, his troop arrived belatedly at the battle of Quatre Bars on the 16th June 1815 as the fighting died down. He was involved in covering the retreat of the Allied forces northward to Waterloo on the 17th. During this retreat Mercer sights Napoleon riding with the vanguard of his advanced forces, as he struggles to cover his retreating comrades, in a moment he refers to as "sublime". During the battle on the 18th his troop is in the thick of the fighting, during which time Mercer's account leaves no detail out, apart from his disobeying Wellington's order to avoid counter-battery fire. As the battle rolls on the magnificent and yet foolhardy charges of the massed French cavalry are recounted with their brave but ultimately futile attempt to break the squares on the ridge, Mercer and his troop pour fire into the horsemen mercilessly. As the Armée du Nord recoils from its final attack in disarray, Mercer is ordered with his men to follow up the retreating hordes, he replies to his superior "How?" as the charnel house surrounding his position contains the dead and dying horses needed to pull his guns. Essential reading. Author - General Alexander Cavalié Mercer (1783-1868)

Author : William Siborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1904
Category : Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
ISBN : OCLC:12813349

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The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 by William Siborne Pdf

Author : Cavalie Mercer
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1289551073

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Journal of the Waterloo Campaign by Cavalie Mercer Pdf

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Author : John Franklin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472803689

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Waterloo 1815 (2) by John Franklin Pdf

This title represents the second instalment of the captivating study of the Waterloo campaign, one of the defining events in European history. In particular it focuses on the desperate struggle for Ligny, which saw the Prussians pushed back by the French Army after heavy fighting in what was to be Napoleon's last battlefield victory. With Wellington unable to assist his Prussian allies in time, the Prussian centre was overwhelmed as night began to fall, although the flanks were able to retreat in some semblance of order. Stunning illustrations augment the drama of the fighting in this area while considerable new research drawn from unpublished first-hand accounts provide a detailed and engaging resource for all aspects of the battle.

Author : Cavalié Mercer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
ISBN : NYPL:33433075890396

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Journal of the Waterloo Campaign, Kept Throughout the Campaign of 1815 by the Late General Cavalié Mercer,... by Cavalié Mercer Pdf

Author : Albert A. Nofi
Publisher : Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1993-08-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015055083805

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Waterloo Campaign by Albert A. Nofi Pdf

Albert Nofi has used his many years of research to produce an account of the battle of Waterloo that has all the grandeur and military detail one could want, but which never loses its interest in individual human experience. Here Napoleon rides forward to take personal command of a small detachment of French Marines to fight his way across the Sambre river on the way to Waterloo. Hanoverian exiles who have been fighting Napoleon for a decade under English command are surrounded and wiped out in a classic "last stand" at the hour of victory. The Waterloo Campaign also covers the death of the Duke of Brunswick, the reconciliation of Napoleon and his estranged brother Jerome in the crucible of battle, and the tragic loss and miraculous delivery of many ordinary people.In addition to its popular appeal, Albert Nofi's The Waterloo Campaign has found favor with the most demanding of military enthusiasts. Waterloo is a Military Book Club Main Selection in the U.S. and has been selected for a special European edition. Special features of The Waterloo Campaign include the most complete orders of battle available for the British, French and Prussian armies, a detailed comparison of artillery and musketry capabilities, sidebars profiling many of the personalities of the campaign, weather conditions for each hour of the battle and the best-informed estimates available on unit strengths and casualties, for horses as well as humans, during the campaign.New York educator Albert Nofi appeared frequently as a radio and TV military commentator during the Persian Gulf War, always balancing the grand principles of command against the individual human drama. He is the author of numerous books, including The Spanish American War 1898, The Marine Corps Book of Lists, and The War Against Hitler.