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Author | : Paul L. Dawson |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2019-12-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526749289 |
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“For anyone seeking a full understanding of the end of the Napoleonic era this book is a must read . . . [a] tour de force of research.” —Clash of Steel On the morning of 3 July 1815, the French General Rémi Joseph Isidore Exelmans, at the head of a brigade of dragoons, fired the last shots in the defense of Paris until the Franco-Prussian War sixty-five years later. Why did he do so? Traditional stories of 1815 end with Waterloo, that fateful day of 18 June, when Napoleon Bonaparte fought and lost his last battle, abdicating his throne on 22 June. But Waterloo was not the end; it was the beginning of a new and untold story. Seldom studied in French histories and virtually ignored by English writers, the French Army fought on after Waterloo. Many commanders sought to reverse that defeat—at Versailles, Sevres, Rocquencourt, and La Souffel, the last great battle and the last French victory of the Napoleonic Wars. Marshal Grouchy, much maligned, fought his army back to Paris by 29 June, with the Prussians hard on his heels. On 1 July, Vandamme, Exelmans and Marshal Davout began the defense of Paris. Davout took to the field in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris along with regiments of the Imperial Guard and battalions of National Guards. For the first time ever, using the wealth of material held in the French Army archives in Paris, along with eyewitness testimonies from those who were there, Paul Dawson brings alive the bitter and desperate fighting in defense of the French capital. The 100 Days Campaign did not end at Waterloo, it ended under the walls of Paris fifteen days later.
Author | : Beatrice de Graaf |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 519 |
Release | : 2020-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108842062 |
Download Fighting Terror after Napoleon Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Europe was forged out of the ashes of the Napoleonic wars by means of a collective fight against revolutionary terror. The Allied Council created a culture of in- and exclusion, of people that were persecuted and those who were protected, using secret police, black lists, border controls and fortifications, and financed by European capital holders.
Author | : William Siborne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 562 |
Release | : 1844 |
Genre | : Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 |
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Download History of the War in France and Belgium, in 1815 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1816 |
Genre | : Belgium |
ISBN | : |
Download Paris Revisited, in 1815, by Way of Brussels Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : John Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1816 |
Genre | : Paris (France) |
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Download Paris revisited, in 1815, by way of Brussels Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : George Croly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1817 |
Genre | : Paris (France) |
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Download Paris in 1815 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Christine Haynes |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2018-11-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674972317 |
Download Our Friends the Enemies Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Battle of Waterloo was just the beginning of a long transition to peace. Christine Haynes offers the first comprehensive history of the post-Napoleonic occupation of France. Transforming former European enemies into allies, the mission established Paris as a cosmopolitan capital and foreshadowed postwar reconstruction in the twentieth century.
Author | : Charles Esdaile |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 142 |
Release | : 2002-01-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134748124 |
Download The French Wars 1792-1815 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A highly original and critical introduction to the revolutionary and napoleonic conflicts. It illuminates the less well-known areas of the subject, such as the changing atttitude of the French people towards Napoleon, as well as providing a balanced account of the campaigns of Wellington and Napoleon. Based on current historiography, this book discusses the expansion of France, the extent to which Napoleon was responsible for this success, and the events leading up to his subsequent exile. It also provides a clear examination of each of the coalitions which fought against France.
Author | : Mike Rapport |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2013-01-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0191642517 |
Download The Napoleonic Wars: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Napoleonic Wars have an important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries they provided the stimulus for radical social and political change - particularly in Spain, Germany, and Italy - and are frequently viewed in these places as the starting point of their modern histories. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Rapport provides a brief outline of the wars, introducing the tactics, strategies, and weaponry of the time. Presented in three parts, he considers the origins and course of the wars, the ways and means in which it was fought, and the social and political legacy it has left to the world today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Paul L. Dawson |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 642 |
Release | : 2017-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1526702479 |
Download Waterloo: The Truth At Last Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
During October 2016 Paul Dawson visited French archives in Paris to continue his research surrounding the events of the Napoleonic Wars. Some of the material he examined had never been accessed by researchers or historians before, the files involved having been sealed in 1816. These seals remained unbroken until Paul was given permission to break them to read the contents.Forget what you have read about the battle on the Mont St Jean on 18 June 1815; it did not happen that way. The start of the battle was delayed because of the state of the ground not so. Marshal Ney destroyed the French cavalry in his reckless charges against the Allied infantry squares wrong. The stubborn defense of Hougoumont, the key to Wellingtons victory, where a plucky little garrison of British Guards held the farmhouse against the overwhelming force of Jerome Bonapartes division and the rest of II Corps not true. Did the Union Brigade really destroy dErlons Corps, did the Scots Greys actually attack a massed French battery, did La Haie Sainte hold out until late in the afternoon?All these and many more of the accepted stories concerning the battle are analysed through accounts (some 200 in all) previously unpublished, mainly derived through French sources, with startling conclusions. Most significantly of all is the revelation of exactly how, and why, Napoleon was defeated.Waterloo, The Truth at Last demonstrates, through details never made available to the general public before, how so much of what we think we know about the battle simply did not occur in the manner or to the degree previously believed. This book has been described as a game changer, and is certain to generate enormous interest, and will alter our previously-held perceptions forever.