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The Napoleonic Wars (4) by Gregory Fremont-Barnes

The Napoleonic Wars (4)

The Fall of the French Empire 1813-1815

Gregory Fremont-Barnes

Osprey · Print & ebook · October 18, 2002

This volume covers Napoleon's gradual fall from power, beginning in the spring of 1813, when France prepared to face the vengeance of Russia and Prussia. quickly raising new armies composed of inexperienced conscripts and invalided veterans, and with a critical shortage of cavalry, Napoleon resolved to preserve his empire in Germany, where he initially managed to achieve some hard-fought victories.

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Who it’s for
Trace Napoleon’s fall from power through Leipzig, abdication, and the still-to-come Battle of Waterloo.
Themes
Napoleon’s fall from power, Military campaigns in Germany and France, The end of the French Empire
Genres
Napoleonic Wars, French History, 19th-Century History

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This volume covers Napoleon's gradual fall from power, beginning in the spring of 1813, when France prepared to face the vengeance of Russia and Prussia. quickly raising new armies composed of inexperienced conscripts and invalided veterans, and with a critical shortage of cavalry, Napoleon resolved to preserve his empire in Germany, where he initially managed to achieve some hard-fought victories.

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When at last Austria threw in her lot with the Allies and the epic Battle of Leipzig followed, Napoleon was forced to retreat across the Rhine, there to resist the onslaught on home soil. The pressure against him proved too great, and with Paris lost and his marshals refusing to fight on, no option remained but abdication. Yet his last battle, and one of the most decisive in military history, was still to come: Waterloo.

Leipzig to Waterloo

Trace Napoleon’s fall from power through Leipzig, abdication, and the still-to-come Battle of Waterloo.

Come here for

  • Napoleon’s hard-fought victories in Germany
  • The retreat across the Rhine and resistance in France

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  • Campaigns beginning in spring 1813
  • A chronological arc from Germany to Waterloo

Where it sits

Napoleonic Wars100%
19th-Century History63%
French History58%

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Publisher categories

  • French History
  • Napoleonic Wars
Authors
Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher
Osprey
Published
October 18, 2002
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Napoleon’s fall from power · Military campaigns in Germany and France · The end of the French Empire
Reading lane
French History