Alarmed by France’s growing power, the Prussians now challenged Napoleon, who made short work of them. "The idea that Prussia could take the field against me by herself," he said, "seems so ...

The Origins of the German Imperial Army Bassett-Powell, well known for his earlier works on military history and uniformology, wisely opens this book with an overview of European and German history ...

This is the first comprehensive history of the campaign that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael V. Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, ...

In 1811, Tsar Alexander I, supposedly allied with Napoleon, refused to be part of the continental blockade of British goods any longer. Napoleon’s edict barring trade with Great Britain was ...

What made things worse was that at around 1:30 PM, the first of the Prussian army began to arrive. While not entirely unexpected, Napoleon's choice to lie to his army about the circumstances only ...

Napoleonic Wars Battle of Jena-Auerstedt 1806 Posted: October 21, 2024 | Last updated: October 21, 2024 Fresh from his great victory at Austerlitz, Napoleon's next campaign saw him take on Prussia ...

The meeting of the Emperor NAPOLEON and Queen ISABELLA is remarked ... If it had only been a Prussian killed!" The real misfortune of Count EULENBURG, that which will render the Bonn accident ...

With the Peninsular War still raging Napoleon made a fateful decision in 1812 when he turned his attentions east and the Grand Army began an invasion of Russia Nothing could have prepared them for ...

He shows how Prussia, the weakest of the Great Powers, led the struggle against Napoleon and his empire. By reconstructing the principal campaigns and operations in Germany, the book reveals how the ...

Fresh from his great victory at Austerlitz, Napoleon's next campaign saw him take on Prussia in the autumn of 1806. Prussia's army had been feared throughout Europe since the days of Frederick the ...