Historical Atlas of the Napoleonic Era

by Angus Konstam

• ISBN13: 9781585748679
• ISBN10: 1585748676
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Lyons Press

Summary

The French Revolution sent shock waves through Europe, as the continent's remaining monarchs tried to stamp out the tide of republicanism. France was surrounded by enemies but fought them off, largely through the achievements of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Republic's youngest general. Within a decade he had become Consul, First Consul, and finally Emperor, creating a new dynasty and a new order in Europe. From 1803 until 1809 he seemed unbeatable, vanquishing his foes one after another. But his invasion of Russia in 1812 proved disastrous, and he soon faced a growing coalition of enemy powers. His defeat at the Battle of Waterloo marked the close of the Napoleonic Era, but not the end of the Napoleonic legend. This marvelous, full-color book charts Napoleon's rise and fall and analyzes the weaponry and rival armies that were to transform nineteenth-century Europe. It includes over 160 superb illustrations, many of which have never previously been published, and maps that have been specially commissioned for the book.

Author Biography

ANGUS KONSTAM has written over a dozen books, including The History of Shipwrecks (page 128) and The History of Pirates (page 128). He is a scholar of maritime history, archaeology, and early European development. He was curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society Museum in Key West, Florida.

Table of Contents

Introduction--The Corsican Colossus	p. 6
A Whiff of Grapeshot: The Young Bonaparte, 1789-95	p. 8
The French Revolution	p. 10
Enemies On All Sides	p. 12
Citizen Soldiers	p. 14
Taking Toulon	p. 16
Paris--A City Divided	p. 18
General of the Republic: Italy, 1796-1798	p. 20
The Army of Italy, 1796	p. 22
Bonaparte's First Campaign	p. 24
The Austrian Army, 1796-1815	p. 26
The Bridge at Lodi	p. 28
Castiglione: On the Defensive	p. 30
Arcola: Sidestep and Thrust	p. 32
Rivoli: The Battle for Italy	p. 34
The New Alexander: Egypt, 1798-1800	p. 36
Nelson and the British Navy	p. 38
Battle of the Pyramids	p. 40
Battle of the Nile	p. 42
Death and Failure at Acre	p. 44
Bonaparte as First Consul	p. 46
Battle of Marengo	p. 48
War of the Three Emperors: The Austerlitz Campaign, 1805	p. 50
Emperor Napoleon	p. 52
The Grande Armee	p. 54
Invasion of England	p. 56
Expecting Every Man to do His Duty	p. 58
The Strategic Situation in 1805	p. 60
Maneuver at Ulm	p. 62
Battle of Austerlitz	p. 64
Master of Europe: The Campaigns of 1806-7	p. 66
The Prussian Army	p. 68
Campaigning in Prussia	p. 70
Jena-Auerstadt	p. 72
The Winter Campaign	p. 74
Battle of Eylau	p. 76
Battle of Friedland	p. 78
The Treaty of Tilsit	p. 80
The Code Napoleon	p. 82
The Changing Face of Warfare	p. 84
Crisis on the Danube: The Wagram Campaign of 1809	p. 86
Campaigning on the Danube	p. 88
The Drive on Vienna	p. 90
Aspern-Essling	p. 92
Battle of Deutsch-Wagram	p. 94
Affairs at Home	p. 96
The Spanish Ulcer: War in the Peninsula, 1807-14	p. 98
Spain in 1807	p. 100
The French Invasion	p. 102
Britain's Iron Duke	p. 104
The British Army	p. 106
Rolica to Talavera	p. 108
Defending Portugal	p. 110
The Guerrilla War	p. 112
Salamanca to Vitoria	p. 114
Over the Pyrenees	p. 116
Disaster in the Snow: The Russian Campaign, 1812	p. 118
Invasion of Russia	p. 120
The Russian Army	p. 122
Battle of Borodino	p. 124
Napoleon in Moscow	p. 126
The Retreat from Moscow	p. 128
Over the Berezina	p. 130
Napoleon at Bay: The Campaigns of National Liberation, 1813-14	p. 132
Notions of National Unity	p. 134
Battles of Lutzen and Bautzen	p. 136
Armistice	p. 138
Battle for Dresden	p. 140
Routed at Leipzig	p. 142
On the Brink of Disaster	p. 144
The 1814 Campaign	p. 146
A Gamble Outside Paris	p. 148
Abdication of an Emperor	p. 150
The Eagle and the Lion: The War of 1812	p. 152
American War in Canada	p. 154
The War at Sea	p. 156
Sacking Washington and Baltimore	p. 158
Battle of New Orleans	p. 160
One Hundred Days: The Waterloo Campaign, 1815	p. 162
Return from Elba	p. 164
The Struggle Renewed	p. 166
Skirmish at Quatre Bras	p. 168
Battles of Ligny and Wavre	p. 170
Waterloo	p. 172
End of the Napoleonic Era	p. 174
Aftermath: The Napoleonic Legacy	p. 176
Exile to St. Helena	p. 178
The Congress of Vienna	p. 180
The Death of Napoleon	p. 182
French Napoleonic Heritage	p. 184
Napoleon's Art of War	p. 186
The Rating System of Ships-of-War	p. 187
The Marshals of France	p. 188
Index	p. 190
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