The Napoleonic Wars (1) The rise of the Emperor 1805–1807

by Fisher, Todd

• ISBN13: 9781841762050
• ISBN10: 1841762059
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-19
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

While Napoleon prepared his army, on the coast of France, for an invasion of England that would never come, Russia and Austria prepared to move against his rear. Napoleon turned on the allies and crushed them in one of history's greatest campaigns. The following year, he met the legendary army of Frederick the Great and annihilated it completely. The year after it was Russia's turn again, and though the northern winter was the major foe, it could not save the Tsar. The world, and warfare, would never be the same again. The Empires of Russia, Austria, Prussia and Britain were not weak. How had Napoleon done this? Why were his methods, and his army, different?

Author Biography

Todd Fisher is the Executive Director of the Napoleonic Alliance, America's most prestigious Napoleonic interest group. He is a founding member of the International Napoleonic Society. Todd Fisher has a life-long fascination with the Napoleonic period, and is Chief Executive Officer of Emperor's Press and Napoleon Journal, both of which specialize in Napoleonic history.

Table of Contents

Chronology	7	(2)
Background to war
A temporary peace	9	(6)
Warring sides
The armies prepare	15	(9)
The fighting
From Ulm to the Treaty of Tilsit	24	(58)
Portrait of a soldier
Lannes, Marshal of France	82	(4)
The world around war
Art in the Empire	86	(2)
Portrait of a musician at war
Philippe-Rene Girault	88	(4)
Conclusion and consequences	92	(1)
Further reading	93	(1)
Index	94