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Written by an experienced author and expert in the field, W ars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815 provides a thorough re-examination of the crucial period in the history of France for students of history and military studies. Based on extensive research, and including twenty detailed maps, this study is unique in its focus on the wars of the both the French Revolution and Napoleon. Owen Connelly expertly analyzes them both to provide a broader context for warfare. Examining the causes of the Wars, and how the practices of warfare during this period were to influence mode of combat throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Connelly also establishes trends discernable in the first and second world wars and examines key issues including: - the impact of the population explosion on armies and war - the legacy of the ancient regime impact on revolutionary armies - the impact of the Revolution on leadership, strategy, organization and weaponry - Was Napoleon's leadership style unique, or could another have played his role? - contributions from the governments of the early Revolution, the Terror, the Directory and the Napoleonic regime - What did twenty-three successive years of war accomplish? - Was this ear a turning point in the history of warfare?

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Author:   Owen S. Connelly
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781857286984

ISBN 10:   1857286987
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 October 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION; I THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: The French Military and Its Enemies/ The Revolution Begins; II THE REVOLUTION AND WAR. First Campaigns: 1789-1793; III THE TERROR: Politics and Army Reform; 1793-1794; IV THE TERROR AND WAR, July 1793-July 1794; V THE GOVERNMENT OF THERMIDOR AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DIRECTORY, July 1794-October 1795; VI WAR IN ITALY AND GERMANY; 1796-1797; VII EGYPT AND THE COUP D'AeTAT DE BRUMAIRE; 1798-1799; VIII MARENGO AND THE GRANDE ARMAeE (1800-1805); IX SUBDUING THE EUROPEAN POWERS: Austerlitz-Jena-Auerstadt- Friedland; 1805-1807; X - THAT MISERABLE SPANISH AFFAIR : THE PENINSULAR WAR; 1808-1813; XI THE WAGRAM CAMPAIGN; 1809; XII THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN; 1812; XIII CAMPAIGNS OF GERMANY AND FRANCE; 1813-1814; XIV THE HUNDRED DAYS AND WATERLOO; 1815; XV CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY

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