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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463104603321

Autore

Fremont-Barnes Gregory

Titolo

The French revolutionary wars / / Gregory Fremont-Barnes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-315-06376-X

1-135-97734-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (95 p. ) : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports

Collana

Essential histories

Disciplina

940.2/7

Soggetti

First Coalition, War of the, 1792-1797

Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801

Electronic books.

France History Revolution, 1789-1799

France History, Military 1789-1815

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 2001 by Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Historical rivalries : background to war -- Opposing strength : warring sides -- A clash of ideologies : outbreak -- The first and second coalitions : the fighting -- William Dillon : a midshipman in the Royal Navy : portrait of a sailor -- The impact of conflict : the world around war -- Emma Hamilton : British ambassadress at Naples : portrait of civilian -- Hohenlinden and Copenhagen : how the war ended.

Sommario/riassunto

This is an accessible guide to the French revolutionary wars with an emphasis on the people who fought and the impact on the world at large. Eyewitness accounts are used to give a "soldier's eye view" of the conflict and expose the reality of the battlefield.