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Riley J. P (Jonathon P.) |
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Titolo |
Napoleon and the World War of 1813 : lessons in coalition warfighting / / J.P. Riley |
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London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-32142-X |
0-203-04481-9 |
1-299-28865-0 |
1-136-32135-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (485 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - Diplomatic history |
Wars of Liberation, 1813-1814 |
France Foreign relations 1792-1815 |
France Colonies America |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; NAPOLEON AND THE WORLD WAR OF 1813; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps and Figures; Foreword; Legend to Maps; PART ONE: COALITION AND WORLD WAR; I: INTRODUCTION; II: A NEW ORDER - THE 6TH COALITION IN EUROPE; III: NAPOLEON AS COALITION COMMANDER; IV: WORLD WAR - THE CONTINENTAL SYSTEM AND THE AMERICAS; i. The Louisiana Purchase; ii. The Continental System; iii. America; PART TWO: CENTRAL EUROPE; V: AFTER 1812 - EUROPE REARMS; i. France: The Empire at Bay; ii. A New Alliance; VI: JANUARY TO APRIL 1813; i. Allied Unity |
ii. Eugene's Delaying Operationiii. The Grand Plan; VII: THE SPRING CAMPAIGN; i. The Approach to Liitzen; ii. Liitzen - The Meeting Battle; iii. Lutzen to Bautzen, 3-19 May 1813; iv. Bautzen; v. After Bautzen; VIII: THE TEN WEEKS' TRUCE; i. Why the Truce?; ii. The Austrian Mediation; iii. The Allies; iv. Napoleon; IX: DRESDEN; i. March and Counter-march; ii. At Dresden; iii. The Battle of 26 August; iv. The Battle of 27 August; iv. After Dresden; X: CLOSING IN; i. The Defeat of Ney; ii. Lost Opportunities; iii. Behind the Elbe; XI: LEIPZIG; i. The |
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Nations Assemble |
ii. The Battles of 16 October - Wachau, Lindenau and Mockerniii. The Battle Lost; iv. The Storming of Leipzig; v. Aftermath; XII: ACROSS THE RHINE; PART THREE: SPAIN AND THE MEDITERRANEAN; XIII: IN FORTUNE'S WAY; i. The Spanish Ulcer; ii. The Allies; XIV: THE CAMPAIGN OF VITORIA; i. Surprise and Sea Power; ii. On the March; iii. The Defeat of Joseph; XV: ON THE FRONTIER; i. The Pursuit of Joseph; ii. A Dilemma; iii. The Coming of Soult; XVI: NINE DAYS IN THE PYRENEES; i. The Battles of 25 July: San Sebastian, Maya and Roncesvalles; ii. The Allied Concentration; iii. Sorauren |
iv. The Pursuit to EchalarXVII: NEWS FROM PRAGUE; i. Siege Warfare; ii. The Heights of San Marcial; iii. The Passage of the Bidassoa; XVIII: THE WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN; i. The Campaign in Catalonia; ii. Castalla; iii. Tarragona; iv. Suchet abandons Valencia; v. Bentinck's Advance to Tarragona; vi. Suchet and Soult; vii. Villafranca and the Combat of Ordal; viii.Bentinck in Sicily; XIX: UPON THE SACRED TERRITORY; PART FOUR: AMERICA; XX: MR MADISON'S WAR; i. A Matter of Marching; ii. Strange Bedfellows; XXI: THE INVASION OF THE NORTH-WEST; i. Raisin River; ii. Proctor's Counter-Offensive |
iii. MoraviantownXXII: DEARBORN'S INVASION OF THE NORTH; i. York; ii. The Invasion of the Niagara Peninsula; iii. Sackett's Harbor; iv. The Allied Counter-Attack; v. The Destruction of Buffalo; XXIII: MONTREAL AND THE ST LAWRENCE; i. Chateauguay; ii. Crysler's Farm; XXIV: THE ROAD TO GHENT; CONCLUSION; XXV: CONCLUSION: THE PARTNERSHIP OF UNEOUALS; i. The Politics of Coalition; ii. Allied Command; iii. Fighting Coalition War; Chronology of 1813; Bibliography; Index of Persons |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This analysis of the world war between Napoleon and the 6th coalition in 1813 covers operations in Europe, Spain and North America. It examines the differences between alliances and coalitions, comparing the long-term international relationships in alliances and the short-term union of coalitions. |
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