| Autore |
Atteridge Andrew Hilliard
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2011
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (291 pages)
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| Disciplina |
940.274092
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
PublishingPickle Partners
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| Soggetto topico |
Military biography
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
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| ISBN |
9781908692474
1908692472
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Title page -- NOTE -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- LIST OF MAPS -- CHAPTER I -- FIRST YEARS (1769-1794) -- Ney born in a year of great men-Family and birthplace-Education -Legal studies-Employed in the iron industry-Enlists in the hussars-First promotion to non-commissioned rank-A duel-Beginning of the Revolutionary Wars-Serves in campaign of Valmy-Promoted suSelected as his staff officer. -- CHAPTER II -- IN BELGIUM AND THE RHINELAND-NEY A BRIGADIER-GENERAL (1794-1798) -- Promoted major for brilliant conduct in the field-Generous treatment of Royalist prisoners-Siege of Maestricht-Capture of Austrian convoys-Promoted "chef-de-brigade" (colonel)-Partisan warfare -Surprise of Werneck's convoys-Siege of Mayence-Ney wounded -RAppointed to command a brigade of the " Army of England " at Amiens. -- CHAPTER III -- NEY, GENERAL OF DIVISION (1798-1799) -- Army of England" broken up-Command at Abbeville-Command at Homburg-War with Austria-Capture of Mannheim-Promoted to rank of General of Division-Siege of Philippsburg-Given command of Masséna's cavalry-Ney's instructions to his officers-Command under LecoNey's difficulties. -- CHAPTER IV -- COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF ON THE RHINE (1799) -- Defeats of the Republican Armies-Ney's operations-Weak policy of Müller-Retirement of the Army of the Rhine-Loss of Mannheim-Müller recalled-Ney appointed to the temporary Command-in-Chief of the Army of the Rhine-Reorganizes the army-Re-crosses the river Lecourbe appointed Commander-in-chief of the Army of the Rhine. -- CHAPTER V -- THE BEGINNING OF THE YEARS OF VICTORY -- Return of Bonaparte from Egypt-News of the coup d'état of Brumaire-Lecourbe gives Ney the command of his advanced guard division-Ney's march on the Neckar-The Austrians reinforced-Lecourbe retires again across the Rhine-Ney's leave of absence-La Petite MaFighting near Sigmaringen and Biberach. -- CHAPTER VI.
MOREAU'S DANUBE CAMPAIGN-HOHENLINDEN (1800-1801) -- Connexion of Moreau's operations with Bonaparte's Italian campaign-Ney's victory on the Iller-News of Marengo-Austrian retreat from Ulm-Fighting along the Danube-Blockade of Ingoldstadt-Ney against Ney-Armistice-Ney returns to La Petite Malgrange on leave Ney returns to La Petite Malgrange. -- CHAPTER VII -- NEY MEETS BONAPARTE-MARRIAGE-MISSION TO SWITZERLAND (1801-1804) -- A long holiday-Visit to Paris-Presented to the First Consul Bonaparte -Appointed Inspector-General of Cavalry-Project of serving in San Domingo-Gives up the idea-Courtship and marriage-Mission to Switzerland-Directs the French intervention-Disarms the ConRecalled to take command of an Army Corps in the Camp of Boulogne. -- CHAPTER VIII -- THE CAMP OF BOULOGNE-THE COMING OF THE EMPIRE (1804-1805) -- Ney's last meeting with Moreau-The Camp of Boulogne-Ney in command of the 6th Corps at Montreuil-Life in the camps-Madame Ney at Montreuil - A scare-Royalist conspiracies - Proclamation of the Empire-Ney a Marshal of France-Napoleon at Boulogne-Ney in ParThe "Army of England" becomes the "Grand Army" and marches against Austria. -- CHAPTER IX -- THE CAMPAIGN OF ULM AND AUSTERLITZ (1805) -- The new coalition-Mack's advance to Ulm-Napoleon's plans-March of the Grand Army across the Rhine-Details of Ney's corps-Advance on Ulm-Ney's victory at Gunzburg-Dispute with Murat -Mack's success at Haslach-Ney's victory at Elchingen-Given the title of DThe peace of Pressburg. -- CHAPTER X -- JENA, EYLAU, AND FRIEDLAND (1806-1807) -- War with Prussia-Details of Ney's command-Outline of the campaign -March of Ney's corps-His characteristics as a commander-Loose methods of staff service in the Grand Army-Jena-Ney sent to support Murat in the pursuit-Capture of Erfurt-Siege and surrenderTreaty of Tilsit. -- CHAPTER XI.
Honours paid to Ney by Louis XVIII-Peer of France-Errors of the reactionary Royalists-Ney offended at the treatment of his wife at court-Retires to Coudreaux-Suddenly ordered in March, 1815, to go to Besançon and take command there-Arrives in Paris-Hears Meeting with Napoleon. -- CHAPTER XVII -- THE HUNDRED DAYS-QUATRE BRAS AND WATERLOO (1815) -- Ney " no longer the same man "-Napoleon's distrust-Tour of inspection-Return to Paris-Unfortunate speech to Napoleon-Left unemployed-Retires to Coudreaux-Present at the Champ de Mai-Made a member of the Chamber of Peers-Discouraging meeting with the EmperEnd of the battle. -- CHAPTER XVIII -- AFTER WATERLOO-THE COURT MARTIAL AND THE TRIAL BEFORE THE PEERS (1815) -- Flight from Waterloo-Reaches Paris-Interview with Fouché-Speech in the Chamber of Peers-Menacing proclamation of Louis XVIII-The Convention of Paris-Preparations for flight to New Orleans-Goes to Lyons-Then St. Alban-Ney on the list of the proscribed-TakeNey found guilty of treason and condemned to death. -- CHAPTER XIX -- THE TRAGEDY OF THE LUXEMBOURG (1815) -- Ney and his counsel in his prison room in the Luxembourg-Farewells-How Ney spent his last evening-News of the judgment spreads through Paris about midnight-Madame Ney hears of it-Efforts to see her husband-Ney awakened in the night to hear his sentence-ArThe national "act of reparation " to his memory.
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Famous land fights : a popular sketch of the history of land warfare / / Andrew Hilliard Atteridge
