| Autore |
Maude C.B., late R.E., Colonel Frederic Natusch
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2011
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (184 pages)
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| Disciplina |
940.27343
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
PublishingPickle Partners
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| Collana |
The Special Campaigns Series
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| Soggetto topico |
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
Tactics
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| ISBN |
9781908902108
1908902108
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Title page -- INTRODUCTION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS -- CHAPTER I -- THE PRUSSIAN ARMY IN 1813 -- Fundamental Conception of Strategy -- Frederick the Great's Oblique Order -- The Échelon Attack -- Cause of the Prussian Decline -- System of Recruiting -- Revolutionary Propaganda in Prussia -- Causes of Defeats of the Allies -- Frederick the Great's Speech. -- Composition of Army at Jena -- Defects of Division Organization -- Battle of Jena -- Reorganization after Jena. -- CHAPTER II -- THE FRENCH ARMY IN 1813 -- Jourdan's law of Conscription -- Composition of Grand Army, 1812 -- The "Cohorts -- Training of the new Army. -- Tactical Evolution -- Growth of the Army Corps -- Napoleon's Military Education -- The Italian Campaigns -- The Ulm Campaign -- The Jena Campaign -- Napoleon's Battle Tactics -- CHAPTER III -- THE PROLOGUE OF THE WAR -- Convention of Tauroggen -- Character of King of Prussia -- The King leaves Berlin -- Difficulties of Prussian Reorganization -- Scharnhorst's Plan for a Landwehr -- English Subsidies -- The Russians -- The Grand Army -- Viceroy's return from Berlin -- Napoleon's Comments -- Napoleon on the Defence of the Elbe -- Emperor's Plan Adopted -- Combat of Möckern -- Viceroy moves to Lower Saale -- CHAPTER IV -- NAPOLEON TAKES THE FIELD-CONCENTRATION OF THE GRAND ARMY, AND OPERATIONS TO THE BATTLE OF LÜTZEN -- Composition of the Grand Army -- I Corps -- II Corps. -- III Corps -- IV Corps -- V Corps -- VI Corps -- VII Corps -- XI Corps -- XII Corps -- The Guards (Mortier) -- The Cavalry -- Napoleon plans a Raid on Berlin -- Action of the Allies -- Positions on 11th April -- Orders for Concentration -- Cavalry Raids by the Allies -- Napoleon's Orders -- Supply Service -- Communications -- French Positions 30th April -- Napoleon's Orders 1st May -- Battle of Lützen -- Movements of the Allies.
Attack by the Allies -- Napoleon on the Battlefield -- Napoleon's Decisive Attack -- CHAPTER V -- FROM LÜTZEN TO THE ARMISTICE -- The French Pursuit -- A new Army under Ney -- Passage of the Elbe -- Occupation of Torgau -- Retreat of the Allies -- Dresden as a Base -- Pursuit of the Allies -- French Difficulties of Supply -- Orders for 14th May -- Instructions to Ney -- Napoleon's Orders 18th May -- Comment -- Counter Attack by the Allies -- Napoleon Reconnoitres Bautzen. -- Napoleon's Orders for the Battle of Bautzen -- Napoleon's Second Failure -- The French Pursuit -- Dissensions Amongst the Allies -- The Surprise of Haynau -- The Armistice -- Comments -- CHAPTER VI -- THE ARMISTICE-FRENCH PREPARATIONS FOR THE AUTUMN CAMPAIGN -- The French Army in August -- The Armies of the Allies -- The Prussian Army -- Russian Army -- The Austrian Army -- The Command of the Armies -- Field Marshal Prince Schwarzenberg -- Chief of Staff Radetzsky -- Blücher -- Bernadotte -- The Agreement of Trachtenberg -- Napoleon's Plans -- French Positions on Conclusion of Armistice -- Order of Battle of the Allied Armies -- Comments -- CHAPTER VII -- KATZBACH-DRESDEN-KULM -- Prussia Breaks the Truce -- Blücher's Retreat -- Napoleon on Interior Lines -- Plans of the Allies -- Bohemian Army changes Direction -- Napoleon at Gorlitz -- Napoleon's Great Design -- Napoleon's Resolution Fails -- Battle of Dresden -- Napoleon's Pursuit -- Escape of the Allies -- The Battle of Kulm -- Comments -- CHAPTER VIII -- GROSS BEEREN-DENNEWITZ-WARTENBURG -- Napoleon's Notes on the Situation -- Napoleon hears of the Disaster at Kulm -- Orders to Ney -- Battle of Dennewitz -- Napoleon Joins Macdonald -- Napoleon Returns to Dresden -- Comment -- The Bohemian Army -- The Monarchs call upon Blücher -- Bernadotte -- Bohemian Army Advances -- Napoleon rejoins St. Cyr -- Comment -- Bernadotte.
Renewed Advance of Bohemian Army -- Blücher's Movements -- APPENDIX TO CHAPTER VIII -- STRENGTH OF FRENCH ARMY-END OF SEPTEMBER, 1813 -- CHAPTER IX -- LEIPZIG -- Defects of Dresden Position -- Napoleon's Attack -- Blücher and Bernadotte -- Napoleon's Concentration on Leipzig -- The Silesian Army -- The Bohemian Army -- Schwarzenberg's Orders for Battle. -- Battle of Leipzig. -- Battle of Möckern -- The 16th October.
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| Altri titoli varianti |
Special Campaigns Series
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910164251103321 |
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The Leipzig Campaign - 1813
