This text provides an entire account of the Duke of Wellington's tenure on Indian soil. Detailing the importance of myriad conflicts during Wellington's time in India and the growth of the English East India Company, this book covers campaigns such as the Mysore War, the battle of Seringapatam in 1799, and much more.

Wellington's Campaigns In India

History

Burton, R. G.

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Lancer Intl Lancer Pr

Part of the acclaimed "Special Campaign" series of works intended for serious professional students of military history each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches.The military lessons of the Russian campaign are numerous. In its general features, in the grandeur of its conception, and in some respects in its execution, as well as in its abysmal end, this gigantic invasion was splendid and awe-inspiring. Who can contemplate unmoved the sublime spectacle of that mighty human stream pouring across Europe into Russia, fighting its way to Moscow, and its shattered remnants struggling back across the Berezina, in worst icy flood so many thousand lives were quenched in circumstances of tragic horror. The dramatic figure of the Great Emperor, standing in the snow during the retreat, domination the situation by the mere terror of his personality, will stand out for ever on the page of history. The fortitude in the retreat of Ney, what warrior of transcendent courage, who, asked were the rearguard, replied in all truth "I am the rearguard"; and in response to a summons to surrender "A Marshal of France never surrenders " furnishes one of the finest episodes of this dramatic epoch.The Causes of War - Preparations for War - The Opposing Forces - The Theatre of War - The Invasion of Lithuania - The Advance to the Dwina - From the Dwina to the Dnieper - The Battle of Smolensk - The Advance to Borodino - The Battle of Borodino - The Occupation of Moscow - From Moscow to Maloyaroslavetz - The Retreat to Smolensk - From Smolensk to Borisov - The Passage of the Berezina - From the Berezina to the Niemen - The Causes of Failure.Maps and Plans: 1. Map of the Theatre of Operations.2. Map to Illustrate the Operations round Smolensk.3. Plan of Smolensk and its Environs.4. The Battle of Borodino.5. From Moscow to Smolensk.6. The Passage of the Berezina.

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia: The Special Campaign Series

Military

Naval & Military Press

The Road to Austerlitz: Napoleon's Campaign of 1805

How Napoleon marched towards his starIn 1805 Napoleon and his Grand Army gathered on the shores of the English Channel ready to launch themselves across it's short expanse to begin the invasion of Britain. But the Royal Navy would continue to 'rule the waves' to ensure that the essential 'twenty four hour dominance of the channel' that the Emperor prayed for would never occur. So it was that he would once again turn his attention for military conquest towards the East. The brilliant campaign that culminated in the victory of Austerlitz is told in this history making it vital reading for all students of the military history of the Napoleonic epoch.

Europe

Leonaur Ltd

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia: Invasion & Retreat, 1812

The beginning of the end of the Napoleonic AgeThis is a work of military analysis written by a well known historian of his time. Burton had a fascination for both the spectacular magnitude of the Russian invasion and the magnificent hubris of the man who conceived and drove it onwards to destruction. Nevertheless, he has given a considered view of the events of his subject to his readers and whilst all such academic evaluations are subjective, he has taken great care in preparation of his conclusions to refer to Russian sources including Bogdanovich's history of the war and French sources including Segur, Fezensac and many others. Perhaps, most significantly in preparation for this work, Burton traversed the route of the French Grand Army in its march to Moscow so that he could appreciate its challenges at first hand. This is a valuable evaluation of a famous Napoleonic Campaign. Available in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket for collectors.

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Wellington's Campaigns In India

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia: The Special Campaign Series

The Road to Austerlitz: Napoleon's Campaign of 1805

The Road to Austerlitz: Napoleon's Campaign of 1805

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia: Invasion & Retreat, 1812

Napoleon's Invasion of Russia: Invasion & Retreat, 1812