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Ireland’s Wars: The Irish Against Napoleon
The course of the French Revolutionary Wars and the subsequent Napoleonic Wars bears little going into. Between 1792 and 1815, France fought numerous conflicts against a series of opposing coalitions. What began as a conflict of mere survival for the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Ireland, Ireland's Wars, War
Tagged 27th, 6th, 87th, 88th, 89th, british army, france, history, ireland, napoleon, peninsular, revolutionary remembrance, war, waterloo, wellington
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Waterloo
Just as important and epic as its reputation would indicate. This is going to be long… Name: The Battle of Waterloo, sometimes called the Battle of Mont-Saint-Jean. The War: War of the Seventh Coalition, last of the Napoleonic Wars. When: 18 … Continue reading
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged 1815, 95th rifles, abba, allies, belgium, blucher, britain, bulow, campaign, coldstream, cornwall, council of vienna, d'erlon, decisive battles, foot guards, france, grouchy, Hannover, history, hougoumont, household brigade, imperial guard, l'armee de nord, le haye sainte, ligny, mont-saint-jean, napoleon, napoleonic wars, netherlands, ney, picton, plancenoit, prussia, quatre bras, seventh coalition, union brigade, united kingdom, uxbridge, war, waterloo, wavre, wellington
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The Peninsular War by Charles Esdaile
A throughly comprehensive account of the Iberian struggle between Napoleon and the Anglo-Portugeuse-Spanish alliance during the first decades of the nineteenth century. Esdaile’s opus is the text to read on the conflict, covering every aspect, be it political, military, diplomatic or financial of the famous … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Counter Insurgency (COIN), History, Reviews, War
Tagged boneparte, britain, charles esdaile, combat, france, napoleon, portugal, review, spain, the peninsular war, wellington
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