With Eagles to Glory: Napoleon and His German Allies in the 1809 Campaign

by John H. Gill

Book Overview

When Napoleon's Grand Armee went to war against the might of the Habsburg empire in 1809, its forces included more than 100,000 allied German troops. From his earliest imperial campaigns, these troops provided played a key role as Napoleon swept from victory to victory and in 1809 their fighting abilities were crucial to the campaign. With Napoleon's French troops depleted and debilitated after the long struggle in the Spanish War, the German troops...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784383090
• ISBN13: 9781784383091
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Greenhill Books
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"