Fighting the British
by Bernard Wilkin
"French Eyewitness Accounts from the Napoleonic Wars"
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Details
War:
American Revolutionary War
Perspective:
Commanders
Military Unit:
British Army
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
No
Region:
North America
Published Date:
2018
ISBN13:
9781473880818
Description
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Understanding the French Perspective -- 1. The Revolutionary Wars and the First Napoleonic Campaigns -- The Siege of Toulon -- The French Campaign in Egypt -- 2. War at Sea -- The Battle of the Nile -- From Egypt to Trafalgar -- 3. The Struggle for Europe -- The French Expeditions to Ireland in 1796 and 1798 -- Planning the Invasion of Britain -- The War in Italy -- 4. Portugal and Spain -- The First Invasion of Portugal -- The War Spreads to Spain -- Invading Portugal Again -- Wellington in Spain -- The Third Invasion of Portugal -- War on the Border -- Plate section -- 5. The Invasion of France, the Hundred Days and Occupation -- The First Invasion of France -- The Hundred Days -- Defeat and Occupation -- 6. Captivity in Britain -- Capture and Transportation to Britain -- Life in Britain -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Archives -- Newspapers -- Printed Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index
