This (August 28–December 19, 1793) was the military engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the young artillery officer Napoleon
Napoleon’s Egyptian War
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Enters Egypt.IntroductionNapoleon's Italian victories forced
Napoleon and His Generals Abandon His Army
Today's installment concludes Napoleon's Russian Retreat,with a short selection from Popular History of France From the Earliest Times by Francois
Russians Close in on Napoleon
It was impossible for Napoleon to give his wearied soldiers rest, for new Russian armies were advancing from the north and the south to cut off their
Napoleon’s Russian Retreat
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Leaves Moscow.IntroductionNapoleon could have conquered
Prussia’s Sudden Fall Astonishes Europe
Today's installment concludes Napoleon Crushes Prussia,our selection from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by Sir Walter Scott published in 1839.If
Total Destruction of the Prussian Army
The total destruction of the Prussian army was followed by the surrender of the fortresses which defend that country, some of them ranking among the
Battle of Jena
The French accounts state that twenty thousand Prussians were killed and taken in the course of this fatal day.Continuing Napoleon Crushes
Napoleon Hooks Prussian King
Still the Prussian monarch, who seems now to have taken the command upon himself, endeavoring to supply the want of professional experience by