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May 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

New Naval Tactics at Trafalgar

Villeneuve was a skilful seaman, worthy of serving a better master and a better cause. His plan of defense was as well conceived and as original as

May 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

The Battle of Trafalgar

This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Nelson Plans the Battle.IntroductionIt was impossible for the powers of

May 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

May 18, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

May 14, 2018 Leave a Comment

Napoleon’s Russian Retreat

This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Leaves Moscow.IntroductionNapoleon could have conquered

May 13, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

May 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

May 11, 2018 1 Comment

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

May 7, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

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