The Life of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach - General of the Infantry of the Royal Dutch Army

This is a biography of a German Prince who became general of the infantry of the Royal Dutch Army. The book covers the battles of Jena, Linz, Wagram, the Campaign of 1814, Waterloo and the Belgian Revolution; it also includes extracts from the Duke's journal covering his trips to England, North America, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, Spain, Portugal, North America, Madeira, Teneriffe, Egypt and Java. The book draws heavily on the Duke's written works, and thus offers a good insight into the Duke's character and personal ideals. As a result, the historically famous decisions that he made are clearly identified with the character and motivation behind them. His thorough attention to detail also provides the reader with excellent descriptions of all the places he visited.

About the author

William Jeronimus is Research Associate at the Laurier Centre of Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. C.J. Jeronimus is a Major in the Canadian Army.

Summary

This is a biography of a German prince who joined, and became general of the infantry of the Royal Dutch Army. The book draws on the Duke's written works and offers a insight into the character and motivation behind his decisions. It includes the battles of Waterloo and the Belguim Revolution.

Product details

• Authors: William Jeronimus, Jeronimus William, R. Starklof
• Assisted by: C. J. Jeronimus (Editor), C.J. Jeronimus (Editor), William Jeronimus (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.07.1996
• EAN: 9780761803515
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-0351-5
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 234 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 934 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Biography: general, Netherlands, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Land forces & warfare, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces