Jena 1806 - Napoleon destroys Prussia

Informationen zum Autor David Chandler was the former head of the Department of War Studies at Sandhurst, Britain's Royal Military Academy, and a military historian of international renown. Klappentext Forewarned of Prussia's intention to declare war on France, Napoleon decided to strike first with a bold advance from Wurzburg into Saxony. On 14 October the double battle was fought: Napoleon with 96,000 men and 120 guns engaged and heavily defeated Prince Hohenlohe and General Ruchel. The decisive engagement was fought further north where Marshal Davout with 27,000 men and 40 guns routed the main Prussian army under Frederick William IV and the Duke of Brunswick. This title examines these two battles, Jena and Auerstadt in detail, showing clearly the swiftness with which Napoleon dealt Prussia's military machine a severe blow. Zusammenfassung Fully illustrated with contemporary prints and full-colour maps, this compact yet detailed volume chronicles Napoleon's destruction of Prussia in two battles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Descent to War 1806 Plans and Preparations 'The Battalion Square' in Action The Opposing Commanders The Opposing Armies The Battle of Jena Auerstadt Aftermath and an Accounting The Battlefields Today Chronology A Guide to Further Reading Wargaming Jena-Auerstadt

Product details

• Authors: David Chandler
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781855322851
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-285-1
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Osprey Military Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Military Campaign S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), HISTORY / Russia / Imperial