Essling: Napoleon's First Defeat? (Men & Battles, Vol. 3)

Essling: Napoleon's First Defeat? (Men & Battles, Vol. 3)

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May 1809. After getting off to a thundering start with his campaign, Napoleon had to carry out a difficult military maneuver: crossing a river, in strength in full view of the enemy. The Austrians under Archduke Charles put up a vigorous resistance and together with the capricious River Danube contributed to the French Emperor's first defeat on the Continent.<br/><br/>Gilles Boué is a military history specialist and regularly collaborates to the history department of the French Ministry of Defense. His bipolar view of the battle helps to explain the reasons for this defeat.<br/><br/>Vividly illustrated with battle scenes, engravings, photos and plates of uniforms.