The Battle of Waterloo experience
Snow, Peter, 1938-2015
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After Napoleon's defeat and exile on Elba in 1814, it looked as if his military career had come to an end. But then he escaped and made a last stand, which climaxed on June 18, 1815, when Prussian, British, and French soldiers clashed at Waterloo.
Main title:
The Battle of Waterloo experience / by Peter Snow and Dan Snow
Imprint:
London Andre Deutsch 2015
Collation:
1 volume colour illustrations colour portraits
Notes:
Contains removable facsimiles of historic archival documents
Contents:
The hundred days -- Napoleon and his army -- The allied commanders and their armies -- Ligny and Quatre Bras -- The battle begins - the fight for Hougoumont -- D'erlon's infantry attack and the British Cavalry charge -- The great French Cavalry attacks -- The arrival of the Prussians -- Wellington's crisis - the fall of La Haye Sainte -- The charge and repulse of the Imperial Guard -- The French rout and the human costs -- The end for Napoleon -- Aftermath
ISBN:
9780233004471 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
940.2742 BAT
Local class:
940.2742
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
92680
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 940.2742 BAT | Not for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |