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Featured battle : Jena
Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Date : 14 October 1806
A hard fought victory for Napoleon over Prince Hohenlohe's Prussians which could have gone either way when Ney launched his attack too early and Lannes was beaten back trying to join him. Further French divisions arrived later in the day and numbers began to tell. The Prussians had held their line throughout the day but had failed to take advantage of their success, and when French reinforcements forced their way through the Prussian centre, the Prince ordered a retreat. Murat's French cavalry caused the retreat to descend into a rout and only darkness saved many of the Prussian soldiers. Along with the concurrent battle at Auerstädt the Prussian army was effectively beaten.
Featured image :
The Cenotaph, London.
The symbolic 'empty tomb' in Whitehall, London which is the focus of Remembrance Day commemorations in the UK. It was designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lutyens in Portland Stone, and is surrounded by the flags of the Navy, Army, Air Force and Merchant Navy along with wreaths laid by representatives of all the Armed Forces as well as the Queen herself.
Gallery updated : 2022-04-04 08:33:43
Featured review :
The Forgotten War against Napoleon
Gareth Glover
Initially I was confused. I'm not sure what I expected but it wasn't this. It didn't seem like a Gareth Glover, a writer I admire immensely. It is about conflicts around the Mediterranean which I knew of and were in no way forgotten. The chapters were short and pithy, with a wealth of footnotes. However once I got into the swing of the book, and it does swing along, I found I was greatly enjoying it. In effect it became a Gareth Glover. It is written in a most readable style with loads of well researched information. The book has 56 chapters, the shortest only one page long, 16 illustrations, all contemporary with the events, and 33 maps.
For me the true value of this book is that it connects events which are most usually only studied in isolation. What the author has demonstrated is the inter-connection between seeming disparate events. The connection coming about because they are on or of the Mediterranean.
When I finished this book I was sorry it wasn't longer. It is a tour de force and reminded me of areas which I now want to revisit and to read more about in greater detail. It is an excellent overview. The only thing wrong with it is the title.
Pen & Sword Military. Pen & Sword \Books \Ltd., 2017
Reviewed : 2017-09-13 19:07:46
