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Memoirs of Baron Lejeune Aide-de-camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout, and Oudinot
Baron Louis François Lejeune was one of the most distinguished military figures of the Napoleonic era. In these memoirs, he offers a firsthand account of his experiences serving as an aide-de-camp to several of Napoleon's key marshals. Through his vivid descriptions and insightful analysis, readers gain a deeper understanding of the strategies and tactics that propelled Napoleon to power, as well as the political and social context of the time. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of warfare or the Napoleonic era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in t...
Memoirs of Baron Lejeune Aide-de-camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout, and Oudinot
Baron Louis François Lejeune was one of the most distinguished military figures of the Napoleonic era. In these memoirs, he offers a firsthand account of his experiences serving as an aide-de-camp to several of Napoleon's key marshals. Through his vivid descriptions and insightful analysis, readers gain a deeper understanding of the strategies and tactics that propelled Napoleon to power, as well as the political and social context of the time. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of warfare or the Napoleonic era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in t...
The Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Aide-de-Camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot. Vol. II
Amongst the many memoirs of the Napoleonic period, there are a number that stand out not just for their historical value, but also for their actual written style, however in this sense Lejeune stands alone. Lejeune was by nature an artist and is still a famous as a noted painter of scenes of battles, most of which he witnessed. As such his scenes are like his painting filled with evocative detail. The narrative in Vol. II runs from the Napoleon's divorce of the Empress Josephine and his subsequent marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria with the attendant balls and festivities. As the war in Spain drags on, he is sent on an important mission to collect information for the Emperor, during which h...
The Memoirs of Baron Lejeune, Aide-de-Camp to Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot. Vol. I
Amongst the many memoirs of the Napoleonic period, there are a number that stand out not just for their historical value, but also for their actual written style; however, in this sense Lejeune stands alone. He was by nature an artist and is still famous as a noted painter of scenes of battles, most of which he witnessed. As such his scenes are like his paintings, filled with evocative detail. The narrative in Vol. I runs from his earliest recollections of a chance encounter with Marie Antoinette to his joining the republican movement and a battalion of national volunteers. As the consulate dawns, we find him as an aide-de-camp with the army of reserve in 1800 and fought at the battle of Mar...
The British Cheer
This is a bold, painstakingly researched and wide-ranging assessment of the British Cheer in the Napoleonic era. Reference to the Cheer in accounts of the time is virtually ubiquitous and repeatedly the claim was made for cheering as an integral part of British offensive operations. However, more recent historians have tended to overlook this evidence. Based upon a vast range of contemporary sources, this book suggests that the Cheer wielded genuine power as a true 'weapon of war'. This book first surveys the history of acclamations in battle worldwide and British battle-cries from all periods, before addressing the question of what the British Cheer actually sounded like. Issues of acoustic...
