Defense of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814.
Title:
Defense of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814.
Author:
Nafziger, George F.
ISBN:
9780313075315
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (403 pages)
Contents:
Preliminaries -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 War Comes to Italy -- 2 The Defense of Eastern Italy September 1813 -- 3 Euge`ne Withdraws Behind the Tagliamento and on the Adige, October and November 1813 -- 4 December 1813: Murat's Treachery, Affairs at Rovigo, Boara, and Castagnaro and the Fall of Zara Zadar -- 5 Neapolitan Treachery Afoot: The Siege of Venice, Castel Sant'Angelo Civitavecchia Ancona and Genoa January 1814 -- 6 The Battle of the Mincio 8 February 1814 -- 7 Murat's Treachery Exposed February 1814 -- 8 Withdrawal over the Taro, Engagements at Parma and Reggio Emilia and the Siege of Venice March April 1814 -- 9 The Sieges of Venice and Genoa: Withdrawal and Surrender, March May 1814 -- Appendixes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
A discussion of the two-year campaign in Northern Italy (1813-14) within the larger context of the Napoleonic Wars. Outnumbered by three to one, the French commander, Eugene Beauharnais fought an outstanding campaign, covering all of Napoleon's southern front.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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