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Marshal Ney At Quatre Bras: New Perspectives on the Opening Battle of the Waterloo Campaign
Paul L. Dawson
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Fought on 16 June 1815, two days before the Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Quatre Bras has been described as a tactical Anglo-allied victory, but a French strategic victory. The French Marshal Ney was given command of the left wing of Napoleon s army and ordered to seize the vital crossroads at Quatre Bras, as the prelude to an advance on Brussels. The crossroads was of strategic importance because the side which controlled it could move south-eastward along the Nivelles-Namur road. Yet the normally bold and dynamic Ney was uncharacteristically cautious. As a result, by the time he ... Read more
Fought on 16 June 1815, two days before the Battle of Waterloo, the Battle of Quatre Bras has been described as a tactical Anglo-allied victory, but a French strategic victory. The French Marshal Ney was given command of the left wing of Napoleon s army and ordered to seize the vital crossroads at Quatre Bras, as the prelude to an advance on Brussels. The crossroads was of strategic importance because the side which controlled it could move south-eastward along the Nivelles-Namur road. Yet the normally bold and dynamic Ney was uncharacteristically cautious. As a result, by the time he ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526700711
SKU
V9781526700711
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Ref
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About Paul L. Dawson
Paul L. Dawson BSc Hons MA MIFA FINS, is a historian and author, specialising in the French Army of the Napoleonic War. In addition, as a noted equestrian, this allows him to have a greater understanding of what was and what was not possible for cavalry and other troops which utilised horses. Working as a historical tailor producing museum-quality replica ... Read more
Reviews for Marshal Ney At Quatre Bras: New Perspectives on the Opening Battle of the Waterloo Campaign
The author does a very good job of detailing the performance of Marshal Ney from the 15th to the 18th of June 1815... The book shows the battle of Quatre Bras in all of its details and changes of fortune from French to Allied throughout the battle. The charge of Kellermann's Cuirassiers is explained by the author to be not ... Read more