Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, with a Preliminary View of the French Revolution, Volume 1Cadell, 1835 |
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Page iii
... division of the Grand Army . - Calamitous Retreat of Ney's Di- vision . The whole French Army now collected at Smo- lensk . Cautious conduct of Prince Schwartzenberg.- Winzengerode freed on his road to Paris , by a body of Cossacks ...
... division of the Grand Army . - Calamitous Retreat of Ney's Di- vision . The whole French Army now collected at Smo- lensk . Cautious conduct of Prince Schwartzenberg.- Winzengerode freed on his road to Paris , by a body of Cossacks ...
Page iv
... division under Davoust is re- united to Napoleon , but in a miserable state - Napoleon marches to Liady ; and Mortier and Davoust are attacked , and suffer heavy loss . - Details of the retreat of Ney.- He crosses the Losmina , with ...
... division under Davoust is re- united to Napoleon , but in a miserable state - Napoleon marches to Liady ; and Mortier and Davoust are attacked , and suffer heavy loss . - Details of the retreat of Ney.- He crosses the Losmina , with ...
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... division , would be a measure no state could have influence to prevent , as , in subduing Russia , he would over- come the last terrestrial barrier to his absolute power . It gives no slight idea of the general terror and suspicion ...
... division , would be a measure no state could have influence to prevent , as , in subduing Russia , he would over- come the last terrestrial barrier to his absolute power . It gives no slight idea of the general terror and suspicion ...
Page 38
... divisions , as activity could surprise and over - master in such a struggle . To secure the possession of large towns , if possible one of the two capitals , Petersburgh or Moscow ; and to grant that which he doubted not would by that ...
... divisions , as activity could surprise and over - master in such a struggle . To secure the possession of large towns , if possible one of the two capitals , Petersburgh or Moscow ; and to grant that which he doubted not would by that ...
Page 42
... divisions of cavalry under Grouchy , Montbrun , and Nansouty , amount- ing , it was computed , to no fewer than ... division of 10,000 men , under Count Essen ; and on the south held communica- tion , but on a line rather too much ...
... divisions of cavalry under Grouchy , Montbrun , and Nansouty , amount- ing , it was computed , to no fewer than ... division of 10,000 men , under Count Essen ; and on the south held communica- tion , but on a line rather too much ...
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