Marshal Ney at Quatre Bras : new perspectives on the opening battle of the Waterloo campaign /
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 Q...
Main Author: | Dawson, Paul L. (Author) |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK :
Frontline Books,
[2017]
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