Waterloo 1815 (3)

Mont St Jean and Wavre

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Description

Waterloo is one of the defining campaigns of European history. The name conjures up images of the terrible scale and grandeur of the Napoleonic Wars and the incredible, combined effort that finally ended Napoleon's aspirations of power in Europe. Drawn from unpublished first-hand accounts and detailed illustrations, this comprehensive volume is the ideal resource for studying the intense fighting at the battles of Waterloo and Wavre, the final, decisive engagements of the Waterloo campaign. Those two battles are at the heart of this study, which explores the action at Mont St. Jean where Wellington managed to hold the French at bay until the arrival of the Prussians under Blücher saw the Allies secure a hard-fought victory at the dramatic climax of the '100 days'.

Table of Contents

Origins of the campaign
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing armies
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
The battlefields today

Further reading
Index

Product details

Published Jun 23 2015
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472804129
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 77 col
Dimensions 10 x 7 inches
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 280
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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John Franklin

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Gerry Embleton

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