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PREFACE |
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PART I - THE SITUATION AND THE CONTENDING ARMIES |
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CHAPTER I - THE STATE OF EUROPE
Napoleon crowned Emperor - Projected Invasion of England - Campaign against Austria - Prussia's tortuous policy - Destruction of her armies at Jena - The Berlin Decree - Napoleon's precautions against Austria and England - His desire for a Russian alliance - His policy in Turkey, Persia, and Poland |
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CHAPTER II - THE ARMIES AND THE LEADERS
(A) The French Army - Napoleon's expedients for increasing his army after Jena - Increase of cavalry required - Strength of army for advance on Warsaw - Napoleon's war contributions, and provision for supplies, commissariat, hospitals, etc. - Organization and quality of his army; (B) The Russian Army - The infantry, its character and qualifications - Cavalry and artillery - Cossacks and Bashkirs - The officers, staff, commissariat, hospitals, etc. - Strength and distribution of the army - The Prussian corps; (C) The Generals - Marshal Berthier - Marshal Murat, Grand Duke of Berg - Marshal Bernadotte, Prince of Ponte Corvo - Marshal Davout - Marshal Ney - Marshals Lannes, Soult and Masséna - Marashals Mortier, Bessières, Augereau and Lefebvre - Other French generals--Ages of leaders - Marshal Kamenskoi and Count Bennigsen - Barclay de Tolly, Bagration, Platow, and others - Lestocq and Kalkreuth |
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CHAPTER III - THE THEATRE OF WAR
General description - Lakes, forests, and rivers - Communications - The populations, economic conditions, and climate - Diary of weather, 1806-1807 - Fortresses |
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PART II - THE FIRST CAMPAIGN--PULSUSK AND GOLYMIN |
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CHAPTER I - THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN, AND THE PASSAGES OF THE VISTULA
AND BUG
Gradual development of Napoleon's plans - Advance to Posen and Warsaw - Negotiations with Prussia - Occupation of Warsaw - Napoleon's proclamation to his army - Russian and Prussian retreat from the Vistula - French passeges of the Vistula at Warsaw, Thorn, and between them - Allies advance again - Davout's passage of the Bug - Napoleon's orders for advance beyond the Vistula - He reaches Warsaw in person - Russian positions |
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CHAPTER II - PASSAGE OF THE UKRA, AND OPERATIONS OF THE 24TH AND
25TH DECEMBER
Napoleon passes the Ukra with Davout's corps - Augereau's passage at Kolozomb and Sochoczin - Positions of other French corps - Operations against the Prussians from Thorn, and action of Soldau |
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CHAPTER III - THE BATTLES OF PULTUSK AND GOLYMIN, 26TH DECEMBER,
1806
(A) Pultusk - Description of the battle-field - Bennigsen's position - Arrival of Lannes on the field, and his dispositions - The French attack from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. - Arrival of d'Aultanne's division on Lannes' left - The battle from 2 p.m. till its close - Bennigsen retreats in the night - Remarks on the battle - (B) Golymin - Gallitzin is compelled to fight - His first dispositions, and Augereau's attack on him - Murat drives in the Russian cavalry - Arrival of Davout's two divisions, and his attack - Retreat of the Russians - Remarks on the battle |
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CHAPTER IV - THE FIRST WINTER QUARTERS, AND EVENTS OUTSIDE POLAND
(A) Winter Quarters - Napoleon stops his advance - Russian movements - Napoleon's orders for winter quarters - Orders for fortification of bridge heads, and sieges of Danzig, Colberg, and Graudenz - (B) Silesia - Siege and fall of Glogau and Breslau, and defeat of the Prince of Anhalt Pless - (C) Pomerania - Mortier's operations in December and January - (D) Turkey and Persia - Sebastiani's mission to the Porte--He involves Turkey in war with Russia |
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PART III - THE CAMPAIGN OF EYLAU |
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CHAPTER I - THE MOVEMENTS UP TO THE BATTLE OF EYLAU
Bennigsen becomes commander-in-chief - Lestocq's movements in January - Ney's unauthorized advance on Koenigsberg - His plan for the destruction of the Russians - Napoleon realizes Benningsen's scheme - Ney's narrow escape and retreat - Advance of Russians and Prussians against Ney and Bernadotte - Bernadotte's escape, and battle of Mohrungen - His retreaat, and end of Russian advance - Situations of the armies on 31st January - Napoleon's scheme disclosed by capture of a despatch to Bernadotte - Bennigsen moves on Jonkowo - Retreat of allies, constantly fighting - Action of Hof - New and Lestocq - Bennigsen retreats on Eylau |
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CHAPTER II - THE BATTLE OF EYLAU
(A) The Action of the 7th February - Description of the battlefield - Positon of Bennigsen's rearguard - Arrival of Soult and Murat, followed by Augereau, and failure of first attack - Russian rearbuard driven on Eylau - Assault on Eylau, eventually successful, though not intended originally by Napoleon - Positions of the armies during the night of the 7th-8th February - Their strength - (B) The Battle of the 8th February - Altercations in positions in the early morning - Commencement of the battle, at 8 a.m., in bad weather - Repulse of Legrand on the French left - Advance of Augereau and St. Hilaire - Destruction of Augereau's corps, and repulse of St. Hi9laire - Narrow escape of Napoleon from capture or death - Critical situation of the French Centre - Murat's great cavalry charge - Arrival, in force, of Davout about noon - His corps gradually crushes in the Russian left - Captures Kutschitten and Anklappen - Critical position of Bennigsen - March of Ney and Lestocq towards the field of battle - Lestocq arrives, and moves to support the Russian left - Re-capture of Kutschitten and Anklappen - Davout, driven back a considerable distance, with difficulty maintains himself in front of Klein Sausgarten - Ney storms Schloditten - Repulses a counter-attack, but eventually evacuates the village - The night after the battle--Bennigsen decides on retreat - Feeble pursuit by French - Losses in the battle (C) Strategy and Tactics of the Eylau Campaign - The tactics of Eylau - The strategy of the campaign |
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CHAPTER III - EVENTS ON THE NAREW IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
Savary placed in command of Lannes' corps--His instructions from Napoleon - His movements--Battle of Ostrolenka |
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PART IV - THE FINAL TRIUMPH -- HEILSBERG, FRIEDLAND, TILSIT |
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CHAPTER I - THE RETURN TO WINTER QUARTERS, AND THE RECRUITMENT OF
THE ARMIES
(A) The Return to Winter Quarters - Napoleon remains some days near Eylau, making small demonstratons towards Koenigsberg - Issues orders for retirement towards the Vistula - Successful retreat - Napoleon's and Bennigsen's proclamatons - Napoleon's arrangement of his new winter quarters - (B) Napoleon's Measures for Increasing his Force - Various schemes for reinforcements-Demand for conscripts of 1808, etc. - Strength of the French armies - Napoleon's energy - (C) Events on the Main Front in February, March, and April - Operations on Bernadotte's front - Events on the right-Ney at Guttstadt - The armies settle into winter quarters |
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CHAPTER II - THE BATTLE OF HEILSBERG, AND OPERATIONS OF THE 11TH
TO 13TH JUNE
Description of teh entrenched camp at Heilsberg - Bennigesn's preparations for battle - Murat's and Soult's actions with the rearguard of Lannau and Bewernick - the battle on the plain, up to 7 p.m. - Temporary success, and eventual repulse, of Soult from the Russian main front - Lannes' night attack repulsed - Disgraceful scenes during the night - The losses and the tactics of the battle - Operations of the armies on the 11th to 13th June--Retreat of the Russians |
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CHAPTER III - OPERATIONS IN SILESIA AND POMERANIA, ON THE NAREW,
AND ON THE VISTULA
(A) Silesia - Sieges of Brieg, Kosel, Neisse, Schweidnitz, and Glatz - (B) Pomerania - Blockade of Stralsund - Operatons in April, and armistice with Sweden - (C) On the Vistula and the Narew - Desultory operations in Napoleon's front - Masséna's command on the Narew--Napoleon's instructions to him |
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PART IV - THE FINAL TRIUMPH -- HEILSBERG, FRIEDLAND, TILSIT |
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CHAPTER I - THE RENEWAL OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND ITS PROGRESS TOTHE
9TH JUNE
(A) The Russian Advance - Napoleon ready to advance on the 10th June - Strength of the armies -Bennigsen's plan for cutting off Ney - Lestocq's attack on Bernadotte at Spanden - Dochtorow's attempt against Soult - Operations against Ney--His masterly retreat--Collapse of the Russian offensive - (B) Napoleon's Resumption of the Offensive - Concentration towards Osterode - Bennigsen decides on retreat - General advance of the French right and centre - Passage of the Passarge, and occupation of Guttstadt--Bennigsen falls back on Heilsberg |
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CHAPTER II - THE BATTLE OF HEILSBERG, AND OPERATIONS OF HTE 11TH
TO 13TH JUNE
Description of the entrenched camp at Heilsberg - Bennigsen's preparations for battle - Murat's and Soult's actions with the rearguard at Lannau and Bewernick - The battle on the plain, up to 7 p.m. - Temporary successes, and eventual repulse, of Sould from the Russian main front - Lannes' night attack repulsed - Disgraceful scenes during the night - The losses and the tactics of hte battle - Operations of the armies onthe 11th to 13th June--Retreat of the Russians |
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CHAPTER III - THE BATTLE OF FRIEDLAND
(A) Lannes' Action--3 a.m. to noon - Description of the battlefield - Bennigsen seizes Friedland, and proposes to destry Lannes' corps - Lannes hurries forward to Posthenen - His waiting action against superior forces - Bennigsen passes the Alle, and marshals his army - (B) Napoleon's Arrival on the Scene - He reaches Posthenen about noon - His orders for the battle - Desultory fighting, noon till 5 p.m. - (C) The Renewed Battle - Ney's advance on Friedland at 5 p.m. - He crushes the Russian left into Friedland - Advance of the French left - Disastrous retreat of the Russians - Positions on the night of the 14th-15th June - (D) Tactics at Friedland, and Strategy of the Campaign - Bennigsen's mistakes in fighting at Friedland - Tactics of both sides in the battle - Napoleon's strategy in the campaign |
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CHAPTER IV - KOENIGSBERG AND TILSIT
Detachment of Murat, Soult, and Davout, against Lestacq and Kamenskoi, towards Koenigsberg - Russians and Prussians driven into the fortress - Murat and Davout march for Rriedland - Lestacq evacuates, and Soult occupies, Koenigsberg - Bennigsen's retreat, and Napoleon's advance to the Niemen - Masséna's operations ont he Narew - Armistice of Tilsit - Napoleon's proclamation to his Army - Positions of the armies - Negotiations and Treaty of Tilsit |