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This was just the sort of tactic which invited a concentrated attack from Napoleon.
He saw and seized his opportunity, mounting a massed attack on the allied
center and cutting their armies in two to win the greatest of all his victories with
the ...
This was just the sort of tactic which invited a concentrated attack from Napoleon.
He saw and seized his opportunity, mounting a massed attack on the allied
center and cutting their armies in two to win the greatest of all his victories with
the ...
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However, the Austrians attacked in force, at Aspern, and obliged Napoleon to
concentrate his entire army on the island. They were short of provisions,
ammunition and medical supplies. The action could be described as Napoleon's
first defeat, ...
However, the Austrians attacked in force, at Aspern, and obliged Napoleon to
concentrate his entire army on the island. They were short of provisions,
ammunition and medical supplies. The action could be described as Napoleon's
first defeat, ...
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described as disastrous. They began with massive infantry attacks in column,
which were dreadfully expensive and ineffectual. This was followed by a series of
cavalry charges which failed to break the English squares. When both infantry
and ...
described as disastrous. They began with massive infantry attacks in column,
which were dreadfully expensive and ineffectual. This was followed by a series of
cavalry charges which failed to break the English squares. When both infantry
and ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Napoléon's Last Will and Testament |
| Author | Napoleon I (Emperor of the French) |
| Translated by | Alex De Jonge |
| Compiled by | Jean Pierre Babelon, Suzanne d'. Huart |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Paddington Press, 1977 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 4 Nov 2008 |
| ISBN | 044822190X, 9780448221908 |
| Length | 106 pages |
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