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Eagle's Last Triumph: Napoleon's Victory at Ligny, June 1815
by Eagle's Last Triumph: Napoleon's Victory at Ligny, June 1815
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Napoleon won his final victory on 16th June 1815 at Ligny, shortly before suffering a crushing defeat at Waterloo. Facing two enemy armies - under Wellington and Blucher - he aimed his main attack against Blucher's Prussians at Ligny and diverted Wellington's attention by engaging his forward elements at Quatre Bras.
The Eagle's Last Triumph provides a detailed examination of these neglected early campaigns, with a riveting description of the fighting and eyewitness testimony. The author shows just how close Napoleon came to winning a crushing victory at the start of the campaign. He also shows Blucher was unhorsed and nearly captured in the evening of Ligny - and how this could have had a decisive impact on subsequent events.
A vivid military epic, providing a cogent explanation of why Napoleon, victorious at Ligny, met with defeat two days later.
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- May 19, 2015 Pub Date:
- 9781612003207 ISBN-13:
- 1612003206 ISBN-10:
- 272.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
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