Project Gutenberg 2014-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 58 Thiers, Adolphe 1797 1877 Thiers, Marie-Joseph-Louis-Adolphe Thiers, A. (Adolphe) Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 11 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire (Vol. 11 / 20)" by Adolphe Thiers is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume examines the military operations and political dynamics of the French campaigns in Spain during the year 1809, as well as Napoleon's strategies and the challenges faced by his generals. The text focuses on key events and battles involving French forces, particularly under the command of Marshals Soult and Victor, as they navigate through military conflicts against both the Spanish and British forces. The opening of the work sets the stage for the campaign of 1809, detailing the complexities of French military operations in Spain. It introduces the significant challenges faced by French generals due to a lack of unity in command, the insurgent activities of the Spanish, and the intervention of British forces. As the narrative unfolds, several key battles and strategic movements are highlighted, showcasing the difficulties in maintaining control over the territories and the increasing resistance from the local populations, which complicate Napoleon's ambitions in the region. This portion effectively illustrates the tension between military might and the realities of warfare amid a populace driven by patriotism and resistance against foreign invasion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45015/45015-h/images/cover-page.jpg fr France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 DC Text FR Histoire Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 955502 955510 2024-09-19T03:35:54.465559 2023-09-19T14:52:37.064393 text/html text/html 935266 2014-02-25T14:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 618560 2014-02-25T14:40:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 638557 2024-09-19T03:36:04.067535 application/epub+zip 651165 2024-09-19T03:35:56.044493 application/epub+zip 385430 2024-09-19T03:35:55.382486 application/epub+zip 911630 2024-09-19T03:36:10.244439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857050 2024-09-19T03:36:03.395533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591859 2022-09-20T14:30:01.945357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893488 893207 2024-09-19T03:35:53.517527 2023-09-19T14:52:35.947380 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 867107 2014-02-25T14:40:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 301902 2014-02-25T14:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18999 2024-09-19T03:36:10.395485 application/rdf+xml 12412 2024-09-19T03:35:55.472556 image/jpeg 2259 2024-09-19T03:35:55.428502 image/jpeg 632274 2024-09-19T03:35:54.553521 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia