Précis des opérations de l'armée du Danube : sous les ordres du Général Jourdan. Extrait des mémoires manuscrits de ce général.

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan

Published by Paris [i.e. London] : Chez Charles ; et se trouve a Londres, chez Debrett ; De Boffe ; et L'Homme. De l'impremerie [sic] de Cooper et Wilson, 1799

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In-8° broché sous couverture d'attente, exemplaire à toutes marges non rogné, IV-204 pages et un feuillet d'errata. Jourdan's own account of his 1799 campaign with the armies d'Helvetie, de Mayence and d'Observation in the valley of the Danube, precursor to the vast successes of the following year. A committed republican, he left the army after the battle of Stockach and returned to Paris to combat the rising influence of Sieyes and Napoleon. Jean-Baptiste Jourdan was known as The Anvil by his detractors. He fought and served in the American Revolution. In the French Revolutionary Wars he commanded the Army of the North to Wattignies (1793), won a decisive victory at Fleurus (1794), and led the army of Sambre-et-Meuse into Cologne (1794). He sponsored the law of general conscription (1798) that bore his name. Although initially opposed to the coup of Brumaire (1799), he served Napoleon as ambassador to the Cisalpine Republic (1801) and was made councilor of state (1802) and Marshal of France (1804) a member of the political elite Cinq-Cents. Jourdan turned his allegiance to the royals upon Bonaparte's abdication, but returned to his former leader's side for the 100 Days. Upon Bonaparte's final fall, Jourdan was the president of the court that sentenced his fellow marshal, Michel Ney, to death. Seller Inventory # YQU8024

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Title: Précis des opérations de l'armée du Danube :...

Publisher: Paris [i.e. London] : Chez Charles ; et se trouve a Londres, chez Debrett ; De Boffe ; et L'Homme. De l'impremerie [sic] de Cooper et Wilson

Publication Date: 1799

Binding: Couverture souple

Condition: Bon

Edition: Edition originale