Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs
    Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs Volume III: Wagram and Znaim
    Ebook series2 titles

    1809: Thunder on the Danube Series

    By John H. Gill

    4.5/5

    ()

    About this series

    This history of the 1809 Franco-Austrian War presents an in-depth chronicle Napoleon’s last great victory.
     
    On April 10th, 1809, while Napoleon was occupied in Western Europe with the Peninsular War, the Austrian Empire launched a surprise attack that sparked the War of the Fifth Coalition. Though France would ultimately win the conflict, it would be Napoleon’s last victorious war. Even then, the margin of French superiority was decreasing. Archduke Charles, the best of the Habsburg commanders, led a reformed Austrian Army that was arguably the best ever fielded by the Danubian Monarchy.
     
    Though caught off guard, the French Emperor reversed a dire strategic situation with stunning blows that he called his 'most brilliant and most skillful maneuvers'. Following a breathless pursuit down the Danube valley, Napoleon occupied the palaces of the Habsburgs for the second time in four years. He would win many battles in his future campaigns, but never again would one of Europe's great powers lie broken at his feet.
     
    In Thunder on the Danube, historian John H. Gill tackles the political background of the war, including the motivations behind the Austrian offensive. Gill also demonstrates that 1809 was both a high point of the First Empire as well as a watershed, for Napoleon's armies were declining in quality and he was beginning to display the corrosive flaws that contributed to his downfall five years later. His opponents, on the other hand, were improving.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateSep 20, 2011
    Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs
    Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs Volume III: Wagram and Znaim

    Titles in the series (2)

    • Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs Volume III: Wagram and Znaim
      Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs Volume III: Wagram and Znaim

      Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs Volume III: Wagram and Znaim

      John H. Gill
      5/5 - 1 rating
      5/5 - 1 rating

      “A very impressive piece of work, and it is unlikely to be surpassed for many years . . . A very valuable guide to Napoleon’s last great victory” (HistoryOfWar.org).   With this third volume, John Gill brings to a close his magisterial study of the war between Napoleonic France and Habsburg Austria. The account begins with both armies recuperating on the banks of the Danube. As they rest, important action was taking place elsewhere: Eugene won a crucial victory over Johann on the anniversary of Marengo, Prince Poniatowski’s Poles outflanked another Austrian archduke along the Vistula, and Marmont drove an Austrian force out of Dalmatia to join Napoleon at Vienna. These campaigns set the stage for the titanic Battle of Wagram.   Second only in scale to the slaughter at Leipzig in 1813, Wagram saw more than 320,000 men and 900 guns locked in two days of fury that ended with an Austrian retreat. The defeat, however, was not complete: Napoleon had to force another engagement before Charles would accept a ceasefire. The battle of Znaim, its true importance often not acknowledged, brought an extended armistice that ended with a peace treaty signed in Vienna.   Gill uses an impressive array of sources in an engaging narrative covering both the politics of emperors and the privations and hardship common soldiers suffered in battle. Enriched with unique illustrations, forty maps, and extraordinary order-of-battle detail, this work concludes an unrivalled English-language study of Napoleon’s last victory.   “Sheds new light on well-known stages in the battle . . . he has covered more than just an epochal battle in a magnificent book that will satisfy the most avid enthusiasts of Napoleonic era military history.” —Foundation Napoleon

      “A very impressive piece of work, and it is unlikely to be surpassed for many years . . . A very valuable guide to Napoleon’s last great victory” (HistoryOfWar.org).   With this third volume, John Gill brings to a close his magisterial study of the war between Napoleonic France and Habsburg Austria. The account begins with both armies recuperating on the banks of the Danube. As they rest, important action was taking place elsewhere: Eugene won a crucial victory over Johann on the anniversary of Marengo, Prince Poniatowski’s Poles outflanked another Austrian archduke along the Vistula, and Marmont drove an Austrian force out of Dalmatia to join Napoleon at Vienna. These campaigns set the stage for the titanic Battle of Wagram.   Second only in scale to the slaughter at Leipzig in 1813, Wagram saw more than 320,000 men and 900 guns locked in two days of fury that ended with an Austrian retreat. The defeat, however, was not complete: Napoleon had to force another engagement before Charles would accept a ceasefire. The battle of Znaim, its true importance often not acknowledged, brought an extended armistice that ended with a peace treaty signed in Vienna.   Gill uses an impressive array of sources in an engaging narrative covering both the politics of emperors and the privations and hardship common soldiers suffered in battle. Enriched with unique illustrations, forty maps, and extraordinary order-of-battle detail, this work concludes an unrivalled English-language study of Napoleon’s last victory.   “Sheds new light on well-known stages in the battle . . . he has covered more than just an epochal battle in a magnificent book that will satisfy the most avid enthusiasts of Napoleonic era military history.” —Foundation Napoleon

    • Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs
      Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs

      Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs

      John H. Gill
      4/5 - 1 rating
      4/5 - 1 rating

      This history of the 1809 Franco-Austrian War presents an in-depth chronicle Napoleon’s last great victory.   On April 10th, 1809, while Napoleon was occupied in Western Europe with the Peninsular War, the Austrian Empire launched a surprise attack that sparked the War of the Fifth Coalition. Though France would ultimately win the conflict, it would be Napoleon’s last victorious war. Even then, the margin of French superiority was decreasing. Archduke Charles, the best of the Habsburg commanders, led a reformed Austrian Army that was arguably the best ever fielded by the Danubian Monarchy.   Though caught off guard, the French Emperor reversed a dire strategic situation with stunning blows that he called his 'most brilliant and most skillful maneuvers'. Following a breathless pursuit down the Danube valley, Napoleon occupied the palaces of the Habsburgs for the second time in four years. He would win many battles in his future campaigns, but never again would one of Europe's great powers lie broken at his feet.   In Thunder on the Danube, historian John H. Gill tackles the political background of the war, including the motivations behind the Austrian offensive. Gill also demonstrates that 1809 was both a high point of the First Empire as well as a watershed, for Napoleon's armies were declining in quality and he was beginning to display the corrosive flaws that contributed to his downfall five years later. His opponents, on the other hand, were improving.

      This history of the 1809 Franco-Austrian War presents an in-depth chronicle Napoleon’s last great victory.   On April 10th, 1809, while Napoleon was occupied in Western Europe with the Peninsular War, the Austrian Empire launched a surprise attack that sparked the War of the Fifth Coalition. Though France would ultimately win the conflict, it would be Napoleon’s last victorious war. Even then, the margin of French superiority was decreasing. Archduke Charles, the best of the Habsburg commanders, led a reformed Austrian Army that was arguably the best ever fielded by the Danubian Monarchy.   Though caught off guard, the French Emperor reversed a dire strategic situation with stunning blows that he called his 'most brilliant and most skillful maneuvers'. Following a breathless pursuit down the Danube valley, Napoleon occupied the palaces of the Habsburgs for the second time in four years. He would win many battles in his future campaigns, but never again would one of Europe's great powers lie broken at his feet.   In Thunder on the Danube, historian John H. Gill tackles the political background of the war, including the motivations behind the Austrian offensive. Gill also demonstrates that 1809 was both a high point of the First Empire as well as a watershed, for Napoleon's armies were declining in quality and he was beginning to display the corrosive flaws that contributed to his downfall five years later. His opponents, on the other hand, were improving.

    Author

    John H. Gill

    John H. Gill is the author of the acclaimed 1809: Thunder on the Danube trilogy, He is an Associate Professor of the faculty of the Near East - South Asia Center, part of the National Defense University in Washington DC. A former US Army South Asia Foreign Area Officer, he retired as a colonel in 2005 after more than 27 years of active service.

    Read more from John H. Gill

    Related to 1809

    Related ebooks

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Battle Famous : Turckheim

      Oct 31, 2019

      Battle Famous : Turckheim
      2 min read

    • Article

      5 Best Books On Waterloo

      Oct 4, 2018

      Many books were released for the bicentennial of Waterloo, but few were as clearly written and as challenging as Glover’s monograph. Highlighting many myths about the battle, the author provides convincing evidence to support his version of the event

      1 min read

    • Article

      Franco-dutch War

      Oct 31, 2019

      Franco-dutch War
      2 min read

    • Article

      Wellington Rifles

      Jun 14, 2018

      Wellington Rifles
      7 min read

    • Article

      Battle Of Wagram

      Aug 9, 2018

      Battle Of Wagram
      13 min read

    • Article

      Four Hills At Gettysburg

      Nov 26, 2019

      Four Hills At Gettysburg
      7 min read

    • Article

      In The Ranks

      Jan 22, 2018

      In The Ranks
      2 min read

    • Article

      America's Civil War

      Jun 1, 2021

      Michael A. Reinstein Chairman & Publisher David Steinhafel Publisher Alex Neill Editor in Chief Chris K. Howland Editor Jerry Morelock Senior Editor Sarah Richardson Senior Editor Nancy Tappan Senior Editor Dana B. Shoaf Consulting Editor Stephen Kam

      1 min read

    • Article

      The Battle of Rocroi

      Feb 28, 2020

      The Battle of Rocroi
      1 min read

    • Article

      The Thunderbolt Of Carthage

      Aug 8, 2019

      Born around 275 BCE, Hamilcar Barca grew to manhood in an expanding Mediterranean commercial empire centred on the wealthy North African city of Carthage. By the middle of the third century BCE, Carthage controlled almost all of North Africa, held la

      7 min read

    • Article

      Saratoga

      Feb 21, 2019

      Saratoga
      10 min read

    • Article

      What’s In A Name?

      Jun 29, 2021

      What’s In A Name?
      1 min read

    • Article

      Battle Of Eylau

      Nov 28, 2019

      Battle Of Eylau
      1 min read

    • Article

      Using Lion Rampant 2

      Jan 23, 2023

      Using Lion Rampant 2
      1 min read

    • Article

      Omdurman 1898

      Oct 1, 2021

      Omdurman 1898
      12 min read

    • Article

      Let’s Play Lion Rampant 2

      Sep 23, 2022

      Let’s Play Lion Rampant 2
      5 min read

    • Article

      Errancies

      Feb 11, 2020

      Errancies
      3 min read

    • Article

      Königgrätz

      Oct 31, 2019

      Königgrätz
      10 min read

    • Article

      Making Strides

      Nov 16, 2021

      Making Strides
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Roots Of German Militarism

      Sep 29, 2022

      The Roots Of German Militarism
      5 min read

    • Article

      Book Reviews

      Nov 7, 2021

      Vol 2: The French Army 1870 By Robert J Marrion & Steve Shann ISBN: 978-1858185774 (Partizan Press, 2021) – £35.00 Thanks to the recent Perry releases, I’ve been painting miniatures for Franco Prussian War games, and now I have a uniform guide for th

      6 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for 1809

    4.5/5

    10 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words