The defense of the Napoleonic kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814 / George F. Nafziger and Marco Gioannini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nafziger, George F.

Contributor:

Gioannini, Marco.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beauharnais, Eugène de, 1781-1824--Military leadership.

Beauharnais, Eugène de.

Beauharnais, Eugène de, 1781-1824.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Campaigns--Italy, Northern.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.

Generals--France--Biography.

Generals.

Command of troops.

France.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 381 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents:

1. War Comes to Italy 1

2. The Defense of Eastern Italy, September 1813 37

3. Eugene Withdraws Behind the Tagliamento and on the Adige, October and November 1813 67

4. December 1813: Murat's Treachery, Affairs at Rovigo, Boara, and Castagnaro, and the Fall of Zara (Zadar) 103

5. Neapolitan Treachery Afoot: The Siege of Venice, Castel Sant' Angelo, Civitavecchia, Ancona, and Genoa, January 1814 129

6. The Battle of the Mincio, 8 February 1814 151

7. Murat's Treachery Exposed, February 1814 181

8. Withdrawal over the Taro, Engagements at Parma and Reggio Emilia, and the Siege of Venice, March-April 1814 195

9. The Sieges of Venice and Genoa: Withdrawal and Surrender, March-May 1814 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-372) and index.

ISBN:

0275967972

OCLC:

44174273