A waste of blood and treasure : the 1799 Anglo - Russian invasion of the Netherlands / Philip Ball.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ball, Philip (Military historian), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801--Campaigns--Netherlands.

Second Coalition, War of the, 1798-1801.

Netherlands.

Military campaigns.

Physical Description:

xi, 206 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen and Sword Military, 2017.

Summary:

First British Examination Of The Campaign For More Than Forty Years. Examines the Key Factors in Determining the Planning, Realisation and Failure of the Campaign. Tells the Story of the Political and Diplomatic Efforts That Led to the Campaign. Uses Firsthand Accounts to Bring the Land and Sea Battles of the Campaign To Life In Vivid Detail. Tells the story of the expedition from every angle using British. French. Dutch and Russian sources. Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 A New Coalition

ch. 2 The Secret Expedition

ch. 3 Red Coats and Gherkins

The Anglo-Russian Army in 1799

ch. 4 The Enemy

The Franco-Batavian Forces

ch. 5 Callantsoog

The Landing

ch. 6 The Vlieter Conspiracy

The Capture of the Fleet

ch. 7 He Who Hesitates ... Abercromby's Dilemma

ch. 8 Krabbendam

Brune Counterattacks

ch. 9 The Grand Old Duke of York

The Arrival of the Allied Commander

ch. 10 Bergen

The Russian Attack

ch. 11 The Other Columns

The British at Bergen

ch. 12 The Battle of Egmond/Alkmaar

2 October 1799

ch. 13 Egmond

Battle of the Dunes

ch. 14 Naval Operations

ch. 15 The Battle of Castricum

Brune's Triumph

ch. 16 Capitulation

ch. 17 Opinions and Debate.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1473885183

9781473885189

OCLC:

973898420

Publisher Number:

99972691311