Napoleon on Campaign

Classic Images of Napoleon at War

H. A. Carruthers

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781783462506
• eBook ISBN: 9781473849419
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Art General
• Index: History

The rise and fall of Napoleon is chronicled in dramatic works of art by 19th century masters in this book of art and military history. Napoleon on Campaign collects magnificent works by Detaille, Meissonier, Vernet, Lady Butler, Hillingford and many of the other artists who sought to capture on canvas the most celebrated incidents of the Napoleonic Wars. Through their battle paintings, these great artists tell an intriguing tale of power, greatness, greed and hubris. While each painting is captivating in its own right, their chronological presentation creates a uniquely vivid historical narrative, aided by short summaries that provide important context for each scene. Gathering these images together in a single volume for the first time, Napoleon on Campaign is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Napoleonic era.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• The Siege At Toulon 18th September - 18th December, 1793
• Napoleon At Toulon 18th September - 18th December, 1793
• The Thirteenth Vendemiaire October 5th, 1795
• The Battle for the Bridge At Arcole 15th - 17th November, 1796
• Napoleon Bonaparte On the Bridge At Arcole November, 1796
• The Battle of Rivoli 14th January, 1797
• Napoleon In Egypt 1798
• Bonaparte Before the Sphinx July, 1798
• The Battle of the Pyramids 21st July, 1798
• The Battle of the Pyramids 21st July, 1798
• The Battle of the Pyramids 21st July, 1798
• The Battle of the Pyramids 21st July, 1798
• Napoleon Crossing the Alps Spring, 1800
• Napoleon Crossing the Alps Spring, 1800
• Napoleon I The Battle of Marengo, 14th June, 1800
• Napoleon Ordering the Second Line Into Action The Battle of Augsburg, October, 1805
• Napoleon and His Staff
• Napoleon With His Troops On the Eve of the Battle at Austerlitz, 2nd December, 1805
• Napoleon at Austerlitz 2nd December, 1805
• The Meeting of Napoleon and Francis I After Austerlitz, December, 1805
• Napoleon At Jena 14th October, 1806
• The Battle of Jena 14th October, 1806
• Napoleon After Jena October, 1806
• The Guard Cavalry At Eylau 7th - 8th February, 1807
• Napoleon Bonaparte on the Battlefield of Eylau 7th - 8th February, 1807
• Napoleon At the Battle of Friedland 14th June, 1807
• Vive L’Empereur The Battle of Friedland, 14th June, 1807
• ‘1807’ Friedland The Battle of Friedland, 14th June, 1807
• A Charge of the Russian Imperial Guard The Battle of Friedland, 14th June, 1807
• Napoleon Decorating a Russian Grenadier At Tilsit 25th June, 1807
• Halt On a Forced March The Peninsula War, 1808 - 1814
• The Surrender of Madrid 4th December, 1808
• The Storming of the Citadel At Ratisbon 23rd April, 1809
• Reappearance of Napoleon On the Field Before Ratisbon, 23rd April, 1809
• The Battle of Ratisbon 23rd April, 1809
• The Battle At Essling 21st - 22nd May, 1809
• Defence of the Granary At Essling 21st - 22nd May, 1809
• Building the Bridge At the Island of Lobau 21st - 22nd May, 1809
• The Battle of Wagram 5th - 6th July, 1809
• The Battle of Wagram 5th - 6th July, 1809
• Arrival of Napoleon Among the Bavarians and Saxons, The Battle of Wagram, 5th - 6th July, 1809
• Napoleon At Borodino 7th September, 1812
• Napoleon in Burning Moscow 14th September, 1812
• Shooting Arsonists In the Kremlin After Defeating Moscow, 24th September, 1812
• Bad News from France, Napoleon Encamped In a Russian Orthodox Church, October, 1812
• Marbot’s Soldiers Foraging On the Retreat November, 1812
• The Passage of the Berezina 26th - 29th November, 1812
• Crossing the Berezina River 26th - 29th November, 1812
• Cossacks Attacked December, 1812
• Marshal Ney Sustaining the Rear-Guard of the Grand Army, 1812
• Napoleon and His Staff Are Surprised By Cossacks December, 1812
• Napoleon Leaving the French Army At Smorgoni 5th December, 1812
• A Resting Place of Prisoners December, 1812
• On the Road - Retreat and Escape December, 1812
• Napoleon’s Retreat from Moscow December, 1812
• The Battle of Dresden 26th - 27th August, 1813
• The Battle of Leipzig 16th - 19th October, 1813
• The French Army Leaving Leipzig 16th - 19th October, 1813
• The Battle of Hanau 30th - 31st October, 1813
• Napoleon’s Peril At Brienne 29th January, 1814
• The Battle of Montmirail 11th February, 1814
• The Guard - Campaign of France Early 1814
• Napoleon I In 1814 The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 20th - 21st March, 1814
• The French Campaign 1814
• La Barriére de Clichy or The Defence of Paris 30th - 31st March, 1814
• Napoleon’s Farewell to the Imperial Guard At Fontainbleau, 20th April, 1814
• The Adbication Fontainebleau, 6th April, 1814
• Napoleon At Fontainbleau 11th April, 1814
• Napoleon’s Return from Elba 20th March, 1815
• The 28th Regiment At Quatre Bras 16th June, 1815
• Wellington and Blucher Meeting Before the Battle of Waterloo, 18th June, 1815
• Dawn At Waterloo 18th June, 1815
• The Battle of Waterloo 18th June, 1815
• The Battle of Waterloo 18th June, 1815
• The Battle of Waterloo 18th June, 1815
• Scotland Forever The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June, 1815
• 1st Dragoons Capturing the Eagle The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June, 1815
• The Duke of Wellington At Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June, 1815
• The Battle of Waterloo 18th June, 1815
• The Ravine at Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June, 1815
• The Charge of the French Cuirassiers The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June, 1815
• The Dog of the Regiment Wounded The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June, 1815
• The Division of the Chassé The Battle of Waterloo, 18th June, 1815
• Napoleon Aboard HMS Bellerophon July, 1815
• Napoleon Aboard HMS Bellerophon July, 1815
• Napoleon Sur Son Lit de Mort 5th May, 1821
• Arrival of La Dorade At Courbevoie 14th December, 1840
• Apotheosis of Napoleon