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Waterloo 1815 (1) - Quatre Bras

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - Napoleonic Wars

Last Stocked on 11/18/2024

Product Info

Title
Waterloo 1815 (1) - Quatre Bras
Publisher
Category
Author
John Franklin
Publish Year
2014
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.3"
NKG Part #
2147564334
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM276
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM276

Description

To commemorate the 2015 bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, one of the defining campaigns in European History, Osprey is replacing its single volume Campaign title covering the whole of the battle with three highly detailed volumes. Based on new research drawn from unpublished first-hand accounts these volumes will provide a comprehensive resource for every aspect of the battle. The first of this trilogy details the battle of Quatre Bras where an initial 8,000 Allied troops faced 48,000 men of the French Armée du Nord under Marshal Ney. Realizing his error, Wellington concentrated his troops at the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras where they just managed to hold off Ney’s attacks. The battle ended in a tactical stalemate but, unable to link up with Blücher’s Prussians, Wellington retreated back along the road to Brussels to new positions at Waterloo. Featuring extensive photographs, full colour artworks, maps and bird’s-eye-views, this first instalment is not to be missed.

Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Chronology
  • Opposing commanders
  • Opposing forces
  • Orders of battle
  • Opposing plans
  • The campaign opens
  • Aftermath
  • The battlefield today
  • Further reading
  • Index