With Eagles To Glory- Napoleon And His German Allies In The 1809 Campaign

The book follows the 1809 campaign sequentially. Use this battle guide to track the German allies’ roles.

), a union of German states under French protection. For the first time, more than 100,000 German soldiers The book follows the 1809 campaign sequentially

Create a “order of battle” card for each nation – Gill provides detailed OOBs in appendices. For the first time, more than 100,000 German

The 1809 war (often called the War of the Fifth Coalition) was unique. Napoleon was simultaneously bogged down in the Peninsular War in Spain, meaning he had fewer veteran French troops available for the Danube front. When Archduke Charles of Austria invaded Bavaria in

When Archduke Charles of Austria invaded Bavaria in April 1809, the Bavarian corps, under the command of Marshal Lefebvre (a Frenchman commanding German troops), found itself in the eye of the storm. The early days of the campaign were fraught with danger. The Austrians hoped to knock Bavaria out of the war quickly, severing Napoleon’s southern flank.