Austrian Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815
Contributors: Christopher Rothero (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: May 25, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781841766645
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Land forces & warfare; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History - Military / War; History; History: World; Austria; Military - Napoleonic Wars; History / Military / General; Europe - General; History: American
First sentence: 'IT IS QUITE UNBELIEVABLE that nobody is willing to take advantage of these favours', exclaimed Empress Maria Theresa (r. 1740-80) when hearing of the small number of nobles who had taken up the privileged access to the military academies that she had established in the mid-18th century.
Notes: Elite