Napoleon's German Allies (3) : Saxony
Contributors: Richard Hook (Illustrator)
Series: Men at Arms Series, 90
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: July 5, 1979
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780850453096
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Military - Napoleonic Wars; History - Military / War; History: World; Europe; Military Science; History / Military / General
First sentence: Following the abdication of the Austrian Emperor Franz II from the office of Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nations on 6 August 1806, King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia sought to form a defensive coalition (the North German Alliance) with Saxony and the Electorate of Hessen-Kassel to counter Napoleon's ruthless expansionism in western Europe.