Project Gutenberg 2014-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 141 Thiers, Adolphe 1797 1877 Thiers, Marie-Joseph-Louis-Adolphe Thiers, A. (Adolphe) Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 11 / 20) faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution Française Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire (Vol. 11 / 20)" by Adolphe Thiers is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume examines the military operations and political dynamics of the French campaigns in Spain during the year 1809, as well as Napoleon's strategies and the challenges faced by his generals. The text focuses on key events and battles involving French forces, particularly under the command of Marshals Soult and Victor, as they navigate through military conflicts against both the Spanish and British forces. The opening of the work sets the stage for the campaign of 1809, detailing the complexities of French military operations in Spain. It introduces the significant challenges faced by French generals due to a lack of unity in command, the insurgent activities of the Spanish, and the intervention of British forces. As the narrative unfolds, several key battles and strategic movements are highlighted, showcasing the difficulties in maintaining control over the territories and the increasing resistance from the local populations, which complicate Napoleon's ambitions in the region. This portion effectively illustrates the tension between military might and the realities of warfare amid a populace driven by patriotism and resistance against foreign invasion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45015/45015-h/images/cover-page.jpg Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 DC Text FR Histoire Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 955704 2025-07-18T08:48:21.100936 text/html 941207 2024-10-24T02:53:53 text/html 638802 2025-07-18T08:48:29.378856 application/epub+zip 651187 2025-07-18T08:48:22.304928 application/epub+zip 385470 2025-07-18T08:48:21.715930 application/epub+zip 911428 2025-07-18T08:48:34.896852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 856978 2025-07-18T08:48:28.788882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591859 2022-09-20T14:30:01.945357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 893253 2025-07-18T08:48:20.175947 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 873240 2024-10-24T02:53:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17987 2025-07-18T08:48:35.030833 application/rdf+xml 12412 2025-07-18T08:48:21.798912 image/jpeg 2259 2025-07-18T08:48:21.758896 image/jpeg 632310 2025-07-18T08:48:21.178936 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia