Francis Loraine Petre was a British military historian who gained renown for his works on the Napoleonic Wars. After retiring from the Indian Civil Service, he dedicated himself to a literary career, focusing on Napoleon's campaigns. His studies on Napoleon's conquest of Prussia and his campaigns in Poland were among the first in the English language to delve deeply into these periods. Petre's scholarship is distinguished by its analytical depth, and his writings remain valuable resources even a century later.
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This book provides a comprehensive account of the 1814 campaign in France where Napoleon fought some of his most significant battles. It depicts Napoleon's military strategy and tactics in the context of the broader political and social environment of the time.
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An Account Of The Country Its People, Its Institutions And Its Resources (1906)
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A Life Of The Chief Leader In The Revolt Against Spain In Venezuela, New Granada And Peru (1910)
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The Napoleonic Library is an outstanding collection of seminal works on the Napoleonic Wars. It features evocative contemporary memoirs and makes available once again the classic works on the subject by military historians.