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An Aide-de-Camp of Napoleon

Memoirs of General Count de Ségur

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The colorful career of a member of Napoleon's staff. This is the autobiography of the man who became Count Philippe de Segur, general of Division, Peer of France. Born in 1780, Segur was a child of the revolution. He was a private in 1800, an aide de camp to Napoleon and a general by 1812. His is the story of the Revolution, Consulate and First Empire of France. Segur saw campaigns throughout the epoch and the titles of the chapters of his memoir give clear indications as to the color of its detail. Here are Austerlitz, Ulm, Vienna, Jena, Berlin and the war in the Iberian Peninsula. For those who are interested in the Napoleonic Wars, this book, written by one who was intimate with the strategies and machinations of the Emperor, will be an essential addition to their library.

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An Aide-de-Camp of Napoleon, Philippe-Paul de Ségur

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1995
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Subtitle
Memoirs of General Count de Ségur
Language
English
Released
1995
Format
Hardcover
Pages
440
ISBN10
1869804392
ISBN13
9781869804398
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The colorful career of a member of Napoleon's staff. This is the autobiography of the man who became Count Philippe de Segur, general of Division, Peer of France. Born in 1780, Segur was a child of the revolution. He was a private in 1800, an aide de camp to Napoleon and a general by 1812. His is the story of the Revolution, Consulate and First Empire of France. Segur saw campaigns throughout the epoch and the titles of the chapters of his memoir give clear indications as to the color of its detail. Here are Austerlitz, Ulm, Vienna, Jena, Berlin and the war in the Iberian Peninsula. For those who are interested in the Napoleonic Wars, this book, written by one who was intimate with the strategies and machinations of the Emperor, will be an essential addition to their library.