The History of Napoleon the First: 1808-1811

1809 THE HISTORY advantage Alexander amongst Andalusia Archduke artillery attack Austria battle Bernadotte Berthier bishops blockade bridge brother Cadiz calculated campaign Caulaincourt cause cavalry centre Ciudad Rodrigo command consequence continental system corps d'armée Council danger Danube Davout declared decree defend desired Despatches detachment divisions doubt effect Emperor Empire enemy England Essling Europe fact favour force Fouché France French Galicia guard HISTORY OF NAPOLEON Holland honour Imperial Italy Jourdan King Joseph Lannes less letter Lisbon Lobau Louis Madrid marriage Marshal Masséna Mémoires menaced military Minister Moniteur moreover nation negotiations never occupied Old Castile operations Oporto Paris peace Peninsula Pius VII Plasencia Poland Pope Portugal position possessed pretext Prince Eugène provinces Ratisbon received reproached resistance retreat Russia sent soldiers Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish success Tagus Talavera thousand tion town troops victory Vienna Wellesley Wellington wished wrote