HISTORY OF EUROPE

FROM THE

COMMENCEMENT OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

IN MDCCLXXXIX

TO THE

RESTORATION OF THE BOURBONS

IN MDCCCXV

BY

SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON, BART.

F. R. S. E.

NINTH EDITION

VOL. VIII.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCLIV

with Alexander, ib.-Murat declared King of Naples,

the Ebro, ib.-Force there collected, ib.-Positions a

iards, 10.-The British, ib.-Division of the British a

Check of Castanos at Logrono, 12.-Defeat of Blake a

at Espinosa, ib.-Defeat of the Spaniards at Reynos

ib.-Movement against Castanos and Palafox, 15.-

Advance of the French to Madrid, 17.-Capitulati

vance of Sir John Moore, 23.-March of Napoleon to

-The English retreat, 25.-Action of light cavalry,

tinues the pursuit to Astorga, ib.-Moore retires t

undergone, 28.-Battle of Corunna, 30.-Death of M

of the troops, 32.-Despair which seized the public

the campaign, 34.-Errors of Sir David Baird, 3

views, 38.

CHAPTER LVI.-CAMPAIGN OF ABENSBERG, LAND

Influence of the aristocratic and democratic principles

in Europe, 40.-Policy of the Imperial cabinet, ib.-

of the landwehr, June 1808, 41.-Napoleon's remons

of Austria, ib.—Division of opinion in the Aus

French in Germany, 45.-Prussia resolves to remai

cence in aid of Austria, ib.-Character of Metterni

by Austria at the conference of Erfurth, 48.-Con

army, 49.-Preparations and forces of Austria, ib.

51.-Plans of Napoleon, 52.-Commencement of h

of his forces by Berthier, 54.-Napoleon concentrat

ments of the two armies, 56.-Napoleon's plan, il

voust and Hohenzollern, 57.-Combats of Abensb

to Landshut, 60.-Operations of Davoust and the

Capture of Ratisbon by the Austrians, 62.-Battle

in front of Ratisbon, 64.-Wound of Napoleon, 66.-

-Defeat of the Bavarians, 69.-Operations of the

feat of Eugene Beauharnais at Sacile, 70.

CHAPTER LVII.-CAMPAIGN OF A

Measures of Napoleon for an attack upon Vienna, 71.

duke, 72.-Position of Ebersberg, 74.-Gallantry o

vance of the French to Vienna, 77.-Danger of M

capitulates, ib.-Position of the French, 80-of th

vances towards Vienna, 81.-Retreat of the Archd

the Piave, ib.-Capture of the forts of Carinthia

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