Preface.

Contents

Illustrations

Military Career OF Napoleon the Great

I BOYHOOD DAYS AND EARLY CAREER

II BONAPARTE'S CAMPAIGN IN ITALY, 1796-7

III EXPEDITION TO EGYPT

IV PASSAGE OF THE ALPS, AND BATTLE OF MARENGO

V ULM AND AUSTERLITZ

VI THE BATTLE OF JENA

VII THE BATTLE OF EYLAU

VIII FRIEDLAND AND PEACE OF TILSIT

IX WAR WITH SPAIN

X WAR WITH AUSTRIA, 1809.

XI THE BATTLE OF WAGRAM

XII CAMPAIGN OF RUSSIA

XIII THE CAMPAIGN OF 1813

XIV THE INVASION OF FRANCE

XV EXILE TO ELBA

XVI THE HUNDRED DAYS. WATERLOO.

XVII CONCLUSION

INDEX

Military Career
OF
Napoleon the Great

An Account of the Remarkable Campaigns
of the "Man of Destiny"

Authentic Anecdotes of the Battlefield as Told by the Famous
Marshals and Generals of the First Empire

BY
Montgomery B. Gibbs

To
My Friend
JOHN L. STODDARD
This Volume is
Affectionately
Dedicated.