Napoleon vs. Great Britain – History of the Conflict : Including Biographies & Memoirs of the Leading Commanders as well as Autobiographies of Regular Soldiers

Between 1793 and 1815, Great Britain was the most constant of France's enemies. Through its command of the sea and active military intervention in the Peninsular War, Britain played the central role in Napoleon's downfall, even as all other major powers switched back and forth. This unique collection sheds the light on this historical conflict which changed the course of history and includes historical works that cover the course of the conflict, but also memoirs of participating soldiers and commanders.

This collection includes:

England and Napoleon (1801-1815) (S. E. Winbolt)

Battle of Waterloo (Charles Cornwallis Chesney)

Military Memoirs of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington (Joseph Moyle Sherer)

The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence (William Lawrence)

Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade (William Surtees)

Wellington's Men: Some Soldier Autobiographies (William Henry Fitchett)

A British Rifle Man (George Simmons)

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815 (John Kincaid)

My Adventures During the Late War (Donat Henchy O'Brien)

The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson (Robert Southey)


  1. The Rise and Fall of Napoleon : The Essential Historical Works on Napoleonic Wars, Biographies of Commanders, Memoirs of Soldiers

    Napoleon Bonaparte, Carl von Clausewitz, Charles Downer Hazen, Alexandre Dumas, Comte Philippe-Paul de Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane

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  2. The Bloody Reign of Napoleon : History of the Napoleonic Wars (Including Biographies of Napoleon, Collected Works of Napoleon, Memoirs of Leading Commanders and Soldiers)

    Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles Downer Hazen, Carl von Clausewitz, Comte Philippe-Paul de Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane

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  3. Napoleonic Wars in History & Memories : Histories of Campaigns and Battles (Including Biographies, Letters and Memoirs of the Leading Commanders)

    Napoleon Bonaparte, Carl von Clausewitz, Charles Downer Hazen, Alexandre Dumas, Comte Philippe-Paul de Ségur, Frederic Shoberl, Charles Cornwallis Chesney, S. E. Winbolt, Charles Dalton, Marcelin Marbot, Adrien Bourgogne, Moyle Sherer, Robert Southey, William Lawrence, William Surtees, John Kincaid, William Henry Fitchett, George Simmons, Donat Henchy O'Brien, Louis Antoine de Bourrienne, Louis Constant Wairy, William Milligan Sloane

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  4. England and Napoleon : 1801-1815

    S. E. Winbolt

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  5. American Independence and the French Revolution : 1760-1801

    S. E. Winbolt

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