European Armies of the French Revolution, 1789-1802, Volume 50

Book Overview

Upon France's defeat of the vaunted Prussian army at the Battle of Valmy in 1792, German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe remarked, "From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the world's history." The pronouncement proved prescient, for this first major victory emboldened France's revolutionary government to end the monarchy and establish the first French Republic--with dramatic consequences for the wars that soon roiled the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806160470
• ISBN13: 9780806160474
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.8"