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The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau: Table of illustrations

The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau: Table of illustrations

The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau: Table of illustrations

Translated by Greg Gorsuch

FRONTISPICE:  Fusiliers of the Hessian Guards Regiment and of the Nassau 2nd Infantry Regiment (1809).

[Plate inset in colors, after the watercolor by Captain Rozat de Mandres, from La France en campagne]

Pages:

Darmstadt: 21

1806. Marshal AUGEREAU, Commander of the 7th Corps: 31

[Based on a contemporary print]

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin: 35

1807. Marshal MORTIER, Commander of the 8th Corps: 37

[Based on a contemporary print]

General TEULIÉ, commanding Colberg’s investment troops: 45

[After the engraving by Parmiani]

Marshal BRUNE: 49

[From the lithograph by A. Tardieu]

General LEGRAND, commanding the Bayreuth observation corps: 53

[After the lithograph by A. Tardieu]

1809. General VANDAMME, Commander of the 8th Army Corps: 59

Marshal MASSÉNA, Commander of the 4th Army Corps: 63

Battle of Essling: 67

[After La France Militaire.]

General CARRA SAINT-CYR, Commander of the 2nd Division of the 4th Corps: 73

[After a lithograph from the collection of Lyonnais generals, published by Chevalier]

General MARULAZ: 79

[Based on a portrait taken from The History of the 8th Hussars]

Sketches for the two battles of Neumarkt: 83

Vienna: 87

1812. Marshal DAVOUT, Commander of the 1st Corps of the Grande Armée: 93

[Based on a contemporary print.]

General MORAND, Governor of Swedish Pomerania: 95

[After the lithograph by A. Tardieu]

Prince ÉMILE de HESSE, commander of the Darmstadt contingent: 99

[From the portrait taken from the Calendar of the Darmstadt Court for 1816]

1812. MURAT, King of Naples: 107

[After the lithograph by A. Dupont]

General FOURNIER, commanding the cavalry of the 9th Corps: 111

[After the lithograph by A. Tardieu]

Marshal VICTOR, Commander of the 9th Corps of the Grande Armée: 115

1813. Marshal NEY: 121

General MARCHAND, commanding the 39th Division: 123

[After the lithograph by A. Tardieu]

Marshal OUDINOT: 133

Marshal MACDONALD: 141

[Based on a contemporary print]

 

WAR OF SPAIN

1808. Marshal LEFEBVRE, Commander of the 4th Corps of the Army of Spain: 157

[After the medallion by David d’Angers]

Madrid Observatory transformed into a redoubt: 161

The lion of Guadarama: 163
1809. General LASALLE, commanding the light cavalry of the 1st Corps in Spain: 166

Combat at the Almaraz Bridge (after Isenbart): 167

Expedition against Arenas (after Isenbart): 171

Combat of Mesa-de-Ibor (after Isenbart): 175

Marshal VICTOR, Commander of the 1st Corps of the Army of Spain: 179

Battle of Medellin (after Isenbart): 181

Battle of Talavera (after Isenbart): 187

General SÉBASTIANI, Commander of the 4th Corps of the Army of Spain: 191

Battle of Almonacid (after Isenbart): 193

Marshal MORTIER, Commander of the 5th Corps of the Army of Spain: 199

1810-1811. Guerrillas: 209

General CHASSÉ, commanding the 1st Brigade of the German Division

(4th Division of the 1st Corps) in Spain, 1811: 213

In the Sierra, Morena: 215
1812. Badajoz: 223

Defense of Badajoz: 227

[According to Military France]

Map of Badajoz Attacks and Defense: 230

[After Costa de Serda (inset)]
1813. Marshal SOULT, Commander of the Army of Spain: 245

[According to the lithograph of A. Tardieu]

 

ARMY OF CATALONIA
1810. Marshal AUGEREAU. Commander of the army of Catalonia: 255

[After the lithograph by Delpech]

Manresa: 259

Bridge of Martorell: 265

Map of the region between Barcelona and Manresa: 270

[From Seebach’s work (inset)]

Barcelona: 275
1813. Marshal SUCHET, Commander of the army of Catalonia: 279

[Based on a contemporary print]

Officer’s shako plaque of the Nassau 1st Regiment, during the Confederation of the Rhine period: 281

[Collection of Dr C. KLING, in Weimar]

 

HESSE-DARMSTADT TROOPS UNDER THE 1st EMPIRE:

Light Horse.

Musketeer of du Corps Regiment.

Musketeer and fusilier of the Guard Regiment.

Fusilier of the “Crown Prince” Regiment.

[From a print of the time, published by Herzberg. Plate inset in colors.]: 287

 

THE HESSIAN FLAGS UNDER THE FIRST EMPIRE:

l. Guard Regiment (1790-1813).

2 and 3. Corps Regiment (1790-1813).

4 and 5. Crown Prince Regiment (1804-1813).

[Plate inset in colors]: 292

 

Large inset maps:

I. Campaigns of the Nassau contingent from 1806 to 1813.

[From Rössler’s book]

II. Campaigns of the Hesse-Darmstadt contingent from 1806 to 1813.