New Anniversary Edition with New Maps, Photos, and Illustrations
Crisis on the Danube: Napoleon’s Austrian Campaign of 1809
by James R. Arnold
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Table of Contents
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Chapter I. Diplomatic War
Setting the Stage
Background to Betrayal
Dateline to War
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Chapter II. The Napoleonic War Machines
The Tactical Mosaic
The Austrian Army
The French Army
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Chapter III. Surprise in Bavaria
The Battle for Intelligence
War Plans
The Fog of War
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Chapter IV. The Master Arrives
The Invasion of Bavaria
To the Front
Approach March
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Chapter V. The Tenth Legion
Ridgetop Battle
Seizing the Initiative
Planning a Counteroffensive
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Chapter VI. The Battle of Abensberg
Cordon Defense
Lannes
Collapse of the Abens Position
Ratisbonne Beleaguered
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Chapter VII. The Landshut Hunt
Davout's Ordeal
The Lion of Landshut
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Chapter VIII. The Battle of Eckmühl
Two A.M. Courage
Set-Piece Battle
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Chapter IX. The Scale of Victory
Pursuit
Moonlit Combat
Conference of War
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Chapter X. The Emperor’s Wound
To Cross the Danube
Convergence on Ratisbonne
Displays of Courage
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Chapter XI. Conclusion
Campaign’s End
Assessment
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Appendix I. Fates Intermingled: The Principal Characters And What Became of Them
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Appendix II. Order of Battle
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Appendix III. Command and Control
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Appendix IV. The 1809 Campaign as a War Game
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Appendix V. The Battlefield Today
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