After Napoleon's humiliation of Prussia, on the battlefield at Jena, the
French Emperor turned his attention to subduing his Russian foe and
marched into Poland in the winter of 1806. Six months later, the
Russians had been beaten and brought to the peace table and Napoleon was
at the height of his powers.
In his detailed study of this remarkable episode of Napoleonic history,
F. Loraine Petre follows every move of the campaign. He assesses the
defeat of Prussia, analyses the strengths and weaknesses of both
Napoleon's army and that of his Russian opponents, details the bloody
battle of Eylau and describes Napoleon's crushing victory over the
Russians at Friedland.
F. Loraine Petre's campaign studies are renowned for their scope, detail
and clarity, and Napoleon's Campaign in Poland, is a brilliant overview
of Napoleon's vaunted army confronting some of its most worthy opponents
at a time when Napoleon dominated Europe.