Britain's war against Revolutionary France is today a largely forgotten
prelude to the Napoleonic Wars. The campaign in Flanders was Britain's
attempt to stem the power of the new republic as it threatened to engulf
its neighbors, but it was to end in disaster. This is the first account
of this intensive campaign written in modern times; chronicling the many
battles as the varying fortunes of the combatants saw their armies march
to and fro across the fields of Flanders. A weak and ill-equipped army
led by the Duke of York struggled daily with the terrain and climate of
the Low Countries as well as the competing aims of its allies and the
unrealistic expectations of its government. This book details the
numerous major battles of the campaign and the unraveling of the First
Coalition using British, French and German sources.