Book: Captain Coignet - A Soldier Of Napoleon's Imperial Guard From The Italian Campaign To Waterloo CAPTAIN COIGNET. A 'grouser' tells his thrilling story of life in the Imperial Guard. Jean-Roche Coignet's story embraces much that typifies the revolutionary French and Napoleonic eras. Coignet recounts his life from abused childhood to peasant worker, then to enlistment in the army-where an exploit of remarkable heroism, early in his military career, earns him recognition and sets him on a path of advancement through the ranks of Napoleon's Imperial Guard Grenadiers where he finally earns the rank of captain. Through his words we experience many of the campaigns and battles of the Napoleonic Wars-culminating in Waterloo. Coignet's close contact with his Emperor offers many insights into the great man, his court and his generals.
Details of Book: Captain Coignet - A Soldier Of Napoleon's Imperial Guard From The Italian Campaign To Waterloo Book: Captain Coignet - A Soldier Of Napoleon's Imperial Guard From The Italian Campaign To Waterloo
Author: Jean Roch Coignet
ISBN: 1846771471
ISBN-13: 9781846771477
, 978-1846771477
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Date: 19012007
Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
Number of Pages: 288
Language: English