Picard - La cavalerie dans les guerres de la Révolution et de l'Empire 1792-1815. Tome 1+2 - 1895

The Cavalry in the Wars of the Revolution and the Empire 1792-1815. Volume 1+2

• Volume 1 (1792–1805): Describes the dramatic decline of the royal cavalry during the Revolution, the arduous reconstruction under the Directory, and Napoleon's first major reforms up to the Battle of Austerlitz.

• Volume 2 (1805–1815): Is devoted to the golden age of the Grande Armée (Jena, Eylau, Friedland, Wagram), the catastrophic loss of almost 180,000 horses in the 1812 Russian campaign, and the final downfall at Waterloo.

Condition: light signs of wear on the cover, interior: clean and with firm binding