Popular Resistance in the French Wars

Esdaile, Charles

In the Napoleonic period warfare ceased to be a matter for armies alone, but also became an affair of the people. So, at least, runs the usual claim. In Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia outraged peasants and townsfolk rose against the French armies and fell upon them without mercy. From these insurrections we get the modern word 'guerrilla', but did armed civilians really play an important a role in the struggle? In this collection of essays a group of specialists on the Napoleonic epoch tease out the question, and arrive at some startling conclusions.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2004-12-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403938268

DOI: 10.1057/9780230522992

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 233