Featured battle : Lonato

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 02 August 1796 - 03 August 1796

The French, having lifted the siege of Mantua concentrated against Quosdanovich's Austrians who had advanced down the eastern side of Lake Garda. Absence of communication between the two sides of the Austrian pincher movement. The battle extended over the two days and twelve miles before the Austrians withdrew, leaving a small garrison in Lonato.

1812 Napoleon in Moscow

Paul Britten Austin
It is difficult to evaluate this book which has a confusing conflict between style and content. As a style the author has adopted the appalling affectation of the use of the present tense to describe the past. This in parts makes gaining a clear understanding more difficult than it needs to be. The content is well researched and appropriately selected giving real insights into the French in Moscow. The real quality of the book is that we get to see the big event from many personal perspectives. In the introduction the author apologizes, and so he should, for his 'syntactic and grammatical deviations' for these in part make difficult reading of what otherwise would be a very good book.
Frontline Books, Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2012