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The War of Wars

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by Robert Harvey


  George III, King 2, 76, 94, 96, 98, 100, 106, 117, 125, 129, 189, 197, 218, 222, 265, 295, 351, 375, 381, 429, 458, 464, 466, 502–3, 614

  George IV, King (formerly Prince of Wales and Prince Regent) 265, 381, 458, 460, 573, 578, 860, 863, 905, 908, 909

  George, Marguerite 685

  German campaign (1813)

  Battle of Dennewitz 837

  Battle of Dresden 837

  Battle of Katsbach 837

  Battle of Leipzig 838–41

  German states 33, 34, 109, 121, 346, 431, 441, 492, 508–9, 527, 656, 663, 829, 838

  Gerona 707

  Ghent 137

  Gibraltar 169, 228, 229, 294, 426, 427, 436, 446, 529, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 582

  Girondins 24, 25–6, 27, 32, 36, 39, 40, 47, 124

  Gleig, George 593, 748

  Glorious First of June 211–18, 228, 234, 235

  Gneisenau, August von 824, 836, 849, 852, 880, 882, 886, 902, 911

  Godoy, Manuel 3, 496, 582–3, 584, 585–6, 656, 658, 760

  Gohier, Louis 335–6, 337, 339, 340

  Goldsmith, Oliver 101

  Goodwin, Captain Richard 218

  Gordon, Jane, Duchess of 91

  Grafton, Duke of 99

  Graham, Sir Thomas 703, 711, 712, 750, 752, 847

  Grand Armée see armies, French

  Grand, Madame 190

  Grassini, Giuseppina 864

  Grattan, Sir Henry 221, 724–5

  Gravina, Admiral 456, 484

  Greece 653

  Grenada 144, 437

  Grenoble 869, 870

  Grenville, George 11, 90, 466

  Grenville, Lady Mary 860

  Grenville, Thomas 138, 209

  Grenville, Lord William 92, 119, 172, 189, 346, 407, 422, 461, 464, 531

  character and background 93–4, 95, 381, 501–2

  coalition building 120–1, 125, 170, 926

  death 911

  as foreign secretary 87, 88, 108, 112, 116, 132, 145, 376, 570–1, 925

  and Ministry of All Talents 429, 493, 499, 502–3, 527, 533, 574, 575, 612, 859–60

  Greville, Charles 860

  Greville, Lady Charlotte 878

  Grey, Sir Charles 143, 209, 493, 574

  Gribeauval, Jean-Baptiste de 181

  Grinfield, General 432

  Grodno 767

  Grossgorchen, Battle of 829

  Grouchy, Marshal Emmanuel de 223, 874, 877, 880, 884, 886–7, 890, 893, 895, 899, 902, 912

  Guadeloupe 143, 144, 145, 433, 437

  Guillemand (French mariner) 450–1

  guns 472, 477

  on ships 204–6

  Gustav III, King of Sweden 113

  Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden 614

  Guthrie, Dr 549

  Habsburg dynasty 480

  Haifa 318

  Haiti 403–4, 433, 497

  Hallowell, Captain 446

  Hamburg 536, 537, 821, 834, 847

  Hamelin, Fortunée 151

  Hamilton, Alexander 37

  Hamilton, Archibald, Duke of 560

  Hamilton, Lady Emma 101, 268, 295, 296, 356, 359–60, 361–3, 370, 442, 444–5, 447, 451, 455, 458, 459, 460

  Hamilton, Sir Thomas 101

  Hamilton, Sir William 267–8, 274, 296, 356, 359, 360, 361, 362, 374–5, 460, 578–9

  Hanover 121, 140, 479, 490, 502, 511, 529

  Harcourt, General 139

  Hardy, Captain Thomas Masterman 230, 418

  Hardy, flag captain 364, 445, 450, 452, 455

  Harris, General George 605, 606

  Harris, Rifleman Benjamin 616, 620–1

  Harrowby, Lord 465

  Harvey, Admiral Eliab 210, 216, 217, 275, 448, 636, 638–9

  Harvey, Oliver 865

  Harvey, Major Robert 420, 696, 698, 706, 707, 711, 717–19, 739, 750, 757, 864–5

  Hastings, Warren 613

  Haugwitz, Count 515

  Haussmann, Baron George-Eugène 491

  Haydn, Joseph 666

  Hayes, John 210

  Hebert, Jacques René 49

  Heliopolis, Battle of 327–8

  Herbert, John 264

  Herbois, Collot d’ 50

  Herrasti, General 708

  Herrold, Christopher xii

  Hesse 121, 140, 462, 507

  Hill, Sir Rowland 696, 698, 701, 723, 733, 746, 749, 757, 876, 926

  Hoche, General Lazare 30, 82, 149, 156–7, 158, 172, 178, 188, 191, 223–5, 244

  Hohenlinden, Battle of 350

  Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Prince 513

  Holland 34, 37, 115–18, 121, 126–7, 132, 139–40, 171, 333, 334, 375, 403, 406, 408, 433, 479, 490, 508, 536, 674, 847

  Holy Land 311–16

  Hompesch, Baron von 254

  Hood, Admiral 76, 77, 97, 131, 210, 262, 263, 265, 267, 269, 294, 318, 369, 538, 577

  see also Bridport, Lord

  Hood, Captain Samuel 272, 289, 432

  Hood, Thomas 635

  Hoste, Sir William 210

  Hotham, Viscount William 210, 219, 269, 369, 905

  Houssaye, Henri 887

  Howard, Captain 287

  Howarth, David 898–9

  Howe, Earl 97, 209, 210, 211–13, 214–15, 217–18, 234, 235, 238, 239–40, 242, 265, 270, 452, 591, 926

  Howick, Lord see Grey, Earl

  Hughes, Admiral Sir Richard 263

  Humbert, General 225, 226

  the Hundred Days 868–905

  Hungary 866

  Hutchinson, Lord 220

  Hyderabad 605, 609

  Imperial Guard 472–3, 893, 895, 896, 901, 902

  India 102, 140, 141, 250, 274, 305, 312, 352, 403, 404–5, 433, 434, 523, 530, 582, 589, 604–11

  industrial revolution 915

  Ingolstadt 663

  Innsbruck 633

  intelligence

  British 273, 274, 532–3, 568–81

  French 569, 576–7

  Ionian Islands 178, 179, 186, 405, 565

  Ireland 172, 189, 220–7, 244, 274, 427–8, 434, 575

  Isle d’Yeu 153

  Ismail 111

  Istria 490, 830

  Italy 73, 333, 346, 350, 402, 404–5, 408, 479, 483, 663, 664–5

  Austria demands return of possessions in 832

  British join fighting in 856

  Cisalpine Republic 179, 185–6, 406

  fighting in (1814) 842, 847

  impact of Napoleon on 916, 917

  Napoleon becomes King of 431

  Napoleon’s campaign in 161–86

  rearguard action in 856

  renewed offensive in (1800) 346, 347–8

  war in Piedmont 79, 120, 121, 124

  Jackson, Francis 145

  Jacobins 20, 21, 24, 25–6, 27, 31, 37, 38, 40, 47–55, 69, 77, 81, 124, 131, 296, 335, 337, 338, 344, 345, 354, 356, 388–9, 391, 396, 918

  Jaffa 312–15, 316

  Jamaica 143, 144, 261, 436, 438

  James II, King 9, 56

  Jefferson, Thomas 19, 860–1

  Jemappes, Battle of 34, 476

  Jena-Auerstadt, Battle of 513–15, 824, 835, 902, 923

  Jerusalem 311

  Jervis, Sir John see St Vincent, Earl

  João, Prince 583, 584

  John, Archduke 350, 432, 479, 481, 485, 663, 665, 669, 671

  Johnson, Samuel 101

  Jones, John Gale 727, 730

  Joseph II, Emperor 31, 34, 97, 109, 115, 397

  Josephine, Empress 153, 156–9, 167–8, 172, 178, 179, 185, 187, 191–2, 251, 309, 334, 335, 389–91, 398, 399, 482, 518, 523–4, 664, 677, 684–8, 856, 868, 912

  Joubert, General Barthélemy 176, 336, 912

  Joubertoun, Alexandrine 399

  Jourdan, Marshal Jean-Baptiste 137, 138, 159, 171, 178, 333, 337, 342, 401, 476, 477, 750, 860, 912

  Junot, General Androche 79, 167, 168, 251, 309, 347, 401, 582, 583, 614, 616, 626, 709, 714, 740, 778–9, 802, 912

  Kadzand 674

  Kalisch, Treaty of 817

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nbsp; Kaluga 797, 798, 799

  Katsbach, Battle of 837

  Kaunitz, Count 489

  Keate, George 104

  Keats, Sir Richard 210

  Keith, George Elphinstone, Lord 209, 210, 219, 357–8, 359, 360, 366, 405, 421, 423, 426, 541, 542, 544, 558, 579, 904, 905–6, 908–9

  Kelkreuth, Graf von 37

  Kellerman, General 124, 165–6, 617, 891, 912

  Kersaint 141

  Kirrweiler, Battle of 476

  Klagenforth 178

  Kléber, General Jean-Baptiste 251, 278, 294, 301, 304, 319, 321, 324, 326–8, 569

  Knights of St John 249, 254–5, 279, 292

  Kosciusko, Thaddeus 134, 516

  Kossier 308

  Kouno 767

  Krasnoi 778, 803

  Kray, General Paul 346, 347, 348

  Kronstadt 368

  Kurakin, Count 764

  Kutuzov, General Mikhail 479, 481, 483, 485, 486, 488, 912

  Russian campaign 771, 780–1, 783, 784, 785, 787, 793, 794, 797, 798, 799, 801, 803, 805, 810, 811, 813, 816, 817, 825

  La Bourdonnais, General 37

  La Chalette 124

  La Harpe, General 161

  La Hove, General 38, 41

  La Peña, General Manuel 711, 712

  La Revellière-Lépeaux, Louis Marie de 177

  La Romana, General 628

  Laborde, General 615

  Lachenade, Ensign 291–2

  Lafayette, Marquis de 351, 860, 871

  and American Revolution 10, 17

  character and background 16–17

  as defender of King 24, 26

  rivalry with Dumouriez 30

  role in revolution 19, 20, 21, 23–4, 25, 26–7, 336

  urges France to war 26, 32, 33

  Lafon, Captain 649

  Lagrange, General 312

  Lamb, Lady Caroline 907

  Lambaille, Princess de 27

  Landrecies 134

  Landshut 663, 664

  Langeron, Comte de 113, 912

  Lannes, General Jean 401, 482, 484, 486, 487, 513, 514, 525, 624, 664, 668, 912

  Laon, Battle of 851–2

  Lapisse, General 696

  Laplane, Marquis de 64

  Larpent, Francis 748

  Lascasse, Count 905

  Latin America 36, 42, 142, 270, 493–501, 535, 588, 911

  Latouche-Tréville, Admirai Louis René de 370, 404, 417, 427, 428

  Laugier de Bellecour, Pierre François 63

  Lauriston, Jacques-Alexandre 794, 812, 821, 838, 840

  Lavery, Brian 214

  Le Havre 143

  Le Luzerne, Chevalier de 571

  League of Neutral Nations 352, 363

  Lebrun, Charles 344

  Lebrun, Pierre 117

  Leclerc, Dermid 404

  Leclerc, General Victor Emmanuel 179, 400–1, 403–4, 497

  Lefebvre, Marshal François-Joseph 339, 624, 663, 912

  Lefebvre, Georges 13–14

  Leghorn 168, 169, 296, 359, 360, 542, 543, 856

  Leipzig, Battle of 838–41, 842, 903

  Leoben, Armistice of 178–9

  Leopold II, Emperor 31, 350

  Lessart, Claude Antoine Valdec de 32

  Lesseps, Ferdinand de 309, 329

  Lesseps, Matthieu de 251

  Lestocq, General 520

  Leuchtenberg, Duchy of 856

  Liberalism 109

  Liège 33, 116

  Ligny, Battle of 878–9, 882–3, 900, 901

  Liguria 333, 375, 406, 408

  Lille 870

  Lincelles 135

  Liniers, Santiago de 498, 499, 500

  Linois, Admiral 539

  Lisbon 538, 583, 614, 615, 617, 620, 627, 631, 696, 704, 713, 730, 749, 864

  Lithuania 771, 774, 815

  Liverpool, Lord 105, 705, 706, 726, 874, 905, 917, 925

  Loano, Battle of 146

  Lobau, General Georges Mouton, Comte de 891

  Lobau, Island of 666, 667, 668–9

  Locker, Captain William 259, 260

  Lodi 163, 165, 166

  Loison, General 615, 616

  Lombardy 184

  Lonato 169

  Longwy 33

  Lorraine 32

  Louis XV, King 59

  Louis XVI, King 2, 4, 10, 31, 69, 71, 350, 572, 858, 913

  and Estates-General 18

  first calls for removal of 24

  imprisoned in Paris 23

  imprisoned in the Temple 27, 28

  loss of authority 24, 26

  and revolution 18–24

  trial and execution of 27–9, 116, 117, 118, 119, 381, 859, 906

  Louis XVII (the Dauphin) 29, 34, 859

  Louis XVIII, King 32, 130, 191, 335, 337, 393, 574, 857, 858–63, 867, 869–71, 905, 906, 907, 913, 926

  leaves Paris 870

  Louis, Captain 446

  Louis, Prince of Prussia 512

  Louis Napoleon see Napoleon III

  Louise, Queen of Prussia 512, 514, 515, 528–9

  Louisiana 353

  Louvais, Battle of 126

  Low Countries 33, 140, 403, 492, 631, 632, 672–5, 842, 847

  Lowe, Sir Hudson 910, 911

  Lübeck 514

  Lucas, Captain 450–1

  Luneville, Treaty of 350–1, 406, 431

  Lutwidge, Captain 258

  Lutzen, Battle of 829

  Lyon 124

  Maastricht 140

  Battle of 33, 38, 41

  McClynn, Frank xii

  MacDonald, Marshal Alexandre 333, 336, 343, 400, 669, 671, 817, 837, 838, 912

  Macdonnell, James 889

  Macerata 177

  McGrigor, Dr James 731, 742

  Mack von Lieberich, General Karl 137, 296, 479, 481–2, 483, 659

  Mackenzie, A. (spy) 533, 577, 580

  Mackinnon, Captain Dan 704

  Madras 605

  Madrid 584, 613, 619, 620, 624, 628, 699, 702, 722

  French evacuate 750

  uprising in 586

  Wellington takes and loses 740–1, 742, 744–6

  Magdeburg 528, 529, 825, 847

  Mainz 127, 146, 159, 171, 822

  Maitland, Captain 904, 905, 906

  Maitland, General Sir Peregrine 894

  Malet, General 820

  Mallon, Captain 196

  Malmesbury, Lord 171–2, 409, 461

  Maloyaroslavets, Battle of 797–9

  Malta 169, 228, 249, 254–5, 274, 279, 300, 352, 363, 375, 379, 405, 408, 409, 426, 545

  Mamelukes 276, 279–80, 282–4, 304, 306–8, 311, 315, 317, 326, 329

  Manila 171

  Mannheim 146

  Mansel, Philip 859, 861–2

  Mantua 167, 168, 169, 173, 174, 176, 177, 183

  Marabut 299

  Marat, Jean-Paul 24, 37, 41, 42, 47, 49, 337

  Maratha princes 433, 609–10

  Marbeuf Comte de 61, 66, 67

  Marbot, Baron 815

  Marengo, Battle of 348–51

  Maret, Hugues-Bernard 116, 117, 804

  Maria, Queen of Portugal 583

  Maria Carolina, Queen of Naples 177, 267, 268, 295, 296, 356, 360, 373, 490

  Maria Luisa of Parma, Queen of Spain 3, 496, 586

  Marie Antoinette, Queen 2, 18, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 41, 71–2, 296, 350, 571, 691

  Marie Louise of Austria 667–8, 687, 688–91, 707, 830, 853–4, 855, 868, 872, 912, 920

  Marie Luisa of Spain, Queen of Etruria 399

  Marie-Josephine, Queen of France 858

  Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte, Princess Royal 29

  Marmont, Marshal August 79, 719–20, 723, 724, 725, 730, 733, 734, 737–8, 739, 838, 849, 852, 853, 860, 912

  Marryat, Frederick 565, 644, 650

  Marseilles 80, 124, 143, 861

  Marshall, John 577–8

  Martineau, Harriet 419

  Martinique 143, 156, 158, 433, 435, 437, 538, 634, 652

  Masonic lodges 14

  Mas
séna, Marshal André 161, 176, 333, 343, 346, 347, 348, 349, 401, 483, 490, 613, 663, 664, 667, 670–1, 864, 912

  Peninsular War 702, 707–8, 709, 710, 711, 712, 714, 715, 719

  Mauberge 130

  Mauritius 170, 536

  Maury, Abbé 20

  Maximilian IV Joseph, Elector of Bavaria 490

  Maxis, Alexandre de 64

  Mecklenburg, Frederick Louis, Duke of 686

  Medina del Rio Seco, Battle of 613

  Mediterranean Sea 142, 169–70, 250, 254–6, 273, 286, 294, 405, 426

  Mehemet Ali, Khedive 324, 329

  Mélas, General Michael 346, 347, 348, 349

  Melville, Viscount 94, 128, 133, 138, 209, 430, 497, 560

  Méneval, Baron Claude-François de 424–5

  Menou, General 153, 278, 294, 299, 304, 322, 326, 327, 328

  Mentz 34, 121

  merchant class, French 12

  Merida 723

  Mesmer 14

  Metternich, Prince Clement von 530, 623, 654, 656, 658, 689, 831–2, 833, 843, 844, 849, 866, 871, 906, 911, 922

  Mexico 588

  Middleton, Sir Charles (later Lord Barham) 195, 209, 436, 438, 439, 458

  Milan 163–4, 166–7, 172, 400, 431

  Milhaud, General Edouard 891

  Miller, Captain 321

  Millesimo 162

  Millet, Private 278, 319–20

  Miloradovich, General Mikhail 800–1, 803, 829

  Mincio, Battle of the 855–6

  Minorca 169, 228, 357, 375, 546, 549, 554, 647

  Minsk 771, 772, 803

  Miot de Melito, Comte 721

  Mirabeau, Comte de 16, 23, 25, 189, 336, 572

  Miranda, General Francisco de 34, 35, 36–46, 156, 493–5, 588, 612

  Mireur, General 281

  Missiessy, Admiral 434, 436

  Mitre, General 500

  mob, Paris 18–19, 20, 24, 26, 47, 70–1, 71, 337, 914

  Modena 167, 172, 184

  Moira, Earl of 132, 137, 138, 603

  Moldechno 813, 814

  Mollendorff, Field Marshal von 512

  monarchy, absolute 2, 4, 337, 863

  Mondovi 163

  Monge, Gaspard 251, 472

  Mons 876

  Montagnards 40, 42

  Montagu, Admiral 213

  Montané, Jacques Bernard Marie 41

  Montesquieu, General 34

  Montevideo 499, 500

  Montreau, Battle of 850

  Moore, Sir John 268, 328, 579, 588, 592–5, 599, 607, 614, 619–20, 624–32, 702, 926

  Morand, General 783

  Morard de Galles, Admiral 223

  Moreau, General Jean-Victor 171, 178, 305, 333, 336, 343, 347, 348, 350, 391, 392, 394, 400, 471, 476, 477, 912

  Moreno, Mariano 500

  Mormant, Battle of 850

  Mornington, Lord see Wellesley, Richard; Wesley, Garret

  Morris, Gouverneur 189

  Mortier, Marshal Adolphe-Édouard 788, 796, 860, 912

  Moscow

  burning of 788–95, 854

  French advance on 775–7, 779–80, 787

  retreat from 796–804

  Moskirch, Battle of 348

 

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