Le général Compans
@GeneralCompans
Jean-Dominique Compans, général de division. Veteran of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars. Reflecting on my life and times from a 21st-century vantage point.
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Just a quick line to say that my 'Wargaming Waterloo' is out today courtesy of the United-States-Marine-Corps University Press and that, further, that it can be downloaded for free from the link below, viz usmcu.edu/Outreach/Marin…
Two interesting and much needed Napoleonic biographies, well worth your time! Félicitations @FavierFranck, j'ai beaucoup apprécié votre livre, et merci de m'y avoir mentionné !
"Las Guerras Napoleónicas. Una historia Global de Alexander Mikaberidze está predestinado a marcar un antes y un después en el conocimiento, comprensión y análisis del emperador de los franceses."
Hoy en Archivos de la Historia os traemos la reseña de @Ismael_Historia sobre un gran título,📘 "Las guerras napoleónicas" de Alexander Mikaberidze, publicado por los amigos de @DespertaFerro archivoshistoria.com/resenamos-las-…
In time for the 216th anniversary of Eylau - volume 1 of Bennigsen's memoirs published by @Helionbooks, incorporating dozens of other sources, including this vignette from the young officer of the Yeletskii Regiment.
Working on this book was both challenging (because of Bennigsen’s penchant for page-long sentences) and interesting because of insights offered by his letters and other Russians sources that I mined for annotations. helion.co.uk/military-histo…
Capt. Siborne's Large Model is, give or take 24' x 18'. This @TabletopSim Quatre Bras mod is roughly the same size with the figures in the same scale. Madness. Brilliant madness.
Another brilliant thread by @2econd_crossing
#OTD 6 December, 1812, as Napoleon passed Vilna, the Grande Armée learned of his departure a day ago. It was the last straw; disoriented and shivering from -37.5°C of cold, most of the army let go of any trace of civility and morale. #Voicesfrom1812
The 210th anniversary of the crossing of the Berezina, one of the most spectacular moments in an era full of drama and excitement, and the subject of my new book: ospreypublishing.com/us/berezina-18… @OspreyBooks
I am now the owner of a 200-year-old German war memorial. It needs a lot of work, but I'm excited! I don't know anything about it, where it's from, or how it got to the western US, so if you have any idea, let me know.
So despite chatting to @ZwhiteHistory for the Napoleonic Wars podcast about Marshal Oudinot for 90 mins yesterday, I only used half my notes about him. So it looks like Oudinot week on this account! An amusing little story of Oudinot’s time as governor of Erfurt…
223 years ago today, a cabal of French politicians & generals launched the Coup of 18 Brumaire. 2 days of farce & chaos ensued -- conspiracies, fevered speeches, soldiers in the streets, and oaths taken under duress. When the dust settled, General Napoleon Bonaparte ruled France.
This brilliant thread continues into November…
#OTD 6 October, 1812, the first heavy snowfall “seemed as if the very sky was falling,” for “every thing was transformed into an obstacle.” (Segur) Two disconcerting news accompanied the blizzard: Malet’s coup d’etat on 23 October and Victor’s defeat on the 31st. #Voicesfrom1812
I am passionate about incorporating board games in teaching. This week my freshmen are pondering the future of post 1871 Europe. 27 students representing seven powers. The first four rounds have been amazing, smart decisions and deal making... except for Austrians :)
The Imperial Procession Going to Notre Dame for the Coronation Ceremony on December 2, 1804: the Crossing of the Pont-Neuf by Jacques Bertaux
Unacceptable
Disappointing to see a Cork based historical society blatantly copy my work word for word and posted on their Facebook page without so much as an acknowledgement. Now reported for copyright infringement!
Charles-Eloi Vial - Sauver l'Empire - 1813 : la fin de l'Europe napoléonienne à paraître en février chez Perrin
Mémoires (inédits) d'un officier français du génie pendant les guerres de la Révolution et de l'Empire. ⤵️
« Je pris, sans hésiter, la cocarde tricolore… » Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer la sortie des mémoires inédits du général Joseph Puniet de Monfort, officier du génie des guerres de la Révolution et de l’Empire ! Par ici : urlz.fr/jhZo
This is timely
No CGI. Just Soviet filmmaking. All four parts of Bondarchuk’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace (1966-1967), considered among the best films of all time, are now uploaded in Mosfilm’s YouTube account in glorious and restored 4K.
5 September 1812 - Shevardino. My men really delivered on this day.
#OTD 5 September, 1812, Murat, Davout, Eugene, and Poniatowski stormed the Shevardino Redoubt defended by Prince Gorchakov. At night, Napoleon occupied this left flank outpost of the Russians at Borodino, marking a prelude to the bloodiest battle of 1812. #Voicesfrom1812
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