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Napoleon's Defeat of the Habsburgs
This history of the 1809 Franco-Austrian War presents an in-depth chronicle Napoleon’s last great victory. On April 10th, 1809, while Napoleon was occupied in Western Europe with the Peninsular War, the Austrian Empire launched a surprise attack that sparked the War of the Fifth Coalition. Though France would ultimately win the conflict, it would be Napoleon’s last victorious war. Even then, the margin of French superiority was decreasing. Archduke Charles, the best of the Habsburg commanders, led a reformed Austrian Army that was arguably the best ever fielded by the Danubian Monarchy. Though caught off guard, the French Emperor reversed a dire strategic situation with stunning blows th...
Beyond Nationalism
In the last seventy years of its long and distinguished existence, the Habsburg monarchy was plagued by the forces of rising nationalism. Still, it preserved domestic peace and provided the conditions for social, economic, and cultural progress in a vast area inhabited by eleven major nationalities and almost as many confessional groups. This study investigates the social origin, education, training, code of honor, lifestyle, and political role of the Habsburg officers. Simultaneously conservative and liberal, the officer corps, originally composed mainly of noblemen, willingly coopted thousands of commoners--among them an extraordinary number of Jews. Even during World War I, the army and its officers endured, surviving the dissolution of the state in October 1918, if only by a few days. The end of the multinational Habsburg army also marked the end of confessional and ethnic tolerance in Central and East Central Europe.
Civil-military Relations
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Die Habsburgermonarchie 1620 bis 1740
Inhalt Petr Mat'a / Thomas Winkelbauer: Einleitung: Das Absolutismuskonzept, die Neubewertung der fruehneutzeitlichen Monarchie und der zusammengesetzte Staat der �sterreichischen Habsburger im 17. und fruehen 18. Jahrhundert Jeroen Duindam: Die Habsburgermonarchie und Frankreich: Chancen und Grenzen des Strukturvergleichs Jaroslav P�nek: Ferdinand I. - der Sch�pfer des politischen Programms der �sterreichischen Habsburger? Karin J. MacHardy: Staatsbildung in den habsburgischen L�ndern in der Fruehen Neuezit. Konzepte zur �berwindung des Absolutismusparadigmas Tom�s Knoz: Die Konfiskationen nach 1620 in (erb)l�nderuebergreifender Perspektive. Thesen zu Wirkungen, Aspekten und...
Warfare in Eastern Europe, 1500-1800
A comparative examination of military development in early modern Eastern Europe, focusing on Russian, Polish-Lithuanian, Ottoman, Habsburg, Cossack, and Western European mercenary practice.
The Battle of Znaim
The little known Battle of Znaim (10th-11th July 1809) was the last battle to be fought on the main front of the Franco-Austrian War. Cut short to make way for an armistice it effectively ended hostilities between France and Austria and is now uniquely considered to be an episode both of conflict and simultaneously of diplomacy. The battle began as a result of the Austrian decision to stage a rearguard action near Znaim, prompting the Bavarians to unsuccessfully storm a nearby town. Battle ensued with the village changing hands a number of times over the course of the two days. Jack Gill delves deep into the respective tactics of both sides as the two armies continually changed positions and strategies. His account dissects and investigates the dual aspects of the Battle of Znaim and explains the diplomatic decisions that resulted in the peace treaty which was signed at Schonbrunn Palace on 14th October 1809. Gill’s book is an unrivaled analysis of the Battle of Znaim. Accessible, highly detailed and expertly crafted, it sheds new light on this fascinating moment in Napoleonic history.
