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The winner of the Prix Goncourt and Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise, The Battle is a brilliant, compelling novelization of the battle of Essling, Napoleon's first major defeat. The battle of Essling has long been overlooked by historians and novelists, but Rambaud, relying on... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Lejeune: Add a description of this character.
- Henri
- Berthier
- Anna Krauss
- Davout
- Fayolle
- Molitor
- Pacotte
- Valentina
- Paradis
- Lannes
- Boudet
- Dr Percy
- Pouzet
- Fay° Ile
- Mlle Krauss
- Saint-hilaire
- Ronde
- Aspern
- Napoleon
- Dorsenne
- Bessieres
- Friedrich Staps
- Rosenberg
- Don Juan
- Larrey
- Morillon
- Sainte-croix
- Lasalle
- Rosalie
- Rapp
- Dr Carino
- Monsieur Beyle
- Saint-didier
- Verzieux
- Baden
- Baron Hiller
- Claparede
- Prater
- Louison
- Edmond
First Sentence edit
IN THE MORNING OF TUESDAY 16 MAY 1809, a Berline flanked by horsemen pulled out of Schonbrunn and drove at a leisurely pace along the right bank of the Danube.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Patrick Rambaud (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 843.914
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