Excerpt from Harris Chandler’s “A History of Napoleonic France, Vol. I”, Random House Publishing, 2018. The Battle of Gerede marked the end of Napoleon’s legendary Bosporus Campaign. By the end of August, the Consul once more arrived in Constantinople and assisted Selim in establishing his rule. While not an outright puppet, the departure of the … More Empire of Liberty: War and Peace
“Go forth and fear no darkness! Arise, arise riders of France! Spears shall be shaken. Shields shall be splintered. A sword day! A red day! Ere the sun rises! Ride now! Ride now! Ride! Ride for ruin and the world’s ending!” ~ François Étienne de Kellerman prior to the Charge of the Marisy Brigade … More Empire of Liberty: Vidin
“The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last… The great conflict of our time.” ~ Tsar Alexander I of Russia Excerpt from “Bald Eagles in Arabia: A Brief History of the U.S. Middle East” William Eaton was a consummate patriot and ardent Federalist. Hailing from New England, he … More Empire of Liberty: Strange Bedfellows
Excerpt from Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s “The Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire, Vol. II”, Harvard University Press, 1934. The Austrians entered the conflict a few weeks too late. By invading, in support of the Sultan, on the day of Serbian independence, they inadvertently placed themselves right in the diplomatic situation they sought to avoid. … More Empire of Liberty: The Serbian Revolution
