Prince Eugene of Savoy

A detailed biography of celebrated military commander Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736), first published in 1888.

George Bruce Malleson (Author)

9781108024037, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 December 2010

302 pages, 1 b/w illus. 4 maps
21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.39 kg

George Bruce Malleson (1825–1898) was a British army officer and military historian. On his commission as an ensign in 1842 he was assigned to the 65th Bengal native infantry, and remained in India for the remainder of his military career, serving in the Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852–1853) and witnessing the Indian Mutiny of 1857. After his retirement in 1877, Malleson devoted the rest of his life to publishing scholarly works on military history. This volume, first published in 1888, contains his detailed biography of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736). Prince Eugene is considered one of the most successful military commanders of the seventeenth century. Malleson describes his life and military campaigns in detail, exploring his strategies against the Ottoman Empire and his campaigns during the War of the Spanish Succession, and providing valuable insights into the methods and strategies of warfare during this period.

1. Early days
2. Learning the trade - against the Turks
3. Learning the trade - against the French
4. Zena - and its consequences
5. War of the Spanish Succession - campaigns in Italy 1701-1702
6. Blenheim
7. Cassano
8. Turin
9. Toulon and Susa
10. Oudenarde and Lille
11. Malplaquet
12. The campaigns of 1710-11
13. The campaign of 1713, and the Peace of Baden
14. The campaigns of 1716 against the Turks
15. Sixteen years of Peace
16. The last campaigns - and death
Index.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]