ePub Record of the Service of the Fifty-Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (The Black Heritage Library Collection) by Charles Barnard Fox in History

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By 1807 Napoleon--well aware of the strategic importance of the Scandinavian nations--was convinced that he must incorporate both Denmark and Norway into his Continental System; either by aggressive diplomacy or by naked force. Having claimed neutrality to sustain its trading links; Scandinavia found itself pitted between two power-hungry nations: Britain and France. This book details the Scandinavian armies involved in the Napoleonic Wars; beginning with the siege of Copenhagen in 1807; to the fall of Denmark and the invasion of Norway in 1813. The text is accompanied by colour plates detailing the uniforms and equipment of the Scandinavian armies.