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The career of a great French soldier of NapoleonJean Rapp was the epitome of the best of Napoleon's soldiers. The son of a janitor; bound for the clergy; Rapp found his own temperament and the spirit of his times drove him instead to the military. A man of undoubted courage; championed by Desaix; he captured a battery during the Egyptian campaign-an act which propelled him to the attention of Napoleon and set him on the path to high rank. Rapp fought at Marengo; memorably at Austerlitz; at Jena; at Golymin were he was wounded; at Essling and during the campaign to and retreat from Moscow. This giant personality of the First Empire fought by Ney's side with the rear guard and personally saved Napoleon's life-twice! Rapp rallied to his master during the 100 days but did not accompany him to the fateful field of Waterloo. He was given command of V Corps to defend the Vosges. Hardly commemorated by many; some ten days after the defeat of the French at Waterloo; Rapp engaged Coalition forces at the Battle of La Suffel and decisively beat them. This was effectively the last full scale engagement-and a French victory-of the Napoleonic epoch. A nation that had set the globe aflame had come to ruin; but its last victor was Jean Rapp. Available in soft cover and hard back with dust jacket.