Dictionnaire historique des batailles, sièges et combats de terre et de mer

Dictionnaire historique des batailles, sièges et combats de terre et de mer Paris, Ménard et Desenne fils, 1818. First edition. Complete in 4 volumes. Octavo (20.5 x 13.5 cm). Brown half-morocco, sheepskin title labels and green volume labels. Complete in 4 volumes. Vol. 1, 519 pp., Vol. 2, 568 pp., Vol. 3, 468 pp., Vol. 4, 540 pp. Scattered foxing without gravity and boards slightly rubbed. Significant brown water stains on pages 28 to 35 of volume 2, but text perfectly legible. Otherwise in good condition. Rare. Dictionary dedicated to the clashes of the revolutionary and imperial period, from 1789 to 1815, presenting in alphabetical order the battles, sieges, and land and naval combats. The entries report the circumstances of the operations, the forces engaged, the main officers, and the result of the combats. The set is completed by chronological tables of events as well as French and foreign military personnel mentioned in the work. Published under the Restoration shortly after the end of the revolutionary and imperial wars.