Featured battle : Regensberg [Ratisbon ] 1

Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

Date : 19 April 1809 - 20 April 1809

When Davout withdrew from Ratisbon on the 18th he left a garrison of 2,000 men under Coutard to hold the bridge. Kollowrat's corps of 20,000 Austrians were on the north bank of the Danube. Their attack in the evening of the 19th was repulsed. On the 20th a second Austrian force of 26,000 men under Lichtenstein approached from the south. With odds for the forthcoming battle of 40 to 1 against the French surrendered.

Pepy's Navy. Ships, Men and Warfare 1649-1689

J D Davies
As my Grandfather used to say when finishing a meal 'Well that's filled a gap!' This excellent book will fill a gap on many bookshelves covering, as it does, a fascinating period of naval development. It is well researched, beautifully illustrated and written in an easily read manner. By all means read it from cover to cover as I did but it will be found just as enjoyable if the reader dips in at any section. For anyone following through any themes in the history of the navy there is a bonus in that the author has tried to follow the layout of Brian Lavery's seminal work Nelson's Navy in order to compare and contrast the navy in these two significant periods of its history.
This book is an impressive piece of work and is thoroughly recommended
Seaforth publishing. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2008