Open AccessNapoleon’s Spanish war (1808-1813) under the eyes of polish memoirists
Author(s) -
Dominik Szczęsny–Kostanecki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
êvropejsʹkì ìstoričnì studìï
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2524-048X
DOI - 10.17721/2524-048x.2016.03.140-151
Subject(s) - memoir , emperor , spanish civil war , ancient history , history , classics , art , art history , archaeology
This article discusses how Napoleon’s Spanish War (1808-1813) was perceived by those of Polish soldiers fighting as allies of the Emperor who left memoirs and to what extent the general picture that emerges from these works differs from the average perception of the war in British, Spanish and French memoirs.