The Exploits of Baron De Marbot

by Jean-Baptiste de Marbot, Christopher Summerville (Editor)

The Exploits Of Baron De Marbot

Genres: History, War, Biography

Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

About the author

Jean Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de Marbot

City of Birth: La Riviere, France
City of Death: Paris, France

French soldier. Served as general under Napoleon during the Hundred Days.

Reviews

[KOMET · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book reads like a daredevil's tale and will leave the reader breathless.

[John Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating account by an aide de camp in the Napoleonic wars. Brave, lucky, idealistic, this man had a hell of an experience in practically every significant Napoleonic campaign. The account is quite amusing at times, anecdotal and interesting. A good read for any history buff.

[Paithan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it but I felt like the author had left out some of the more interesting tidbits of Marbot's life. He mentions at one point the 16 year old captured a set of Austrian cannons. Why didn't we get to read about that?

Also the ending (1814 and 1815) felt very rushed. I get that it was a dark time and everyone felt doomed, but I felt like the author found this uninteresting and assumed the reader would as well.

[Commander Law · Rating 3 out of 5]

Didn't get too much of Marbot's character from this, but it was abridged. The man certainly saw some action.

[Peter Harrison · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting abridgement of the well known memoirs of Baron de Marbot which covers his involvement in the key events with enough additional material to fill the gaps not directly described.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating story of about 13 years of almost continuous engagement during the Napoleonic wars. Marbot goes from enlistee to Colonel and serves in many capacities and in almost every theater. An outstanding officer wounded numerous times showing remarkable courage and tenacity.