The Napoleonic Quarterly

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Professor Alexander Mikaberidze of Louisiana State University discusses his ambitious history of the 1792-1815 period, The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History (2020).

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Associate Professor Christy Pichichero of George Mason University discusses new and emerging historical approaches that tell the stories of the marginalised and the enslaved in the 1792-1815 period. 

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Professor David Andress of the University of Portsmouth discusses the role of emotion during the French Revolution.

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What to expect from the Napoleonic Quarterly in the coming weeks.

1792. October, November, December. Three months in which the French win a major victory against the Austrians, opening up the road into Belgium... An extraordinary and audacious raid over the Rhine gets out of hand… And the British government is beginning to realise that events on the continent are starting to get a little out of hand. This is episode four of the Napoleonic Quarterly – covering three months in which allied hopes of crushing the Revolution before Christmas are well and truly extinguished.

[10:40] - Philip Ball on the French victory at Jemappes

[24:48] - Paul Demet on Custine's invasion of Germany

[41:10] - Jacqueline Reiter on the tensions underlying British attitudes towards the continent in 1792

Plus Alexander Stevenson is joined by Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze throughout for analysis and expert summaries - and from [57:56] an assessment of the state of play on 31 December 1792.

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1792. July, August, September: three months in which the French win a surprising first victory at Valmy… A fevered atmosphere in Paris leads to the removal of the King and the founding of a Republic… And in eastern Europe Russia has its way with Poland with a disaster for King Stanislaus now in the offing. This is episode three of the Napoleonic Quarterly, in which the myth of the irresistible French revolutionary spirit on the battlefield has been well and truly born.

[05:28] - David Andress on the fevered atmosphere in Paris, the radicals' march on the Tuileries and the September Massacres

[20:43] - Rafe Blaufarb on the unexpected French victory against the Austrians and Prussians at Valmy

[37:00] - Adam Zamoyski on the disastrous consequences of the Russo-Polish War for Poland

Plus Alexander Stevenson is joined by Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze throughout for analysis and expert summaries - and from [48:31] an assessment of the state of play on 30 September 1792.

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1792. April, May, June: three months in which the French Revolutionary Wars begin in earnest… the Haitian Slave Revolt takes a turn for the worse… and Russian forces intent on crushing the Poles begin rolling westwards towards Warsaw. This is episode two of the Napoleonic Quarterly, and swords are being unsheathed across the European mainland.

[08:00] - Rafe Blaufarb on the state of the French military as the Revolution goes to war

[26:43] - Christy Pichichero on the Haitian Slave Revolt and how the French colony of Saint Domingue was plunged into turmoil

[48:29] - Adam Zamoyski on the crisis in eastern Europe leading to the Russo-Polish War of 1792

And throughout, Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze offer their commentary and expert analysis on the overall situation.

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1792. January, February, March. Three months in which the French Revolution burns for war… Austria and Prussia move their troops towards the border with France… and Britain resolutely ignores Prussia’s appeal to join the coalition. This is episode one of The Napoleonic Quarterly – covering three months in which the continent of Europe moves to the brink of war.

[05:21] - Professor Emeritus Charles Esdaile and Professor Alexander Mikaberidze discuss the French Revolution

[16:07] - INTERVIEW 1 - Professor David Andress on France's enthusiasm for war

[25:57] - Charles Esdaile and Alex Mikaberidze on why the Polish crisis mattered more to Europe than the French Revolution in 1792

[33:45] - INTERVIEW 2 - Paul Demet on how Austria and Prussia went from rivals to allies

[43:20] - INTERVIEW 3 - Dr Jacqueline Reiter on British attitudes to the Revolution

[53:47] - Charles Esdaile and Alex Mikaberidze assess the state of play on 31 March 1792

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In this new podcast about the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars leading historians of the period break down the conflicts, diplomacy and politics of 1792-1815 into episodes covering three months at a time.