The Memoirs of Baron de Marbot, Volume II
The Austrian Campaign and the Peninsular WarBy Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de MarbotRecorded TrackLength14h 5m
About this audiobook
In his memoirs, Baron Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de Marbot looks back on a life that spanned one of the most turbulent and extraordinary periods in European history. Born in 1782 in Corrèze, France, Marbot grew up amid the storms of the French Revolution. He witnessed the fall of the monarchy, the rise of the Republic, the glory and collapse of Napoleon’s Empire, and the return of the Bourbons.
In this second volume of his memoirs, Baron de Marbot carries us deeper into the heart of Napoleon’s wars. No longer the eager young officer of Volume I, Marbot now rides through the fires of Europe as a seasoned cavalry commander — facing brutal winters, desperate battles, and the shifting fortunes of an Empire at its height. From the sweeping plains of Central Europe to the blood-soaked snows of Russia, his story becomes darker, harder, and more urgent. Yet through it all, Marbot’s courage, quick wit, and unshakable loyalty to his comrades never fade.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length14 hrs 5 mins
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FormatAudiobook
Publish dateDec 14, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: French invasion of Portugal under General Junot
2Chapter 2: Uprising at Aranjuez (March 1808)
3Chapter 3: Ferdinand VII’s “Bayonne Trap”
4Chapter 4: Dos de Mayo revolt
5Chapter 5: The Battle of Bailén
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6Chapter 6: The Battle of Tudela
7Chapter 7: Ambush at Ágreda
8Chapter 8: Benavente raid
9Chapter 9: The Fall of Zaragoza
10Chapter 10: The Battle of Eckmühl
11Chapter 11: Assault on Regensburg
12Chapter 12: Hero of Ratisbon
13Chapter 13: Night Crossing
14Chapter 14: Taking Vienna
15Chapter 15: Battle of Aspern–Essling
16Chapter 16: Battle of Aspern–Essling second day
17Chapter 17: Saint-Hilaire’s Last Stand and Lannes’s Fatal Wound
18Chapter 18: The Death of Marshal Lannes
19Chapter 19: The Life of Marshal Lannes
20Chapter 20: Colonel Charles de Sainte-Croix
21Chapter 21: Road to Wagram
22Chapter 22: Battle of Wagram
23Chapter 23: General Lasalle
24Chapter 24: Chaos at Wagram
25Chapter 25: Battle of Znaim
26Chapter 26: Paris 1810
27Chapter 27: Spain
28Chapter 28: Portugal 1810
29Chapter 29: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
30Chapter 30: Soult at Oporto in 1809
31Chapter 31: Wellington crosses the Douro
32Chapter 32: March to Busacco
33Chapter 33: Battle of Busacco
34Chapter 34: Halt at Coimbra
35Chapter 35: Lines of Torres Vedras
36Chapter 36: Pombal to Redinha
37Chapter 37: Miranda de Corvo
38Chapter 38: Battle of Sabugal
39Chapter 39: Fuentes de Oñoro
40Chapter 40: Almeida
41Chapter 41: Final Verdict on the Peninsular War
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