
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.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length14 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateDec 14, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1: French invasion of Portugal under General Junot
22Chapter 22: Battle of Wagram
2Chapter 2: Uprising at Aranjuez (March 1808)
23Chapter 23: General Lasalle
3Chapter 3: Ferdinand VII’s “Bayonne Trap”
24Chapter 24: Chaos at Wagram
4Chapter 4: Dos de Mayo revolt
25Chapter 25: Battle of Znaim
5Chapter 5: The Battle of Bailén
26Chapter 26: Paris 1810
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6Chapter 6: The Battle of Tudela
27Chapter 27: Spain
7Chapter 7: Ambush at Ágreda
28Chapter 28: Portugal 1810
8Chapter 8: Benavente raid
29Chapter 29: Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
9Chapter 9: The Fall of Zaragoza
30Chapter 30: Soult at Oporto in 1809
10Chapter 10: The Battle of Eckmühl
31Chapter 31: Wellington crosses the Douro
11Chapter 11: Assault on Regensburg
32Chapter 32: March to Busacco
12Chapter 12: Hero of Ratisbon
33Chapter 33: Battle of Busacco
13Chapter 13: Night Crossing
34Chapter 34: Halt at Coimbra
14Chapter 14: Taking Vienna
35Chapter 35: Lines of Torres Vedras
15Chapter 15: Battle of Aspern–Essling
36Chapter 36: Pombal to Redinha
16Chapter 16: Battle of Aspern–Essling second day
37Chapter 37: Miranda de Corvo
17Chapter 17: Saint-Hilaire’s Last Stand and Lannes’s Fatal Wound
38Chapter 38: Battle of Sabugal
18Chapter 18: The Death of Marshal Lannes
39Chapter 39: Fuentes de Oñoro
19Chapter 19: The Life of Marshal Lannes
40Chapter 40: Almeida
20Chapter 20: Colonel Charles de Sainte-Croix
41Chapter 41: Final Verdict on the Peninsular War
21Chapter 21: Road to Wagram