Won By the Sword - a tale of the Thirty Years' War
By G. A. Henty
Length13h 36m
About this audiobook
The scene of this story is laid in France during latter part of the Thirty Years' War, the main protagonists are Richelieu, Mazarin and Anne of Austria. The hero, Hector Campbell, is the orphaned son of a Scotch officer in the French Army. He gets the noticed by Marshal Turenne and by the Prince of Conde. He rises to the rank of Colonel and finally has to leave France, pursued by the deadly hatred of the Due de Beaufort, amongst others.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length13 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 27, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2PREFACE.
3CHAPTER I: A STROKE OF GOOD FORTUNE
4CHAPTER II: CHOOSING A LACKEY
5CHAPTER III: THE FIRST BATTLE
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6CHAPTER IV: SUCCESS
7CHAPTER V: THE RELIEF OF THE CITADEL
8CHAPTER VI: A CHANGE OF SCENE
9CHAPTER VII: THE DUC D'ENGHIEN
10CHAPTER VIII: ROCROI
11CHAPTER IX: HONOURS
12CHAPTER X: AN ESTATE AND TITLE
13CHAPTER XI: THE CASTLE OF LA VILLAR
14CHAPTER XII: THE POITOU REGIMENT
15CHAPTER XIII: THE BATTLES OF FREIBURG
16CHAPTER XIV: JUST IN TIME
17CHAPTER XV: THE BATTLE OF MARIENTHAL
18CHAPTER XVI: AN ESCAPE
19CHAPTER XVII: A ROBBER'S DEN
20CHAPTER XVIII: NORDLINGEN
21CHAPTER XIX: THE PEASANTS' REVOLT
22CHAPTER XX: AN OLD SCORE
23CHAPTER XXI: THE DUKE'S REVENGE
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