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The Fields of Death

SIMON SCARROW

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Copyright © 2010 Simon Scarrow

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First published as an Ebook by Headline Publishing Group in 2010

All characters in this publication - other than the obvious historical characters - are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Chapter 1 - Napoleon

Chapter 2

Chapter 3 - Arthur

Chapter 4

Chapter 5 - Oropesa, 21 July 1809

Chapter 6 - Talavera, 27 July 1809

Chapter 7

Chapter 8 - Napoleon

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11 - Schönbrunn, 23 October 1809

Chapter 12 - Fontainebleau, December 1810

Chapter 13

Chapter 14 - Arthur

Chapter 15 - April 1810

Chapter 16 - Busaco Ridge, 27 September 1810

Chapter 17 - Lisbon, January 1811

Chapter 18 - Napoleon

Chapter 19

Chapter 20 - Arthur

Chapter 21 - Badajoz, 9 June 1811

Chapter 22 - Paris, 2 December 1811

Chapter 23 - Paris, January 1812

Chapter 24

Chapter 25 - Arthur

Chapter 26

Chapter 27 - Salamanca, 22 July 1812

Chapter 28 - Napoleon

Chapter 29 - Schivardino, 6 September 1812

Chapter 30 - Moscow, 15 September 1812

Chapter 31 - Arthur

Chapter 32 - Burgos, 4 October 1812

Chapter 33 - Tordesillas, 31 October 1812

Chapter 34 - Napoleon

Chapter 35 - 6 November 1812

Chapter 36

Chapter 37 - Molodetchna, 29 November 1812

Chapter 38 - Arthur

Chapter 39

Chapter 40 - 21 June 1813

Chapter 41 - Napoleon

Chapter 42 - Dresden, 26 August 1813

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45 - Arthur

Chapter 46 - Villefranque, 10 December 1813

Chapter 47

Chapter 48 - Napoleon

Chapter 49 - Arcis-sur-Aube, 20 March 1814

Chapter 50 - Fontainebleau, 4 April 1814

Chapter 51 - Arthur

Chapter 52 - London, 24 June 1814

Chapter 53 - Paris, November 1814

Chapter 54 - Napoleon

Chapter 55 - The Tuileries, Paris, 8 April 1815

Chapter 56 - Arthur

Chapter 57 - Fleurus, 8.00 a.m., 16 June 1815

Chapter 58 - Ligny, 7.00 a.m., 17 June 1815

Chapter 59 - Le Caillou, 9.00 p.m., 17 June 1815

Chapter 60

Chapter 61 - The Ridge of Mont-St-Jean, 1.30 p.m.

Chapter 62

Chapter 63 - La Belle Alliance, 6.30 p.m.

Chapter 64 - On the road to Charleroi, 4 a.m., 19 June 1815

Chapter 65 - Plymouth, 30 July 1815

Author’s Note

Dedication

For James and Bob, for their unstinting dedication to the team.

Chapter 1 - Napoleon

Chapter 1

Napoleon

The Danube, April 1809