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Tourcoing

by Hilaire Belloc

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British, Austrian and Prussian forces converge on French positions near the Franco-Belgian frontier in Hilaire Belloc's account of the Battle of Tourcoing. Fought in May 1794, the action belongs to the struggle between Revolutionary France and the coalition opposing it. Belloc begins with the political circumstances, then turns to the armies, the allied plan, the terrain and the fighting. He argues that this often overlooked engagement helped prepare the way for the French success at Fleurus.

The military detail gives the book its particular focus. Belloc examines how separate columns were meant to surround the French and how their movements affected the larger plan. His discussion of Bussche's advance on Mouscron weighs the purpose of a diversion against the apparent failure to hold the town.

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Hilaire Belloc

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer and political activist. Belloc was considered one of the most versatile authors of the 20th century, producing essays on history, politics and economics as well as poetry, travelogues and satire. His Catholicism had a strong effect on his works.

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First published
1912
Reading time
About 110 minutes
Pages
70
Language
English
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