Charlemagne's Early Campaigns (768-777): A Diplomatic and Military AnalysisBRILL, 15. feb. 2013 - 723 sider Charlemagne's Early Campaigns is the first book-length study of Charlemagne at war. The neglect of this subject has truncated our understanding of the Carolingian empire and the military success of its leader, a true equal of Frederick the Great and Napoleon. |
Indhold
Introduction | 1 |
Charlemagne and Carloman | 108 |
Opportunities and Problems | 139 |
Phase One | 177 |
4 The Unwanted War | 246 |
5 The Siege of Pavia | 310 |
6 The Fall of Pavia and Its Aftermath | 374 |
Phase Two | 427 |
8 The Friuli Diversion | 473 |
9 The End of the Saxon War | 510 |
10 Integration of the Saxon Territory | 566 |
Conclusions | 631 |
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Charlemagne's Early Campaigns (768-777): A Diplomatic and Military Analysis Bernard Bachrach Begrænset visning - 2013 |
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Abbot addition Adelchis Annales Aquitaine attack Autchar Bachrach base Bavarian Büraburg Byzantine campaign capture Carloman Carolingian army Carolingian court Carolingian military century Charlemagne Charlemagne’s army Charles Martel clear command context defense deployed Desiderius discussion Duke Early Carolingian Warfare Early Medieval early Middle Ages east efforts Eigil Einhard enemy Eresburg established example expeditionary force fortifications fortress city Frankish kingdom Franks Fritzlar Friuli frontier Fulda garrison Gerperga idem imperial important invasion Irminsul Italy Karl kilometers King Pippin large numbers later Roman logistical support Lombard king Lombard kingdom Magistratus magnates Martel McKitterick Merovingian military operations mobilized monastery Novalesa papal Pavia perhaps Pope Hadrian Pope Stephen Pope Stephen III regarding regnum Francorum Rhine river Rome route royal Saxon region Saxon territory scholars siege sources strategy stronghold Sturm Syburg tactical Tassilo tion Treviso tripartite alliance troops V.S. Sturmi Vegetius Verona Vicenza walls Weser