Being a Jewish Soldier in the Grande Armée: The Memoirs of Jakob Meyer during the Napoleonic Wars (1808–1813)

The Memoirs of Jakob Meyer offer a precious account of what Jewish soldiers experienced during the Napoleonic wars. Written in German in 1836–1838, they were translated into French and published, thanks to the work of Ernest Kallmann and Françoise Lyon-Caen (J. Meyer, Jakob Meyer, soldat de Napoléon...

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Main Author: Renard, Nils (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Zutot
Year: 2022, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-69
Further subjects:B enlistment
B Eastern Europe
B Jewish Identity
B Napoleonic war
B Emancipation
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