Campaign in France 1792 Siege of Mainz <strong>Goethe</strong>s narrative of theunsuccessful campaign and the siege has become a classic text for the historyof ... » 

Campaign in France 1792 Siege of Mainz Goethes narrative of theunsuccessful campaign and the siege has become a classic text for the historyof FrancoGerman relations during the revolutionary period. A product ofrecollection historical hindsight and considerable study of other publishedsources it is a fascinating document of the military catastrophe exposing thedecline of Prussian power since the death of Frederick II which eventuallyculminated in Napoleons devastating 1806 victory at Jena and Auerstedt. «