"Marshal D'Erlon and Europe at Peace" Topic

I know that it is probably just nit-picking but I have noticed a couple of things in the recent glut of Waterloo-related books which are just annoying. These have been in two or three sources and you have to wonder at the research the authors undertook.

For some reason the commander of the 1st French Corps during the 100 days, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, keeps being referred to as Marshal D'Erlon. Now I know that he became a Marshal in 1843 under the Monarchy but referring to him as such in 1815 is just misleading. He was not one of 'The 26'.

Also, Waterloo is repeatedly described as ushering in a period of peace in Europe for the next 40 years i.e until the Crimean War. That may have been so for Britain but what about the French invasion of Spain in 1822, The Polish Revolt in 1830, the Carlist Wars, The various Russo Turkish Wars, The Belgian Revolt in 1830, the Italian revolts, The Swiss Civil War and the various wars arising out of the 1848 uprisings from Denmark to Italy.

Is anyone else niggled by this prolongation of historical inaccuracy? Or do I have too much spare time at the moment?

Or do I have too much spare time at the moment?

Hmm, do you need to ask?

As most of us know the English language accounts, is suspect that it is a "little" Anglo-centric

A war that didn't involve Britain? Can't have been all that important, old chap! Not worth mentioning……

The d'Erlon bit I have not come across

Cornwall is better than I had expected but the index does not even mention le Comte.

Clayton seems to have his title right, but I confess I have not yet even opened the book yet.

O'Keefe concentrates on the aftermath, but seems to have his titles correct. Foster is also post Waterloo, but again I cannot spot the error.

Glover (best of the lot I think) certainly does not make this mistake. This is what is out in 2014 I think (or at least what I have bought)

Come on. Stick your head over the parapet! Artilleryman, fear not the sniper, give us some of these two or three sources.

Post 1815 Peace in Our Times? Heck, we have had peace in Europe since 1945. But tell that to the Hungarians, the Albanians, the Croats/Serbs/Bosnians etc, the Ukrainians, the Kurds…….If the Great Powers "keep out", it really does not count. The Blandford Series included one that is rarely remembered, which I treasure….."World Uniform and Battles 1815-50". Until I bought this (£3.25 I see, 1976) I had no idea either!