The peculiar conciseness and lucidity of the style, and the discriminating avoidance of technical and unessential details, have invited the attention of a non-military public; while the preservation of the strategic essence of the history has insured for the work a permanent interest to the student of the art of war. The book has been officially recognized by the United States Government,--the War Department having purchased one hundred copies for distribution in the service; and it has received the hearty commendation of the commander in chief of the British army. SOME COMMENTS FROM THE AMERICAN PRESS. _The Nation, New York._ The work is so clearly done, and the sketch maps so well illustrate the successive stages of the campaign, that the general reader can follow the story with satisfaction, and understand wherein Bonaparte was really great. _The Outlook, New York._ So carefully and accurately written is this volume, that the _London Times_ pays our compatriot the compliment of begging him to continue his history through the other campaigns of Napoleon. _New York Herald._ Our author has been unusually successful in presenting his subject in such a plain and easily comprehended fashion, that if we know nothing about the strategy of the battle-field we follow him with increasing curiosity and pleasure. _Chicago Evening Post._ The author's method of study is simple: to give a careful yet simple description of a battle and then to comment upon it. Its non-technical character and the fascination of its subject make it an acceptable volume for popular reading. SOME COMMENTS FROM THE BRITISH PRESS. _The Times, London._ No one, whether he be civilian or soldier, can, after the perusal of this small volume, fail to realize vividly the stupendous genius of Napoleon Bonaparte as manifested even in the earliest years of his service in the field.... Valuable as is this book as a treatise on strategy, its worth in this respect is far surpassed by its value as a life-like portrayal of Napoleon, not only the strategist and tactician, but the general "heaven born." _Army and Navy Gazette, London._ A volume that is well worthy to be ranked with Lord Wolseley's "Decline and Fall of Napoleon" is "Napoleon Bonaparte's First Campaign." We do not know where to find a firmer or better picture of the Italian campaign than in Lieutenant Sargent's volume. _Volunteer Service Gazette, London._ The captious critic might be disposed, on reading the titlepage, to inveigh against a commentary on the greatest commander of modern times by a cavalry subaltern; but the modest, unpretentious style and thorough knowledge of the subject are more than sufficient to disarm any such hostile reviewer. * * * * * EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS RECEIVED BY THE AUTHOR. _Lord Wolseley, Commander in Chief of British Army._