Napoleon's Line Infantry - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Napoleon's Line Infantry write by Philip Haythornthwaite. This book was released on 2012-11-20. Napoleon's Line Infantry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Napoleon's line infantry was founded upon that of the Ancien Régime. A total re-organisation began on 1 January 1791 with the abolition of the old regimental titles, and over the next two years an increasing number of conscript and volunteer battalions were formed. Their quality varied from the proficiency of the early National Guard regiments to the untrained and ill-equipped rabble of the levée. To combine the discipline and steadiness of the regular army with the revolutionary fervour of the new army, the Amalgame was decreed on 21 February; by this measure each regular battalion became the nucleus of a new Demi-Brigade.
Napoleon's Regiments
Napoleon's Regiments - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Napoleon's Regiments write by Digby Smith. This book was released on 2000. Napoleon's Regiments available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The best single-volume reference book on the regiments of Napoleon's army, with details of unit organization and history plus biographies of 200 regimental officers.
Napoleon's Specialist Troops
Napoleon's Specialist Troops - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Napoleon's Specialist Troops write by Philip Haythornthwaite. This book was released on 2012-06-20. Napoleon's Specialist Troops available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Though less celebrated than the infantry and cavalry, Napoleon's 'specialist' troops – artillery, engineers and supporting services – were indispensable elements without which no army could have operated, and frequently assumed greater significance than the line regiments. Indeed, having suffered least from the emigration of Royalist officers, the artillery was the best element of the early Republican armies, the nucleus of the old Royal artillery serving with distinction in the early campaigns such as Valmy. The organisation and uniform of Napoleon's specialist troops are here examined by Philip Haythornwaite in a engaging volume complemented by a wealth of illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Bryan Fosten.
Napoleon's Infantry Handbook
Napoleon's Infantry Handbook - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Napoleon's Infantry Handbook write by Terry Crowdy. This book was released on 2015-01-30. Napoleon's Infantry Handbook available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. If not a field marshal's baton, what did Napoleon's soldiers really carry in their backpacks? ??Napoleon's Infantry Handbook is an essential reference guide, filled with fascinating detail on the training, tactics, equipment, service and administration of Napoleon's infantry regiments. Based on contemporary training manuals, regulations and orders, Napoleon's Infantry Handbook details the everyday routines and practises which governed the imperial army up to the Battle of Waterloo and made it one of history's most formidable military machines. ??Through years of research, Terry Crowdy has amassed a huge wealth of information on every aspect of the infantryman's existence, from weapons drill and maintenance, uniform regulations, pay, diet, cooking regulations, hygiene and latrine digging, medical care, burial of the dead, how to apply for leave and so on. This remarkable book fills in the gaps left by campaign histories and even eyewitness memoirs, which often omit such details. This book doesn't merely recount what Napoleon's armies did, it explains how they did it. The result is a unique guide to the everyday life of Napoleon's infantry soldiers.
Blundering to Glory
Blundering to Glory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Blundering to Glory write by Owen Connelly. This book was released on 2006. Blundering to Glory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Renowned for its accuracy, brevity, and readability, this book has long been the gold standard of concise histories of the Napoleonic Wars. Now in an updated and revised edition, it is unique in its portrayal of one of the world's great generals as a scrambler who never had a plan, strategic or tactical, that did not break down or change of necessity in the field. Distinguished historian Owen Connelly argues that Napoleon was the master of the broken play, so confident of his ability to improvise, cover his own mistakes, and capitalize on those of the enemy that he repeatedly plunged his armies into uncertain, seemingly desperate situations, only to emerge victorious as he "blundered" to glory. Beginning with a sketch of Napoleon's early life, the book progresses to his command of artillery at Toulon and the "whiff of grapeshot" in Paris that netted him control of the Army of Italy, where his incredible performance catapulted him to fame. The author vividly traces Napoleon's campaigns as a general of the French Revolution and emperor of the French, knowledgeably analyzing each battle's successes and failures. The author depicts Napoleon's "art of war" as a system of engaging the enemy, waiting for him to make a mistake, improvising a plan on the spot-and winning. Far from detracting from Bonaparte's reputation, his blunders rather made him a great general, a "natural" who depended on his intuition and ability to read battlefields and his enemy to win. Exploring this neglected aspect of Napoleon's battlefield genius, Connelly at the same time offers stirring and complete accounts of all the Napoleonic campaigns.
