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 Line Infantry
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 Dragoons of the Imperial Guard
Napoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard - 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 Dragoons of the Imperial Guard write by Ronald Pawly. This book was released on 2012-04-20. Napoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Dressed in distinctive green uniforms and classically inspired copper helmets, the Dragoons of the Imperial Guard were raised in 1806 by the same criteria as other Guard units – by selection of picked, literate veterans from Line regiments who had six to ten years of service, and citations for bravery in at least two campaigns. The following year they were named Dragons de l'Impératrice in a unique compliment to the Empress Josephine. As a ceremonial regiment it enjoyed many privileges, but it also saw combat on a number of occasions, including the battles of Essling and Wagram (1809), the Russian campaign (1812, when it suffered severe losses), at Bautzen, Wachau and Leipzig (1813), in the 1814 Campaign of France, and at Ligny and Waterloo (1815).
Napoleon’s Carabiniers
Napoleon’s Carabiniers - 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 Carabiniers write by Ronald Pawly. This book was released on 2012-03-20. Napoleon’s Carabiniers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The two privileged regiments of Carabiniers survived the French Revolution with their elite status intact. They covered themselves with glory at Austerlitz, Friedland, Ratisbonne and Wagram where their bloody losses shocked Napoleon into ordering them new helmets and cuirasses. Re-formed after near annihilation in Russia in 1812, they fought at Leipzig and in many actions of the 1814 French campaign, and made one of the final charges at Waterloo. lllustrated with rare early prints and meticulous colour reconstructions, this book details their story, and their unique uniforms, from surviving period documents.
Napoleon’s Artillery
Napoleon’s Artillery - 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 Artillery write by Robert Wilkinson-Latham. This book was released on 1975-06-15. Napoleon’s Artillery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At the end of the Royalist regime, the artillery arm of the French Army was, as Napoleon was later to declare, "the finest and best composed corps in Europe." Designed by the great master of artillery, Jean Baptiste de Gribeauval, the equipment consisted of some of the best pieces in Europe. This book examines the equipment and performance of Napoleon's artillery in the Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802), Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) and Waterloo campaign (1815). The organization of the Imperial Army is also covered, including the key French failure to develop "Shrapnel" or "spherical case shot" - a weapon used against them to great effect by the British.
