The Napoleon Series

Acknowledging the extraordinary talents of the man who defined an age (1789-1821) and the remarkable men and women who peopled and shaped it, the Napoleon Series seeks to promote the continued, scholarly exploration of that age. The Napoleon Series is dedicated to the free exchange of ideas and information with good will, intellectual integrity, and respect for divergent perspectives, journeying in international fellowship to probe and illuminate the history of an era whose reverberations still echo today.

Robert Burnham, Editor-in-Chief



I am very pleased to announce that the Napoleon Series has entered into a publishing venture with Richard Brown of Ken Trotman Ltd to publish books that are of great value to the Napoleonic scholar and enthusiast! The first title in this new venture appeared in 2007 and will consist of historical reprints and some modern works. Our next reprint will be a new edition of Hew Dalrymple Ross's Memoir. Ross commanded A Troop of the Royal Horse Artilley during much of the Peninsula War and at Waterloo. It is edited by Howie Muir and is due out in early 2008. For more information about the project click on The Napoleon Series - Ken Trotman Joint Publishing Venture!

Interested in Contributing a Paper to the Napoleon Series? We have developed a writing and style guide! The following guidelines are to be used for all contributions to the Napoleon Series website. This includes articles, book reviews, commentaries and other material. They were developed so that all contributions published by the Napoleon Series will have a uniform look and to minimize the amount of time required to format the papers for the internet. Unless given prior approval by the editor, all papers must follow these guidelines. Those papers that do not follow these guidelines will be sent back to the author for revision. This guide is not intended to limit the content of any contribution; rather it is designed to aid authors in properly formatting their articles and to reduce the amount of time spent editing the articles. A copy of the guide can be found at: Napoleon Series Format and Style Guide

La Batterie des Hommes sans Peur: Although we are all volunteers, we do have quite a few expenses every year to stay operational. The Napoleon Series relies heavily on the financial generosity of its readers to pay its bills. In order to show our appreciation of those who provide support, we have created an honor roll to be known as "La Batterie des Hommes sans Peur".

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2007 Napoleon Series Writing Contest! Many great papers were submitted. Click on the link to see the winning entries! 2008 Napoleon Series Writing Contest
	Frequently Asked Questions
	What's New? The Napoleon Series has over 11,700 articles, maps, illustrations, reviews, photographs, and charts! We added over 1500 new items last year! This past year we have focued on primary source material, with hundreds of pages of new or hard to find information. We keep our readers current by updating our "What's New" Section twice every month. To see previous years' listings, click on: What We Haved Added over the Years
	Announcements We are pleased to announce that we have received permission from the Royal United Services Institute to place Captain Lionel Challis's Peninsula Roll Call on the Napoleon Series! It consists of biographical data on over 9,600 officers who served in the British Army in the Peninsular War. This database is a major research tool for historians and genealogists!
	The War of 1812 Magazine is a regular feature that is published on the Napoleon Series. The aim of the magazine is to offer information, discussion, and a place to learn about an oft-neglected aspect of the Napoleonic Wars, the first and only war fought between Great Britain and the United States, from 1812 to 1814. Recent articles include: In Memoriam: Robert G. Malcomson 1949-2009 by Donald Graves Dobbs and the Royal Navy at Niagara by Robert Malcomson The War of 1812 and the Tourist Encounter in Upper Canada: Eight Watercolour Views by Philip John Bainbrigge, RE. by Kamille T.H. Parkinson, PhD Field Artillery of the War of 1812: Equipment, Organization, Tactics and Effectiveness by Donald Graves
	Discussion Forum We have a very active discussion forum with a searchable archives of over 68,000 messages dating back to 2001.
	Military contains hundreds of articles, images, and maps in a variety of military topics, divided into the following major sections: organization and uniforms, campaigns and battles, virtual battlefield tours, and a map archive. Recent additions include: Don Graves looks at: "In no service or country is the ceremony so awful and impressive:" British Military Executions in the Napoleonic Period. João Centeno writes about Officers Awarded with the Portuguese “Medalha De Distinção De Comando”: Medal of Distinction (in Command) Known as Commander's Medal for the Peninsular War Mark Bois examines the experience level of the British junior officers at Waterloo in Leadership and Experience: British Officers at Waterloo Enrico Acerbi does a massive study of the Campaign of 1799 in Italy: Guy Dempsey has set up the Albuera 1811 – The Electronic Archives, which is filled with primary source material. Marco Bijl provides an indepth study of the History and Organisation of the Dutch 8th Militia Battalion Magnus Olofsson writes a massive study on The Swedish Army in the Napoleonic Wars John Gill has set up The 1809 War with Austria: the "Thunder on the Danube" Archives which contains material relating to the Franco-Austrian War of 1809, that could not be included in his book. Stephen Millar looks at how Marshal Grouchy went wrong in the Waterloo Campaign in ‘My duty is to execute the Emperor’s orders’: Grouchy at Walhain, 18 June 1815
	Research has articles and primary source material on mostly non-military subjects, such as: biographies, eyewitness accounts, government, politics, and society. Here you can find: In another joint effort, Leopold Kudrna expands, redesigns, and even renames Digby Smith's A Biographical Dictionary of All Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1792 - 1815 Ron McGuigan continues to expand his British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 Greg Gorsuch is translating Émile Marco de Saint-Hilaire's Popular History of Napoleon Dale Pappas examines Murat and his kingdom in: Joachim Murat and the Kingdom of Naples: 1808 – 1815 Roberto A. Scattolin looks at the problems of King Joseph's rule in Spain, as seen by a French Soldier in The Spanish Legacy: Portrait of a King – through the Eyes of a Soldier
	Reviews contains reviews of new and out-of-print books, as well as web sites, multimedia, miniatures and periodicals. Among them are: DavidMarkham's The Road to St Helena, Napoleon after Waterloo João Torres Centeno's O Exército Português na Guerra Peninsular: Volume 1 - Do Rossilhão ao Fim da Segunda Invasão Francesa 1807-1810 James Grant's The Romance of War or the Highlanders in Spain James Arnold's Crisis in the Snows: Russia Confronts Napoleon, The Eylau Campaign of 1806-1807 Albuera 1811: The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War Gareth Glover's A Young Gentleman at War: the Letters of Captain Orlando Bridgeman 1st Foot Guards in the Peninsula and at Waterloo 1812 – 15 Guy Dempsey's Albuera 1811: The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War John Gill's 1809, Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon’s Defeat of the Habsburgs
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	The International Napoleonic Society (INS) is a primary sponsor of the Napoleon Series. This non-profit organization, established by Ben Weider, is an educational body whose goal is to promote the study of the Napoleonic Era in accordance with proper academic standards.
	Greenhill Books is a proud sponsor of the Napoleon Series and a leading publisher of Napoleonic titles. They are proud to announce the publication a new edition of Col John Elting's magnificent Napoleonic Uniforms, Volumes I and II, plus Gareth Glover's From Corunna to Waterloo: the Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic Hussars, 1801-1816. Greenhill Books has also just published a paperback edition of Digby Smith's Charge! Great Cavalry Charges of the Napoleonic Wars.

	We welcome written submissions. If you have any questions, or would like to contribute a review or article, please feel free to contact the Editor-in-Chief, Robert Burnham.
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