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

With the beginning of the new year, the Napoleon Series starts its third decade of being online! We continue to expand at an amazing rate and have over 10,000 visitors a day. Our Discussion Forum is the premier forum for Napoleonic history on the internet, with over 700 registered members.

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 2012 Napoleon Series Writing Contest! This contest honors the many great papers that were published by the Napoleon Series in 2010. Click on the link to see the winning entries! 2012 Napoleon Series Writing Contest
	Frequently Asked Questions
	What's New? The Napoleon Series has over 12,200 articles, maps, illustrations, reviews, photographs, and charts! We added over 500 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
	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: Billy Green the Scout and the Battle of Stoney Creek by Philip E. J. Green, M.Sc. The U.S. Corvette Madison by Gary M. Gibson Where’s the Action: the Challenges of Constructing a Comprehensive Inventory of War of 1812 Engagements by Ralph E. Eshelman War of 1812 Battles, Skirmishes, Raids, Massacres, Occupations and Invasions by Ralph E. Eshelman 1812: Newspapers and the Name of the War by Donald R. Hickey A Miniature of Lieutenant Ellis of the 49th Foot from the Period of the War of 1812 by Simon Ellis The War of 1812 as a Movie MacGuffin by John A. Tures
	Discussion Forum We have a very active discussion forum with a searchable archives of over 75,000 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: Greg Gorsuch translates Volume II of Commandant Weil's The Campaign of 1814 Roberto Scattolin writes of problems in the French command structure in Portugal in Multiethnic Military Dissent and Armed Resistance in 1811 Portugal: Controlling Conflict, Chaudron’s Attested Choice and The Formation of the Independents Ray Foster has written regimental histories in Notes on the Portuguese Infantry of the Peninsular War: 1807-181 4 Steve Brown's writes about British Cavalry Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815 Justin Howard continues to translate German Napoleonic magazine Despeche! We co-publish with Dr. Stephen Summerfield the Smoothbore Ordnance Journal Graham Moores provides a visual tour of Battle of Oporto 1809 (The Crossing of the Douro
	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: Ron McGuigan's British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 Digby Smith's Prussian Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815 Eman Vovsi has a List of Antoine-Henri Jomini’s Major Publications Editions and Transplations as first Composed by John I. Alger, USMA Dale Pappas looks at Belgium from Revolution to the War of the Sixth Coalition 1789-1814
	Reviews contains reviews of new and out-of-print books, as well as web sites, multimedia, miniatures and periodicals. Among them are: Memoirs of the Napoleonic Wars. Russian Voices of the Napoleonic Wars, Vol. III 1814: Trahisons et Reniements The Exploits of Ensign Bakewell – With the Inniskillings in the Peninsula, 1810-11; and in Paris, 1815 Charging Against Wellington: The French Cavalry in the Peninsular War, 1807–1814 The Waterloo Archive Volume IV: British Sources Shipwrecks of the Revolutionary & Napoleonic Eras Incomparable: Napoleon's 9th Light Infantry Regiment Napoleon’s German Division in Spain, Volume I: Nassau, Baden, Frankfurt, Dutch& Hessen-Darmstadt Troops, their Regimental History, Uniforms & Organization
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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.

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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