15 MayTomorrow (16 May) marks the 197th anniversary of the battle of Albuera -- one of the bloodiest engagements of the Peninsula War. Guy Dempsey, author of a new book Albuera 1811 – The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War, has begun a new section for the Series: Albuera 1811 – The Electronic Archives. In it, you will find primary source documents and images dealing with the battle. The first additions to the section are:
The Austrian generals continue to march in Leopold Kudrna's and Digby Smith's A Biographical Dictionary of All Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1792 - 1815! From Greg Gorsuch's translation of Émile Marco de Saint-Hilaire's Popular History of Napoleon, we have: Ignacio Paz writes a think piece on why Napoleon invaded Russia In Enrico Acerbi's Campaign of 1799 in Italy, we have:
Roberto Scattolin looks at a local population's re-action to French occupation as seen through the diary of resident.
In Ron McGuigan's British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815: From our German Partner Site, Napoleon Online:
30 April We have a huge update this week! Magnus Olofsson completes his study of The Swedish Army in the Napoleonic Wars with: Enrico Acerbi's Campaign of 1799 in Italy, continues to look at the operations of General MacDonald: New to Leopold Kudrna's and Digby Smith's A Biographical Dictionary of All Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1792 - 1815! More Waterloo generals in Ron McGuigan's British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815: In our Statistical Abstract of the Napoleonic Wars, Howie Muir provides data on the prize money paid to the officers and soldiers of the British Army for the Peninsular War:
From our German Partner Site, Napoleon Online:
We close with a pair of reviews:
15 April In a multi-part article, Magnus Olofsson looks at The Swedish Army in the Napoleonic Wars.
From Ron McGuigan, more British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815: In Enrico Acerbi's Campaign of 1799 in Italy, the focus is still on the operations of General MacDonald: In Leopold Kudrna's and Digby Smith's A Biographical Dictionary of All Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1792 - 1815!
Alexander Mikaberidze adds more primary source material to his study of the Battle of Borodino:
From our German Partner Site, Napoleon Online:
Bas de Groot updates two battles from the Revolutionary Wars in the Battles List:
31 March Eman Vovsi writes of Mameluk resistance to the French invasion of Egypt: In an unusual piece, Robert Mosher tells how a statue of Napoleon ended up at the 1904 Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri:
Stephen Millar looks at how officers were promoted to flag rank in the Royal Navy:
More Austrian generals in Leopold Kudrna and Digby Smith A Biographical Dictionary of All Austrian Generals during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1792 - 1815! Ron McGuigan adds more Waterloo generals to his British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815: In Greg Gorsuch's translation of Émile Marco de Saint-Hilaire's Popular History of Napoleon: From Enrico Acerbi's Campaign of 1799 in Italy, the focus is on the Allies' Left Flank: From our German Partner Site, Napoleon Online:
15 March 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! The first three installments are: Bas de Groot looks at the role of the Dutch in defeating the Imperial Guard at Waterloo, by providing rare eye-witness accounts of the battle by two Dutch soldiers in Chassé's Division at Waterloo: Two Eye-witness Accounts Anthony Dawson looks at the organization and uniforms of The Geographical Engineers/Ingenieurs-geographes More Waterloo generals from Ron in his British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815: In Enrico Acerbi's Campaign of 1799 in Italy, a little known, but epic siege: More plates from our German Partner Site, Napoleon Online:
We close with a review of:
29 FebruaryMark van Hattem and Marikska Pool look at what motivated Napoleon's Dutch troops:
Anthony Kuhn looks at the impact of rivers on Napoleon's army in Russia in 1812: Roberto Scattolin looks at some of the factors in the Spanish popular uprising in 1808 in:
In Enrico Acerbi's Campaign of 1799 in Italy, General MacDonald is on the move! From Greg Gorsuch's translation of Émile Marco de Saint-Hilaire's Popular History of Napoleon, we have: Ron McGuigan continues his study of British generals in his British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815, but changes his focus a little bit. This time he looks at the Waterloo generals: We have a pair of reviews:
We close with more plates from our German Partner Site, Napoleon Online:
15 FebruaryIssue 8 of The War of 1812 Magazine! Article Some Additions to Donald Hickey's List of "The Top 25 Books on the War of 1812" By Donald E. Graves Smuggling and Contraband in the War of 1812 By Jon Latimer The War of 1812 Revisited By Chris Wattie Recent Scholarship on the War of 1812 Documents, Artefacts and Imagery Reproduction American Colours in the Great Hall at the Royal Hospital Chelsea By John R. Grodzinski Reviews: Books, Film, Collectables and Ephemera In the Midst of Alarms: The Untold Story of Women and the War of 1812 Reviewed by Jane Errington, Ph.D.
31 JanuaryWe begin with a piece by our long time sponsor, Lionel Leventhal, the publisher of Greenhill Books: In a follow up to Tony Broughton's statistical study of casualties among French general officers, Eman Vovsi looks at the heavy toll among regimental commnaders in: Alexander Mikaberidze adds to his translation of the Russian Army Regulation of 1812: Statute on Commanding a Large Active Army Part II: Detailed Composition of Various Sections of the Army Administration In Enrico Acerbi's Campaign of 1799 in Italy: Macdonald’s Wars in Central Italy and What He Left Behind April-June 1799: Seizing the Appennine’s Passes and the Campaign in Lunigiana Ron McGuigan continues his study of British generals in his British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815:
We close with more plates from our German Partner Site, Napoleon Online 15 JanuaryOn behalf of the Napoleon Series Team, we wish one and all a happy New Year! In our Statistical Abstract of the Napoleonic Wars, Tony Broughton looks at the casualties suffered by French general officers from 1805 - 1815 in:
From Greg Gorsuch's translation of Émile Marco de Saint-Hilaire's Popular History of Napoleon, we have: In Enrico Acerbi's Campaign of 1799 in Italy: Macdonald’s Wars in Central Italy and What He Left Behind April-June 1799: L’Armée de Naples And Its Long Voyage From our German Partner Site, Napoleon Online
The year 2007 was an incredible year for the Napoleon Series. continue to grow at an incredible rate. We now have over 70,000 articles, reviews, images, maps, and other items. All are free to the public and the number of daily visitors is immense. We average over 60,000 files downloaded per day, while our monthly downloads average about 1.7 million! On any given day, we have over 800 mb of data downloaded! The forum continues to be the place for exchanging of ideas, with over 18,000 messages posted last year. The Napoleon Series is truly a team effort. I first would like to thank all of those who contributed articles and material to our twice monthly update. These articles are the heart of the Series and are what make it the great place that it is! There were many different contributors and there were over 40 from a variety of countries: Australia, Canada, China, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S.! If I forgot someone, please accept my apologies in advance! We are also sponsored by Greenhill Books and the International Napoleonic Society. Their unwavering support over years has been instrumental to the continuing success of the Napoleon Series! I would be amiss if I did not publicly thank all of the editors who are actively involved in the day-to-day operations of the Series. In alphabetical order are:
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