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Austria
Eder, Joseph
Austrian Landwehr
in 1809: the Uniform Plates of Joseph Eder
Contemporary images of Austrian Landwehr.
Embree, Mike
Austrian Regular Infantry
A re-publication of a classic work originally published by the Napoleonic
Association.
Millar, Stephen
Austrian
Infantry Regiments and Their Commanders 1792 - 1815
The Austrian infantry and their commanders.
Mollo, Tranquillo and Joseph Georg Mansfield
The Austrian Army in
1798: the Uniform Plates of Tranquillo Mollo and Joseph George Mansfield
Contemporary prints of the Austrian Army in 1798.
Nagy, Istvan
Austrian Cavalry
Regiments and Their Commanders: 1792-1815
The Austrian cavalry and its commanders.
Neumann, Friedrich
Austrian
Freikorps and Landwehr of the Wars of Liberation: the Uniform
Plates of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary prints of the Austrian Army in 1813.
Baden
Awards and Decorations
The Baden Order of Fidelity and the Order of Military Merit
Burnham, Robert
The Baden Army at the Battle
of Talavera 27 - 28 July 1809
An overview of the organization and uniforms of the Baden
contingent of the French Army at the Battle of Talavera.
Bavaria
Awards and Decorations
The Bavarian Orders of Saint Hubert, the Palatinate Lion, and Maximilian-Joseph
Cantler, Johann
The Bavarian
Army 1800 - 1815: the Uniform Plates of Johann Cantler
Over 250 different images of the Bavarian army!
Neumann, Friedrich
Bavarian Volunteers and Landwehr of the Wars of Liberation: the
Uniform Plates of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary images from 1813-1814.
Belgium
Suhr Brothers
The Chevau-Léger
Belge d'Arenberg in Hamburg (1807 - 1808): the Uniform Plates of the
Suhr Brothers
Contemporary images from 1807 - 1808.
Croatia
Broughton, Tony
Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers
and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815: Regiments
Croates
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period
1804-1815: The Regiments Croates
Denmark
Decorations and
Awards
Orders of the Elephant and Dannebrog
Suhr Brothers
The Danish Army in Hamburg (1812 - 1814): the Uniform Plates of
the Suhr Brothers
Contemporary images of the Danish Army.
France
Webb, Mark (Editor)
État Militaire de
France pour l'année 1789
This paper won an Honorable Mention in the "Best Publication
and/or Translation into English of New Archival Material or Books Long
Out of Print" Category in the 2005 Napoleon Series Writing Contest!
A reproduction of the 1789 year book describing the pre-Revolution
French military establishment.
REGLEMENT Concernant
l’exercice et les Manœuvres de l’Infanterie: Du 1er août 1791
The French Drill Manual
Beyer, Leopold
Leopold Beyer's War Scenes:
1813 - 1815
Contemporary sketches of the French Army in Germany.
Beorn, Waitman
"Heads Up, By God!"
French Cavalry At Eylau, 1807 And Napoleon's Cavalry Doctrine.
Broughton, Tony
Armes d’Honneur
Awarded to the Regiments de la Garde Impériale
Armes d'Honneur Awarded
to the French Cavalry: 1799 - 1802
Armes d’Honneur
Awarded to the Regiments d’Infanterie de Ligne
Armes d’Honneur
Awarded to the Regiments d'Infanterie Legere
Armes d’Honneur
Awarded to the Regiments d’Artillerie
Armes d’Honneur
Awarded to the Bataillons du Train d’Artillerie
Prior to the introduction of the Legion d'Honneur in 1803 the men
of the French Army received Armes d'Honneur in recognition of their
bravery on the battlefield.
Broughton, Tony
French Artillery Regiments
and the Colonels Who Led Them 1792-1815
Napoleon's artillery was the most feared in the world. This group of
articles looks at the French gunners and the men who led them!
Broughton, Tony
French Cavalry Regiments
and the Colonels Who Led Them 1792-1815
While there are literally thousands of books on the Emperor and his
marshals, generals, and the people who surrounded him very little as
been written on the men who commanded his regiments. This is a 21
part series that looks at the history of each cavalry regiment, plus
their regimental commanders and officer casualties. This series of
articles won the 2000 Napoleon Series Writing Contest's Best of Series
Award!
Broughton, Tony
French Infantry Regiments
and the Colonels Who Led Them 1792-1815
French Infantry Officer
Casualties during the Napoleonic Wars
A 32 part series on the history of the French line infantry and the
men who led them!!
Broughton, Tony
French Light Infantry Regiments
and the Colonels Who Led Them 1792-1815
A eight part series on the French light infantry regiments. This
group of articles won the 2002 Napoleon Series Writing Contest's "Honorable
Mention, Best of Series Award"!
Broughton, Tony & J.F.
The Imperial Guard
A variety of articles on the most famous units of the Napoleonic
Wars.
Brougthon, Tony
Auxiliary Regiments in the
Service of France and the Colonels who led Them during the period 1804
- 1815: Regiments d’Infanterie Suisse
Officer Casualties
suffered by the Auxiliary Regiments in the Service of France 1804-1815:
Regiments d’Infanterie Suisse
The Swiss Regiments!
Regiments d'Infanterie Etrangers
and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815
Regiments d'Infanterie Etrangers
and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815: Bataillons
Etranger
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period 1804-1815:
Part One
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period 1804-1815:
Part Two
The Foreign Regiments!
Regiments d'Infanterie
Etrangers and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815:
The Polish Regiments
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period 1804-1815:
the Polish Regiments
The Poles!
Regiments d'Infanterie Etrangers
and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815: The Spanish
and Portuguese Regiments
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period 1804-1815:
the Spanish and Portuguese Regiments
The Spanish and Portuguese Units!
Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers
and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815: Regiments
Croates
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period 1804-1815:
The Regiments Croates
The Balkans!
Burnham, Robert
French Artillery during
the battle of Auerstadt
Until recently the exact order-of-battle for the artillery
during the battle of Auerstadt was difficult to find. Sources are contradictory
and few even agree on the number of guns...
Burnham, Robert
The Tirailleurs Corses.
Organization and Uniforms of the Tirailleurs Corses in 1809.
Burnham, Robert
Uniforms of the French
23rd Chasseurs-a-Cheval 1811-1812
The name says it all...
Contant, Dominique
Les Medaillers
de Saint Helene (In French)
The Medaillers
of Saint Helene (In English)
In 1857, Napoleon III created the medal of Saint Helene for
all the veterans of the wars of the Revolution and the Empire. . .
Contant, Dominique
Organization of a French
Infantry Demi-Brigade: 1793
Its organization based on the 12 August 1793 Law.
Contant, Dominique
Recommendations
by France's Council of State on Conscription in 1806
Recommendations
by France's Council of State on Conscription in 1811
Figures on what each department had to provide and to which regiment.
Cueto, Dionisio Álvarez
The French Armies in Spain
1808: The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cueto
The French Armies in
Spain 1809: The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cueto
Paintings by a Spanish artist who lives in Madrid.
Dawson, Anthony
The Geographical Engineers/Ingenieurs-geographes
The organization and uniforms of the Geographical Engineers.
Dawson, Paul
French Artillery
in 1807
Note: This paper won the 2004 Napoleon Series Writing Contest "Honorable
Mention, Best Military Paper Award"!
The organization of the artillery in the Grande Armee.
Napoleon's Gunners:
The Guard Foot Artillery
The organization, uniforms, tactics, and employment of the Napoleon's
Imperial Guard Artillerie-á-Pied.
The Artillery of
System An XI
Note: This paper won the 2002 Napoleon Series Writing Contest "Honorable
Mention, Best Military Paper Award"!
Why the System An XI artillery replaced the Gribeauval system of
guns.
Artillery
Train of the Guard: 1800-1815
Its organization and structure. Has several pictures of a re-enactment
unit.
The
Imperial Guard and Polish Nationalism: 1812-1814
Little known foreign units in the Imperial Guard.
Napoleon's
Polish Lancers of the Guard
A brief history of this famous regiment.
Officer’s
Coat, Chevau-Leger-Lanciers Polonaise de la Garde Imperiale c.1812
A heavily illustrated guide to the coat worn by an officer of the
Polish Lancers.
Tirailleurs
de la Garde Imperiale: 1809-1815
The organization, leaders, uniforms, and employment of the Napoleon's
Tirailleurs of the Guard.
Uniforms
of the Chasseurs-à-Pied de la Garde
Uniforms
of the Chasseurs-à-Pied de la Garde: the Drummers & Musicians
Uniforms
of the Chasseurs-à-Pied de la Garde: the Sappers
Uniforms
of the Chasseurs-à-Pied de la Garde: the Officers
A detailed look at the uniforms and equipment of the Old Guard Chasseurs!
Contains many photos.
Uniform of the
Grenadiers-á-Pied de la Garde: 1810-1815
Uniform of the
Drummers of the Grenadiers-á-Pied de la Garde: 1810-1815
Uniform of the
Sapeurs of the Grenadiers-á-Pied de la Garde: 1810-1815
Uniform of the
Officers of the Grenadiers-á-Pied de la Garde: 1810-1815
A detailed look at the uniforms and equipment of the Old Guard Grenadiers!
Contains many photos.
Desanois, Emmanuel
Organisation
L'organisation des armées du Premier Empire. Article
only available in French.
Gibson, David J.
Napoleon and the Grande Armée:
Military Innovations Leading to a Revolution in 19th Century Military
Affairs
The great innovations represented by the Grande Armée
gave Napoleon a tool that fit perfectly with his emphasis on speed,
maneuver, and maintaining the offensive...
Henschel Brothers
The French Army
in Berlin in 1809: the Uniform Plates of the Henschel Brothers
Contemporary images of French uniforms -- mostly of the Imperial
Guard.
Holmberg, Tom
Following the Drum: Cantinières
A look at the brave women, who served their regiments so well.
Jones, John
Organization of the French
Engineer Equipment Train as decreed on 25 March 1811
Kiley, Kevin
The Eagle's Talons: Generalship
in La Grande Armée
Across Europe they strode like colossus...
The Grand Quartier-General
Imperial and the Corps d'Armée
The French staff system.
Organization, Tactics, and
Employment of Artillery in the Grande Armee, 1800-1815
A look at French artillery doctrine.
Theorists, Instructors, and
Practitioners: The Evolution of French Doctrine
A look at how French military doctrine evolved from pre-Revolutionary
times to the Napoleonic era.
Lo Presti, Francois
A Brief History of the
12th Chasseurs-à-Cheval.
The name says it all...
Lozier, Jean-Francois
Foot Grenadier.
About Napoleon's most famous soldiers: the Foot Grenadiers
of His Imperial Guard.
Marc
Light Cavalry Sabers
the French Army
Marc examines the 4 different kinds of sabers used by the light cavalry.
Marc
The Chasseur-à-Cheval
de La Garde Impériale Sabre
A look at the sabres carried by the troopers of the Chasseur-à-Cheval
de la Garde Impériale.
Marc
The "Superior Officer Hussar
Style - Consulate" Sabre
A look at the sabres carried by the superior officers of the
French hussars.
Martin, Yves
French Artillery 1789 to
1800
Organization prior to the Revolution: 1789-1790.
Martin, Yves
The Uniform Plates of
Vernet - Lami: The French Army 1791 - 1815
A huge collection of Napoleonic Uniform Plates! You have to
see these to believe them!!
Martin, Yves
French Voluntary Foreign
Pioneers.
An overview of the Voluntary Foreign Pioneers in the French Army.
Millar, Stephen
French Colonels and Colonels-in-Chief (1789): Foreign Infantry Regiments
A look at the French infantry regiments in 1789 and the colonels
who commanded them.
Morillon, Paul
Capri, Octobre 1808: Opération
amphibie et "commandos" de l'Empereur.
During the Napoleonic Wars, there were numerous raids and
attacks by British forces on French held islands in the Mediterranean
Sea. This piece, written in French, provides detailed information on
the attack on Capri and includes orders-of-battle and numerous black
and white illustrations of the uniforms of the participants, including
the numerous French units.
Morillon, Marc
Translated by Paul Morillon. Drawings by Pierre Salamand.
The Siege Mortars and Their
Related Skills During the Napoleonic Era
Some of you have probably noticed in "la Cour d'honneur
des Invalides," some strange "guns" with a short and wide tube.
These devices deserve to be better known and represented.
Nafziger, George
Napoleon's Use of His Imperial
Guard
In his unpublished doctorate dissertation, George Nafziger
demonstrates how Napoleon used his Guard as a instrument of French Imperial
policy in several different ways.
Nafziger, George
Oudinot's Grenadier Division:
1806-1809
A total of 17 "elite" battalions were raised and organized
into seven regiments in December 1806...
Nafziger, George
What a French Fusilier Carried
in 1812
The contents of an 1812 French Fusilier's knapsack and haversack.
Neveu, Stephane
Auerstadt 1806
Orders of battle for the Battle of Auerstadt. Article only
available in French.
Ouvrard, Robert
Mottos of French Cavalry Regiments
A compilation of French regimental cavalry slogans. This is a companion
piece to Mr. Ouvrard's Infantry Mottos!
Ouvrard, Robert
Mottos of French Infantry Regiments
A compilation of French regimental infantry slogans. This
piece is the result of many hours of research and I know of no other
place where there is such a comprehensive listing!
Pool, Marikska and Mark van Hattem
To Delft via Archangelsk: H.T. Verhoef (1790-1865) and
His Uniform Jacket
A rare look at the 1812 Russian Campaign as seen through the eyes
of a Dutch surgeon. The authors, who are curators at the Royal Netherlands
Army and Arms Museum have access to jacket Verhoef wore and other
personal items, which they use to flesh out his memoirs!
Potrelle
The French Consular
Guard in 1801: the Potrelle Uniform Plates
Contemporary prints of the Consular Guard in 1801.
Pouvesle, Frédéric
La Garde Impériale
A brief history and description of the uniforms of all (?)
regiments of the French Imperial Guard. Article only available in French.
Reese, Tim
Uniforms
of the French Hussars: 1804 - 1813
Color plates of the uniforms of all 13 regiments.
Uniforms
of the French Line Infantry: 1804 - 1812
Saint Hilaire, Emile Marco de
History
of the Imperial Guard
Translated by Greg Gorsuch
The first English translation of this seminal work on the Imperial
Guard that was published in 1845. It first sold as a subscription
and eventually consisted of 40 "books" each of 16 pages!
Scattolin, Roberto A.
By Order of
the Commander-in-Chief: the Origin of the Guides-à-cheval
How Napoleon's first guard came to be.
Aperçus
d’histoire: the
5th French Hussars (1807)
A history of the 5th Hussars.
31e
Régiment de Chasseurs: La phalange infernale (The
Hellish Phalanx)
A brief look at an incident in 1814.
Smith, Steven H.
X Corps de la Grande Armée
in 1812
A superb order-of-battle for the X Corps of the Grande Armée
in 1812.
Smith, Steven H.
French Military Manuals
A Bibliography of French Military Manuals and Instructions
Concerning the Napoleonic Period.
Suhr Brothers
The
French 5th Corps of the Armée du Réserve
du Rhin in Hamburg (1806 - 1807): the Uniform Plates of the Suhr Brothers
French Sailors of the Guard in Hamburg (circa 1806 - 1807): the
Uniform Plates of the Suhr Brothers
The French 8th Corps in Hamburg (1806 - 1808): the Uniform Plates
of the Suhr Brothers
French Cavalry in Hamburg (1811 - 1812): the Uniform Plates of
the Suhr Brothers
French Units in the Defense of Hamburg (1813 - 1814): the Uniform
Plates of the Suhr Brothers
Contemporary illustrations of French troops stationed in Hamburg.
Vovsi, Eman
Le 3e (Piémont) Régiment
d’infanterie de ligne 1495-1815
A history of one of the oldest regiments in the French Army.
A
Heavy Price for the Glory of the Empire: Losses in Regimental Commanders
and Staff Personnel of Napoléon’s Grande
Armée
The heavy casualty toll among regimental commanders.
Wasson, Major James U.S. Army
The Army Corps
The development of the Corps D'Armée and its
impact on Napoleonic warfare
Frankfurt
Neumann, Friedrich
Frankfurt Volunteers of the Wars of Liberation: the Uniform Plates
of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary uniform images from 1813-1814.
Germany
Burnham, Robert
Greatcoats of the Minor
German States
An overview of the greatcoats of the Minor German States of
the period 1809 - 1812.
Hofschröer, Peter
German Waterloo Sources:
An Examination of Material in the German Language on the Campaign
of 1815.
Taenzer, Michael A.
King's German Artillery 1814 -
1815
The Organization of the King's German Artillery 1814 - 1815
Great Britain
British Army Ranks and
Their Naval Equivalent
British Officer Pensions: 1811
Aaron, Martin
2nd Battalion 69th (South Lincolnshire) Foot during the
Waterloo Campaign
A company by company examination of the manpower and
casualties of the battalion.
Bois, Mark
The Inniskillings at Waterloo
The demographics of the 1st Battalion 27th Foot.
Burnham, Robert
The British Army in the
Napoleonic Wars: Manpower Stretched to the Limits?
Were Great Britain's global commitments stretching her too
thin?
Burnham, Robert
The British Battalions of Detachment
in 1809
A look at two little known units of the British Army in the
Peninsula War.
Burnham, Robert
The British Regimental Mess in
the Peninsula War
During the Napoleonic Wars, the British Army officer's life
centered around his regimental mess when he was not on duty...
Burnham, Robert
Murder in the 42nd
A story of love, murder, and British military justice in the 42nd Highlanders
along the Spanish border in 1813.
Burnham, Robert
Spanish Recruits in the British
Army 1812 - 1813
Reclutas Españoles
en el Ejército Británico 1812 - 1813 (In Spanish)
Late in the Peninsular War, the British Army was running out
of men. So they instituted a program to recruit Spanish men into their
infantry regiments.
Burnham, Robert
What a British Rifleman Carried
in 1809
During the Napoleonic Wars, a British rifleman carried almost
eighty pounds of equipment.
Burnham, Robert and Cook, John
Nicknames of British Units
during the Napoleonic Wars
Most military units throughout the world have a nickname that
they are often called in an informal setting. Sometimes these nicknames
are given out of respect for some heroic deed, but more often they were
given to the unit by people outside of the unit to make fun of it...
Centeno, João
British Officers
Serving as General Officers in the Portuguese Army
Many of the Portuguese Army's Brigade Commanders were British officers.
Dawson, Anthony L.
Some notes on the
Royal Artillery in the Peninsula 1808
The problems faced by the British Artillery in the early days of
the Peninsular War.
Wellington’s
Big Bang: the British 12-pounders
British 12 pounders!
Egerton, T.
Light Infantry Exercise:
As Ordered in His Majesty's Regulations for the Movement of the Troops
A reprint of a 1797 document on how British Army Regulations thought
light infantry should operate.
Graves, Donald
A French General Views His Enemy:
Général de Division Maximilien Foy Analyzes the British Army
An opponent's view of the British Army.
"Such a woman seldom
appears": The Curious Tales of Sergeant Sarah Taylor of the 15th
Light Dragoons and Trooper Johanna Stain of the King's German Legion
Contemporary accounts of women serving as soldiers in the British
Army.
"We Have an Immediate
Opening:" The Seniority of Brigade Commanders in the Peninsular
Army, 1812
An examination of the seniority of British brigade commanders in
1812.
Hadaway, Stuart
The Regimental School System
and Education in the British Army in the Napoleonic Era
How the British Army set up schools to teach their soldiers and the
children of the regiment how to read and write. This paper won
"Best General History Paper" in the 2001 Napoleon Series
Writing Contest!
Hewgill, James
The British
Army in 1792: the Uniform Plates of James Hewgill
Contemporary images of the British infantry uniforms.
McGuigan, Ron
Allied Occupation Army
in post-Waterloo France
British & Hanoverian Contingents of the Allied Occupation
Army in post- Waterloo France
Per Mare Per
Terram - the Royal Marines 1793-1815
The organization of the Royal Marines.
The British Army: 1793
A look at the British Army at the start of the Era, to include a
list of senior officers and the individual regiments. This paper
won "Best Military Paper: Honorable Mention" in the 2003
Napoleon Series Writing Contest!
The Forgotten
Army: Fencible Regiments of Great Britain 1793-1816
The force behind Britain's Regular Army. To include organization,
units, commanders, strength, dates of raising, and dates of existence.
This paper won "Best Military Paper: Honorable Mention"
in the 2003 Napoleon Series Writing Contest!
McGuigan, Ron & Robert Burnham
State of the British Army
in 1805
An overview of the garrisons and strength of the British Army in
1805.
Millar, Stephen
Deadly at Close-Range:
His Majesty's Ship "Glatton" (1795-1814)
The Royal Navy's first (and only) warship armed exclusively with
carronades.
Promotion in the Flag Ranks in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic
Wars
How the Royal Navy promoted their admirals.
Morillon, Paul
Capri, Octobre 1808: Opération
amphibie et "commandos" de l'Empereur
During the Napoleonic Wars, there were numerous raids and
attacks by British forces on French held islands in the Mediterranean
Sea. This piece, written in French, provides detailed information on
the attack on Capri and includes orders-of-battle and numerous black
and white illustrations of the uniforms of the participants, including
the numerous British units such as the Royal Corsican Rangers and Marines.
Read, Martin
The British 1796 Pattern
Light Cavalry Sword
A look at the light cavalry sword used by the British Army.
Getting the Point: Some
Functional Aspects of the 1796 British Heavy Cavalry Sword
Examines the different modifications made by soldiers in the field
to the British heavy cavalry sword point. This paper won "Best
Military Paper" in the 2003 Napoleon Series Writing Contest!
Cavalry Combat
and the Sword: Sword Design, Provision, and Use in the British Cavalry
of the Napoleonic Era.
Why British swordmanship was so effective!
Taenzer, Michael A.
King's German Artillery 1814 -
1815
The organization of the King's German Artillery 1814 - 1815
Hannover
Cook, John
The Hanoverian Legion
The Légion Hanovrienne was created by General Mortier,
Governor of Hanover, on 12 August 1803 following the French occupation.
McGuigan, Ron
Allied Occupation Army
in post- Waterloo France
British & Hanoverian Contingents of the Allied Occupation
Army in post- Waterloo France.
McGuigan, Ron
Hanoverian Light Battalions:
1813 - 1815
An examination of the light infantry units in the Hanoverian
Army.
Neumann, Friedrich
Hanoverian
Freikorps and Landwehr of the Wars of Liberation: the Uniform Plates
of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary images of the Hannoverian Army in 1813 - 1814.
Suhr Brothers
The Hanoverian
Legion Cavalry in Hamburg (1811): the Uniform Plates of the Suhr Brothers
Contemporary images from 1811.
Taenzer, Michael A.
King's German Artillery 1814 -
1815
The Organization of the King's German Artillery 1814 - 1815
Hanseatic Cities (Hamburg, Lübeck,
and Bremen)
Neumann, Friedrich
Hanseatic
Cities (Hamburg, Lübeck, and Bremen) Volunteers of the
Wars of Liberation: the Uniform Plates of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary images of the volunteers in 1813-1814.
Hesse
Decoraations and
Awards
The Order of Saint Ludwig
Desanois, Emmanuel
Les Hessois
Les Alliés de la France durant la campagne de Russie. Article
only available in French.
Hessen-Kassel
Neumann, Friedrich
Hessen-Kassel Landwehr and Volunteers of the Wars of Liberation:
the Uniform Plates of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary uniform images of 1813-1814.
Italy
Frasca, Francesco
Les Italiens - The Italians
Les Italiens dans l'armée Française:récrutement
et encadrement - Italians in the French army: recruitement and incorporation
Frasca, Francesco
Les Italiens dans l'Armée
napoléonienne: Des légions aux Armées de la République
italienne et du Royaume d'Italie
A detailed look at the Italian units that served with the
French during the Revolution and the Empire. (In French)
Suhr Brothers
The Italian Army in Hamburg (1806 - 1807): the Uniform Plates of
the Suhr Brothers
Contemporary images of the Italian Army,
Lithuania
Dawson, Paul
The
Imperial Guard and Polish Nationalism: 1812-1814
A look at the Lithuanians who served in Napoleon's Imperial Guard.
Kudriashov, Ilya
Lithuanian Military under
Napoleon in 1812
On 24 June 1812, the French army invaded the Russian Empire
near Kaunas... On 1 July 1812, Napoleon established the Great Lithuanian
Principality with its own government and army. This is about the organization
of that army.
Mecklenburg-Schwerin & Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Neumann, Friedrick
Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz Volunteers of the
Wars of Liberation: the Uniform Plates of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporaray images of the uniforms from 1813-1814
Naples
Morillon, Paul
Capri, Octobre 1808: Opération
amphibie et "commandos" de l'Empereur
During the Napoleonic Wars, there were numerous raids and
attacks by British forces on French held islands in the Mediterranean
Sea. This piece, written in French, provides detailed information on
the attack on Capri and includes orders-of-battle and numerous black
and white illustrations of the uniforms of the participants, including
the Neapolitan units.
Netherlands
Pool, Marikska and Mark van Hattem
To Delft via Archangelsk: H.T. Verhoef (1790-1865) and
His Uniform Jacket
A rare look at the 1812 Russian Campaign as seen through the eyes
of a Dutch surgeon. The authors, who are curators at the Royal Netherlands
Army and Arms Museum have access to jacket Verhoef wore and other
personal items, which they use to flesh out his memoirs!
Four
Men and a Woman: Remarkable Dutch Experiences during the Russian
Campaign of Napoleon in 1812
What motivated some of Napoleon's Dutch troops in 1812.
Suhr Brothers
The Dutch Army
in Hamburg (1807 - 1808): the Uniform Plates of the Suhr Brothers
Contemporary illustrations of the Dutch Army.
van Uythoven, Geert
The Dutch Army of 1793-1794
This material is taken from a book that Mr. van Uythoven is
writing on the organization, orders-of-battle, and uniforms of the Dutch
army from 1792-1815.
van Uythoven, Geert
The Dutch Indian Brigade
On 13th August 1814, the former Batavian/Dutch colonies were
given back to the Dutch government by the Treaty of London. At 18th
August the strength for the troops to be sent to the colonies was established...
van Uythoven, Geert
The Netherlands Reserve
Army 1815
On 24 May 1815 it was decided to create a Reserve Army, to reinforce
the Netherlands Field Army...
Piedmont
Isnard, Ludovic
Organization of the
Savoy-Piedmont-Sardinian Armies 1792-1815
A look at the structure of one of the lesser known armies.
Poland
Broughton, Tony
Regiments d'Infanterie
Etrangers and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815:
The Polish Regiments
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period 1804-1815:
the Polish Regiments
Burnham, Robert
Polish Infantry and Artillery
Polish Infantry and Artillery Uniforms of the V Corps during
the Invasion of Russia, 1812.
Dawson, Paul
The
Imperial Guard and Polish Nationalism: 1812-1814
A look at the Poles who served in Napoleon's Imperial Guard.
Napoleon's
Polish Lancers of the Guard
A brief history of this famous regiment.
Officer’s
Coat, Chevau-Leger-Lanciers Polonaise de la Garde Imperiale c.1812
A heavily illustrated guide to the coat worn by an officer of the
Polish Lancers.
Uniforms of the Polish
Artillery: 1812
What the Polish Artillery wore in 1812.
Martin, Yves
Polish Grenadiers
of the Imperial Guard 1813.
On the 14th September 1813, Napoleon issued an order in the
camp at Dresden organizing the "new" division of the Old Guard...
Martin, Yves
The 8 th Polish Corps
in 1813
In early February 1813, Prince Poniatowski began organizing a new
Polish corps (the future 8th corps)...
Muzás, Luis Sorando
The
Standards of the Vístula Lancers
How the Vistula Lancers lost their standards in Spain.
Portugal
Broughton, Tony
Regiments d'Infanterie Etrangers
and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815: The Spanish
and Portuguese Regiments
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period 1804-1815:
the Spanish and Portuguese Regiments
The Portuguese who served with the French.
Burnham, Robert
Portuguese Line Infantry
Flags of the Napoleonic Wars: 1806-1812
Very few flags of the Portuguese Army survive today. This
paper examines the colors carried by the line regiments during most
of the Peninsula War.
Burnham, Robert
Uniforms of the Portuguese
6th Cacadores in 1811
A look at a little known, but hard fighting unit of the Portuguese
Army.
Centeno, João
General Officers in
the Portuguese Army
A listing of Portuguese generals of the era.
Portuguese
Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars
The organization, uniforms, and combats of the Portuguese Artillery.
Portuguese Army Ranks
and Their British Equivalents
Prussia
Prussian
Infantry Uniforms of 1806
Contemporary illustrations showing the uniforms of the Prussian
infantry of 1806.
Dallas, Gavan
Prussian Cavalry Standards
1808 - 1815
A superb piece on Prussian cavalry standards and resolves
many of the conflicts that are found in other sources.
Lewis, Jeff
The
Use of the Third Rank and Brigade Formations According to the Prussian
Regulations of 1812
A look at Prussian tactical formations in accordance with their regulations.
Mantle, Robert
Prussian Reserve Infantry:
1813-15
A re-publication of a classic work originally published by
the Napoleonic Association.
Millar, Stephen
These five papers won the 2005 Napoleon Series Writing Contest for
the Best Military Paper!
Prussian
Infantry Regimental Colonels-in-Chief 1792 - 1806
A listing, by regiment, of the regimental colonels-in-chief.
Prussian
Colonels-in-Chief 1792-1806: Cuirassier Regiments
A listing, by regiment, of the regimental colonels-in-chief.
Prussian
Colonels-in-Chief 1792-1806: Dragoon Regiments
A listing, by regiment, of the regimental colonels-in-chief.
Prussian
Colonels-in-Chief 1792-1806: Hussar Regiments
A listing, by regiment, of the regimental colonels-in-chief.
Neveu, Stephane
Auerstadt 1806
Orders of battle for the Battle of Auerstadt. Article only
available in French.
Schiavonetti
Prussian Uniforms Published
by Schiavonetti in 1806
Six contemporary uniform plates of the Prussian Army.
Schmidt, Oliver
Prussian Swordknots 1802
- 1808
The colors of Prussian Swordknots from 1802 to 1808, according
to Kling in his definitive work on the Prussian infantry: Infanterie.
Russia
Boltishev, Victor
The Artwork of Victor Boltishev
Some original art of the Napoleonic Wars by a Russian artist.
Gingerich, Jonathan
Russian Infantry
Facings - Inspection Era
This article describes the facings of the Russian infantry
during the inspection period from 1802 until the introduction of divisions
at the start of 1808.
Goetz, Robert
The Development of the Russian
Inspectorate, 1762-1806
Between Inspections and
Corps: The Russian Divisional Structure, 1806 - 1810
Note: This paper won the 2002 Napoleon Series Writing Contest "Honorable
Mention, Best Military Paper Award"!
Two major studies of how the Russian Army developed into the
formidable force it was during the Napoleonic Wars.
Mikaberidze, Alexander
Russian Artillery on the Eve
of the Battle of Borodino, 7 September 1812
An exhaustive look at the organization of the Russian artillery
at Borodino.
Composition and Strength of
the Russian Armies at the Beginning of 1812
A detailed order-of-battle of the Russian Forces that would
oppose Napoleon.
Officer Ranks under Peter
the Great’s “Table of Ranks” of 1722
A look at the rank system instituted by Peter the Great that survived
for almost 200 years.
Russian Cavalry Maneuvers
in 1812
A series of plates showing how the Russian cavalry was supposed to
maneuver according to the drill regulations.
Podmazo, Alexander
Chefs and Commanders
of the Regular Regiments of the Russian Army: 1796-1815
A massive history of the Russian Regiments and the men who led them.
Sauerweid, Alexander
Russian
Cavalry in 1807: the Sauerweid Illustrations
Smith, Steven H.
Riga Military Command.
The organisation of the Riga Military Command.
Smith, Steven H.
Russo-Swedish War of 1808-09:
A Bibliography.
A Bibliography of the Russo-Swedish War of 1808-09...
Smith, Steven H.
Russo-Turkish War 1806-1812:
A Bibliography
A Bibliography of the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-12...
Tselorungo, Dmitry
The Russian Officer Corps
in 1812
Demographic information on the Russian Officer Corps, incuding information
on education, combat experience, social class, etc.
Voltz
The Russian Army in 1805 - 1807: the Uniform Plates of Voltz
Contemporary images of the Russian Army.
Zhmodikov, Alexander
Tactical Doctrine of
Russian Foot Skirmishers
One of the areas of Napoleonic Studies that has not been written
about much in English is the Russian use of skirmishers or 'strelki'...
Saxony
The Saxon
Army in 1810
Contemporary uniform plates of the Saxon Army in 1810.
Giles, Howard
The Saxon Army 1810 - 13
A reprint of the classic work published by the Napoleonic Association
in 1979.
Hess, Carl Adolph Heinrich
Uniform Plates of the Saxon
Army: 1805 - 1806
Contemporary uniform plates of the Saxon Army on campaign.
Neumann, Friedrich
Saxony Volunteers and Landwehr of the Wars of Liberation: the Uniform
Plates of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary uniform images from 1813-1814.
Sauerweid, Alexander
The Uniforms of the Saxon Army in 1811: the Alexander Sauerweid
Plates
Contemporty uniform plates of the Saxon Army in 1811.
Saxony-Weimar
Neumann, Friedrich
Saxony-Weimar Volunteers of the Wars of Liberation: the Uniform
Plates of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary uniform images from 1813-1814.
Spain
Broughton, Tony
Regiments d'Infanterie Etrangers
and the Colonels who led them during the period 1804-1815: The Spanish
and Portuguese Regiments
Officer Casualties
Suffered by the Regiments d’Infanterie Etrangers during the period 1804-1815:
the Spanish and Portuguese Regiments
The Spanish who served with the French.
Burnham, Robert
Spanish Recruits in the British
Army 1812 - 1813
Reclutas Españoles
en el Ejército Británico 1812 - 1813 (In Spanish)
Late in the Peninsular War, the British Army was running out of men.
So they instituted a program to recruit Spanish men into their infantry
regiments.
Cueto, Dionisio Álvarez
The Spanish Army in 1808:
The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cueto
The Spanish Army at Bailen:
The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cueto
Some original art of the Napoleonic Wars by a Spanish artist.
Muzás, Luis Sorando
Flags of the Defenders
of Zaragoza during the 2nd French Siege (21 December 1808
to 21 February 1809)
Banderas de los Defensores
de Zaragoza en el 2º Sitio (21-Diciembre -1808 al 21-Febrero-1809)
(In Spanish)
Spanish Flags In The
Napoleonic Wars: The Royal Guard (Guardia Real)
Spanish Flags In The
Napoleonic Wars: The Artillery And Engineers (1802 - 1814)
Banderas De La Artilleria
E Ingenieros Españoles (1802 - 1814) In Spanish
A detailed study of the flags of the Spanish Army during the Napoleonic
Wars, by Luis Sorando Muzás who works as the flag expert at the Spanish
Army Museum.
Santos, José Redondo
Translated by Caroline Miley
The Honourable Militia
of Corunna in 1808: Antecedents and Uniform
Spanish militia in the early days of the French invasion and occupation.
Suhr Brothers
The Spanish Romana Division in Hamburg (1807 - 1808): the Uniform
Plates of the Suhr Brothers
Contemporary illustrations of the Spanish Army.
Sweden
Burnham, Robert
Swedish Guard Infantry.
Uniforms of the Swedish Guard Infantry 1813 - 1814.
Edling, Christer
The Organization of the Swedish
Cavalry: 1773 - 1814.
The organization of the Swedish cavalry during the Napoleonic
age according to two sources...
Isnard, Ludovic
Organisation des armées
suédoises: Période 1790-1815
Organization of the Swedish Army. (In French)
Schiavonetti
Swedish Uniforms, circa
1810
Contemporary plates from the German publisher Schiavonetti
Smith, Steven H.
Russo-Swedish War of 1808-09:
A Bibliography
A Bibliography of the Russo-Swedish War of 1808 - 09.
Switzerland
Brougthon, Tony
Auxiliary Regiments in
the Service of France and the Colonels who led Them during the period
1804 - 1815: Regiments d’Infanterie Suisse
Officer Casualties
suffered by the Auxiliary Regiments in the Service of France 1804-1815:
Regiments d’Infanterie Suisse
The Swiss Regiments employed by France.
Turkey (Ottoman Empire)
Mikaberidze, Alexander
The Georgian Mameluks in
Egypt
A short history of these famous warriors.
Smith, Steven H.
Russo-Turkish War 1806-1812:
A Bibliography
A Bibliography of the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-12.
United States
The Uniform Dress of the Captains
and Certain Other Officers of the Navy of the United States 1802
Uniform regulations of the U.S. Navy.
Westphalia
Pinhas, Salomon
The Pinhas Uniform Plates
of the Westphalian Army: 1811 - 1812
Sauerweid, Alexander
The Westphalian Army
in 1810: the Uniform Plates of Alexander Sauerweid
Suhr Brothers
The Westphalian Army in Hamburg (circa 1809): the Uniform Plates
of the Suhr Brothers
Wurttemberg
The Ebner Uniform Plates of
the Wurttemberg Army in 1807
Würzburg
Neumann, Friedrich
Würzburg Volunteers of the Wars of Liberation:
the Uniform Plates of Friedrich Neumann
Contemporary images from 1813-1814.
Other
Arnold, James R.
A Reappraisal of Column Versus
Line in the Peninsular War
Note: This paper won the 2004 Napoleon Series Writing Contest "Best
Military Paper Award"!
Was Oman correct in his initial appraisal of column versus line?
Dawson, Paul
Artillery Horses: Harness and Draught of the Napoleonic Era
A look at horses, their harnesses, and their care and feeding.
Holmberg, Tom
Artillery Swings Like a Pendulum...
Examines the method used in the era of the Napoleonic wars
to measure muzzle velocity.
Hoyer, Iohann Frederich
A Contemporary View on the
Use of Horse Artillery: 1798
A Contemporary View on
the Use of Horse Artillery: 1802
Two articles written during the period on the employment of horse
artillery. Translated from the German by Geert van Uythoven.
Koeller, Friedrich
The 1802 Uniform Plates of
Friedrich Ludwig von Koeller
Contemporary uniform plates of many different countries in 1802.
Lewis, Jeff
A Table of Military Ranks by Country
A listing of military ranks and their equivalents in each county.
The Fog of War
How we need to look closely at generally accepted beliefs
about the Napoleonic Era.
Martin, Yves
French Voluntary Foreign
Pioneers
An overview of the Voluntary Foreign Pioneers in the French
Army.
Smith, Steven H.
Standards and Flags of the Napoleonic
Era: A Bibliography
An extensive bibliography of works about flags, including those of:
Austria, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Hessen, Italy, Portugal,
Prussia, Russia, Saxony, Spain, Sweden, Westphalia, Wurtemburg, and
Wurtzburg
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