Napoleon's Infantry - French Line, Light and Foreign Regiments. 1799–1815 (Hardcover)

This volume covers the infantry units of Napoleon's Imperial Army, during the crucial years 1800-1815. When the future Emperor assumed control of France, the infantry of his army was disorganized and poorly equipped; it lacked discipline and was trained in a quite old-fashioned way. Napoleon acted very rapidly to resolve the major problems of his foot troops, by giving them a new structure and by teaching them new tactics. By 1805, the French infantry was without a doubt the best in the world in terms of combat capabilities. The book will cover all the categories of units that were part of Napoleon's infantry: line regiments, light regiments, foreign corps and special corps. It is not always realized that the French infantry of 1800-1815 included large numbers of foreign soldiers and even an Irish Legion; all these little-known corps are taken into consideration, together with several special corps like Corsican light infantry and mountain infantry. Gabriele Esposito provides a complete guide to the French infantry of Napoleon, illustrated with rare contemporary uniform plates that have never been published before.

General

Imprint:	Pen & Sword Military
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2022
Authors:	Gabriele Esposito
Dimensions:	246 x 172 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-399-00831-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Land forces & warfare > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-399-00831-5
Barcode:	9781399008310

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