52 illustrations 8 charts 8 x 10 A superb reference book on the army of Napoleon Details more than 400 regiments Presents a combat history and officer casualties for each regiment Napoleon's Regiments examines each unit which formed Napoleon's vaunted Grande Arme, giving an overview of the unit's origins, its organizational history, the fate of standards issued, battle honors borne on all colors and standards, and much more. Also included are 200 biographies of regimental officers, giving a unique insight into the careers of these neglected figures during the Napoleonic conflict. With a superb Introduction, charting the development of the French Army in the Revolutionary period, and detailed appendices, this is the best single-volume study of Napoleon's army at war and a vital reference work on the troops that conquered Europe. Digby Smith, also known to Napoleonic enthusiasts as Otto von Pivka, is a highly respected scholar of this period and author of numerous books including the major reference work The Greenhill Napoleonic Wars Data Book and Armies of the Napoleonic Wars and Navies of the Napoleonic Wars.

Napoleon's Regiments: Battle Histories of the Regiments of the French Army, 1792-1815

History

Smith, Digby George

Military

Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal

The crucial three-day battle of Leipzig, known to posterity as the Battle of the Nations, was the biggest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. It was also one of Napoleon's worst defeats - Leipzig sealed the fate of Napoleon's empire. Now, in this superbly narrated account of the battle, Digby Smith describes the events of 16, 17, 18 and 19 October 1813, and stresses both the significance of the battle and the brutality of the fighting. At the height of the battle Napoleon fielded more than 200,000 men against an Allied force - which included contingents from Russia, Austria, Prussia and Sweden - of some 360,000 soldiers. Cornered against the River Estler, Napoleon, outnumbered and suffering heavily from the fire of 1,400 Allied guns, was soundly defeated, had to relinquish control of Germany and was forced back into France. Digby Smith's evocative account of Leipzig concentrates on the ferocious fighting, charts the fortunes of the three day struggle and underlines the incredible human cost of the battle. Using a wealth of first-hand accounts, many of them previously unpublished in English, he brings the dramatic struggle to life and demonstrates just what it was like for the average French, German, Russian, Prussian, Austrian or Swedish soldier to take part in the Battle of the Nations.

1813 Leipzig: Napoleon and the Battle of the Nations

Europe

There has been a torrent of literature produced about Napoleon ever since his exile to Saint Helena in 1815. Everything from his battles and his tactics to his finances and hats has been subjected to repeated microscopic probing and analysis. Until now, however, there has been no study of the significant errors that Napoleon made himself which, though apparently trivial at the time, proved to be major factors in his downfall. Digby Smith tracks his rise to power, his stewardship of France from 1804-15, and his exile. He highlights his military mistakes, such as his unwillingness to appoint an effective overall supremo in the Iberian Peninsula, and the decision to invade Russia while the Spanish situation was spiraling out of control. Smith also scrutinizes naval mistakes - notably, Napoleon's inability to comprehend the intricacies of naval operations, his impatience with his admirals, and his failure to invest in ships and men. Smith also tracks diplomatic and political errors, highlighting his inability to conclude lasting peaces and to compromise. Smith finally addresses domestic and economic blunders, such as the establishing and maintenance of the Continental System across Europe, the imposition of a ban on direct trade with Russia (which led to France paying higher prices for naval stores of Russian origin after they passed through the hands of German middlemen), and the cost of creating various kingdoms and principalities and deposing incumbent rulers to place his relatives on their thrones.

The Decline And Fall Of Napoleon's Empire: How The Emperor Self-Destructed

Borodino: A tiny hamlet set in the monotonous Russian countryside seventy miles west of Moscow on the road from Smolensk.On 7 September 1812 its tranquillity was shattered when a quarter of a million men with 1,200 guns fought with singular bravery and bitterness for access to the Russian capital.This masterly account of the battle includes an overview of the political and strategic situation which preceded it and its aftermath, plus a full analysis of the major participants and the fighting. There are many vivid quotations from contemporary eyewitnesses. It is fully illustrated with photographs, battleplans and maps.

Borodino

Windrush Pr

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Napoleon's Regiments: Battle Histories of the Regiments of the French Army, 1792-1815

1813 Leipzig: Napoleon and the Battle of the Nations

The Decline And Fall Of Napoleon's Empire: How The Emperor Self-Destructed

Borodino