Napoleon's Infantry: French Line, Light and Foreign Regiments 1799-1815 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781399008310)

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.

Author: Gabriele Esposito
ISBN-10: 1399008315
ISBN-13: 9781399008310
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Language: English
Published: 09/15/2022
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 10.10h x 6.90w x 0.80d