Sir Robert Ker Porter's life was as varied and dramatic as his paintings. A noted author, artist,...
Wellington added a Judge-Advocate-General to his staff in 1812 "e;to ensure that courts-marti...
As the tide of the French revolution swept away the noble privileges many of high birth fled the ...
Before the shattering of the Napoleonic empire in 1815, Count Las Cases had served loyally for ma...
This monograph offers a new perspective on an old subject. That is why did Napoleon's marshals, s...
During the Napoleonic Wars, few had such an unenviable job as the "e;poor bloody infantry&quo...
The dignity of Marshal of France was to be the apogee of success for any general in Napoleonic Fr...
"e;If I had had two Marshals like Suchet I should not only have conquered Spain, but have kep...
Illustrated with over 25 maps and diagrams of the manoeuvres and engagements of the War.The scale...
Much has been written about the life of Napoleon, whose actions dominated the beginning of the Ni...
The post of Marshal of France during the age of Napoleon was a much sought after honour, carrying...
Adelbert DeVillargennes joined the French Navy in 1807 as an apprentice and managed to climb to t...