during the Napoleonic Wars. ~ Part 1 ~ "Murat had drawn his saber and waved above his head. The charge was sounded and 10.000 cavalrymen in seried ranks set off at a trot, then gradually sped up with the front ranks boiling forward." (Battle of Leipzig, 16-19 Oct 1813) 1. ...
All you need to know about the armies, infantry, cavalry and artillery that fought in the Napoleonic Wars between 1792 and 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte's French troops, his enemies from Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia, their uniforms, weapons, leaders, slang terms, range and accuracy of weapons...