Napoleon's Infantry and their Tactics - Building la Grande Armée: Part I

Описание: Napoleon's rampage across Europe from 1805-1807, not only humbled the Old Regimes, but it was also the signal for a completely new style of warfare. This style was not of the Emperor's making, instead owing its origins to military minds of the previous century, however it did come to a peak under his leadership.

In part one of this series I delve into the tactics that set the infantry of la Grande Armée above its peers, discussing their origins, and how a culmination of events led to an ushering in of this new French style of warfare.

Sources cited in order of appearance:

The Art of War – Antoine-Henri Jomini
The Background of Napoleonic Warfare – Robert S. Quimby
Firepower: Weapons Effectiveness on the Battlefield – B. P. Hughes
Destructive and Formidable: British Infantry Firepower 1642-1756 – David Blackmore
From Flintlock to Rifle: Infantry Tactics 1740-1866 – Steven T. Ross
The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon – Gunther E. Rothenberg
The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo – Russell F. Weighley
Imperial Bayonets: Tactics of the Napoleonic Battery, Battalion, and Brigade as Found in Conemporary Regulations – George Nafziger
The Art of War of Revolutionary France 1789-1802 – Paddy Griffith
The Bayonets of the Republic: Motivation And Tactics In The Army Of Revolutionary France, 1791-94 – John A. Lynn
Battle Tactics of Napoleon and His Enemies – Brent Nosworthy

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