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BRITISH NAPOLEONIC INFANTRY TACTICS 1792-1815
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- Book Series
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- Narrative Type
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- Features
- Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9781846032226
- Book Title
- British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792-1815
- Item Length
- 9.8in
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.2in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / Great Britain / General
- Item Width
- 7.1in
- Item Weight
- 7.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 64 Pages
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Osprey's study of Britain's infantry tactics used during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The British Army's major campaigns against Napoleon were fought between 1808 and 1813 in the Peninsula (Portugal, Spain, and finally southern France), followed in 1815 by the brief but climactic Waterloo campaign. The British Army was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action. Its cavalry and artillery were standard; but its infantry which unlike foreign armies, was entirely made up of volunteers, achieved unique results. Their tactics were brought to a peak of professional perfection by Wellington, but commentators still consistently over-simplify the explanation for his unmatched series of victories. This book will examine the contemporary instruction manuals, and compare them with what actually happened in specific battles, drawing upon a mass of quotations from eyewitnesses. Under other generals who failed to grasp the essentials, the British infantry could be beaten (occasionally) by both the French, and by the Americans; but it was Wellington's perfect employment of their tactical strengths that made them unstoppable. With a detailed look at the effective use of terrain, line vs column maneuvers, and fortification assaults, Philip Haythornthwaite reveals the outstanding tactics of Wellington's army that converted volunteers into war-winning professionals.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1846032229
ISBN-13
9781846032226
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63185485
Product Key Features
Book Title
British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792-1815
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2008
Genre
History
Number of Pages
64 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.8in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
7.1in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
164
Lc Classification Number
Ud234
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"The British Army that faced Napoleion in the Peninsula was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action. Its cavalry and artillery were standard - but its infantry achieved unique results, as their tactics were brought to the peak of professional perfection by Wellington." -Game Trade Magazine(April 2008), "The British Army that faced Napoleion in the Peninsula was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action. Its cavalry and artillery were standard - but its infantry achieved unique results, as their tactics were brought to the peak of professional perfection by Wellington." -"Game Trade Magazine" (April 2008), "The British Army that faced Napoleion in the Peninsula was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action. Its cavalry and artillery were standard -- but its infantry achieved unique results, as their tactics were brought to the peak of professional perfection by Wellington." -- Game Trade Magazine (April 2008), "The British Army that faced Napoleion in the Peninsula was small by continental standards, but it consistently out-fought larger French armies, never losing a major open-field action. Its cavalry and artillery were standard - but its infantry achieved unique results, as their tactics were brought to the peak of professional perfection by Wellington." - Game Trade Magazine (April 2008)
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION: 'THAT ARTICLE'·THE MANUALS: The lack of a unified system; David Dundas' Principles of Military Movement - criticisms - amendments·THE BATTALION: Organization·MARCHING AND FORMATIONS: Movement in column - the line: three ranks or two? - the square; Command and control: word of mouth - drums and bugles·THE MUSKET: The technical and human limitations; Firing·LIGHT INFANTRY·APPLICATION IN THE FIELD: Theory versus experience; Line versus column; The bayonet charge·BRIGADE TACTICS·SPECIAL OPERATIONS: Storming; Amphibious operations·SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY·PLATE COMMENTARIES·SOURCE NOTES·INDEX
Illustrated by
Noon, Steve
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2008-275528
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Elite Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
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