Publisher's Synopsis
Containing chapters from some of the leading specialists in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars this volume covers a diverse range of topics that examine in detail aspects of the armies that fought for and against France from 1792-1815. Containing chapters from some of the leading specialists in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars this volume covers a diverse range of topics. Philip Ball looks at the unfortunate General Mack, Terry Crowdy covers military intelligence in Napoleon's Italian Campaign and Alex Mikaberidze examines Kutuzov's role in the Austerlitz Campaign. There is a chapter by Alistair Nichols on the French émigré units in British pay and one by Mark Edward Hay on the rebuilding of the Dutch army before Waterloo. The Peninsular War is also covered with a chapter by Kenton White on French strategy and tactics and Robert Griffith covers the long-overlooked role of the battalions of light companies in Wellington's Army.
