Napoleon, His Army and Enemies.

Campaigns - Battles - Strategy- Tactics - Commanders - Uniforms - Maps Napoleon and his army were the dominant players of the Napoleonic Wars. The long series of wars took place on a scale never before seen. French power rose quickly, very quickly, conquering most of Europe; and collapsed after the disastrous invasion of Russia (1812). Napoleon and his famous Grande Armee "reshaped both Europe and the art of war. Swift marching, furious in the attack, grimly enduring, high-hearted, stubborn in disaster, it still ranks among the few greatest of the great. It also was many men of many different nations - many heroes, not a few cowards, and the multitude who were neither but did their duty as they saw it. Probably no armies in all history have fought such a variety of enemies in so short a space of time as did the French soldiers under Napoleon Bonaparte." (- Colonel John Elting, US Army) Napoleon and his army ultimately suffered military defeat in the hands of the Austrian, Russian, British, and Prussian armies.





Napoleon on his Imperial throne wearing his laurel leaf crown.

Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres in 1806. Our website has over 1,800 illustrations, maps, charts, articles about Napoleon's strategy and tactics, about the French, Polish, Prussian, Austrian, Russian and British armies, the Royal Navy, their organization, commanders, uniforms, orders of battles, books, clubs, reenactment groups, Major Sharpe etc. "Napoleon, His Army and Enemies" is a massive work in progress. We make updates on a monthly basis. There are several sections here that aren't yet complete but we strive to add new information all the time. Here are some of the many articles you will find within the website: "The Battle of the Nations", "So which are the best soldiers ?", "The Cowards at Waterloo", "The cruel war in Spain", "Slaughter at Borodino", "The French Army", "The Russian Army", "The Austrian Army", "Napoleonic Unifors", "Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery Combat and Tactics", web polls, humor and much more. Amateur and professional enthusiasts donate their time and effort to collect and create content that is shared here as a public service. If you would like to share your information, articles are invited. Contributors: César Hernández Yúdice, Dr. Jean Cerino Badone, Ricky Gomez, A. Nuñez and G. Smith, Peter Hofschroer, Mark Townsend, Oliver Schmidt, Paolo Gerolla, Jan Kowalik, Jan Wojciechowski, Nikolai Mozhak, Rémi B., Richard Lysiak, Pedro Castilla, M. Ayala, Thomas Mischak, Andreas Hetzert, Erwin Muilwijk, Zbynio Olszewski (webmaster), J. Carvalho, Jason Seigers, James Mitchell, Jr., Branislav Petrovic, and Janis Jaie.

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