On the Napoleonic battlefield victory or defeat could still depend on the skills, reactions and personalities of individual commanders. Even under a genius such as Napoleon the dispersal of his armies on campaign, and the lack of fast communications, left command and control of the different corps and divisions in the hands of his marshals and generals. This second in a pair of Elite titles describes in concise but colourful detail the careers and personalities of more than two dozen of Napoleon's leading subordinate commanders in the armies of the later Empire, from c1809 to the Hundred Days campaign of 1815. Their individual appearance, and the typical uniforms of a variety of staff officers, are reconstructed in 12 dazzling colour plates.
On the Napoleonic battlefield victory or defeat could still depend on the skills, reactions and personalities of individual commanders. Even under a genius such as Napoleon the dispersal of his armies on campaign, and the lack of fast communications, left command and control of the different corps and divisions in the hands of his marshals and generals. This second in a pair of Elite titles describes in concise but colourful detail the careers and personalities of more than two dozen of Napoleon's leading subordinate commanders in the armies of the later Empire, from c1809 to the Hundred Days campaign of 1815. Their individual appearance, and the typical uniforms of a variety of staff officers, are reconstructed in 12 dazzling colour plates.
Soult · Marmont · Grouchy · Gouvion St Cyr · Oudinot · Espagne · Rapp · Gourgaud · Jerome Bonaparte · Murat · Beauharnais v Poniatowski · Chouard · Ney · Larrey · Drouot · Joseph Bonaparte · Jourdan · Suchet · Francois-Etienne Kellermann · Eduard de Colbert · Letort
Philip Haythornthwaite is an internationally respected author
and historical consultant specialising in the military history,
uniforms and equipment of the 18th and 19th centuries. His main
area of research covers the Napoleonic Wars. He has written some 40
books, including more than 20 Osprey titles, and innumerable
articles and papers on military history - but still finds time to
indulge in his other great passion - cricket.
Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1950 and has been
a professional illustrator for some 20 years. Entirely self-taught,
he has illustrated many books and magazine articles for Continental
publishers, and his work hangs in a number of public and private
collections. His dramatic and lucid style has won him wide
admiration in the field of military illustration. His other
enthusiasms include music, from Clapton and the blues to Mahler,
and cooking. Patrice lives a few miles from the battlefield of
Waterloo with his wife and son.
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