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Author : Otto Von Pivka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1974-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0882542362
Author : Otto von Pivka
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780965505
In 1795 the kingdom of Poland fell prey to her stronger neighbours, Russia, Prussia and Austria. Following the death of the king of Poland in 1798, his kingdom was divided among these three neighbouring powers. France became increasingly involved, and protested at Poland's treatment, offering refuge for Polish exiles. On 11 October 1796 the Polish Legion was formed in the French army by General Dombrowski and Napoleon. This book covers the uniforms, dress, organisation and equipment of the infantry, artillery, and cavalry of Napoleon's Polish Troops. Among the cavalry units covered are the Chasseurs and Lancers. This title also provides a summary of the Polish divisions' campaigns in Spain, Russia and within Poland itself.
Author : Henrich von Brandt
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473882911
In the Legions of Napoleon recounts the adventures of an intrepid Polish soldier who fought for Napoleon the length and breadth of Europe. By the time he was twenty-five, Heinrich von Brandt had marched from Madrid to Moscow and had been severely wounded on three separate occasions. From 1808 to 1812 he was caught up in Napoleons attempt to subjugate Spain, fighting in battles, sieges including the siege of Saragossa and hunting and being hunted by merciless bands of guerrillas. In 1812 his unit took part in the crossing of the Niemen and the epic retreat from Moscow.In his extraordinary memoirs Brandt describes in great detail the actions in which he fought, the type of officers and men he served with, and the grueling campaigns in which they participated. He also gives fascinating insight into the minds of his comrades and superiors. This book is a must for every Napoleonic historian, enthusiast, and anyone who likes a good story of high adventure.
Author : Luca Stefano Cristini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : History
ISBN : 8893273454
Army of the Duchy of Warsaw refers to the military forces of the Duchy of Warsaw during the Napoleonic era. The book are based to several finest artwork of various famous Polish artist as Jan Chelmisnski, Julius Kosacks, Jozef Brandt Bronislaw Gembarzewski and other
Author : Otto von Pivka
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0850451981
In 1795 the kingdom of Poland fell prey to her stronger neighbors, Russia, Prussia and Austria. Following the death of the king of Poland in 1798, his kingdom was divided among these three neighboring powers. France became increasingly involved, and protested at Poland's treatment, offering refuge for Polish exiles. On October 11th, 1796, the Polish Legion was formed in the French army by General Dombrowski and Napoleon. This book covers the uniforms, dress, organization and equipment of the infantry, artillery, and cavalry of Napoleon's Polish Troops. Among the cavalry units covered are the Chasseurs and Lancers. This title also provides a summary of the Polish divisions' campaigns in Spain, Russia and within Poland itself.
Author : Otto von Pivka
Publisher : Osprey Publishing (UK)
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : France
ISBN : 0850452279
Titlen fremstiller den franske Kejser Napoleon's polske tropper under Napoleonskrigene. Titlen gennemgår organisationen, bevæbningen og udrustningen af de polske tropper.
Author : Marek Tadeusz Lalowski,Jonathan North
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526782625
The drama of Napoleon’s ill-fated invasion of Russia is captured through the letters and diaries of Polish soldiers who fought with the French. Napoleon’s invasion of Russia cost hundreds of thousands lives and changed the course of history. Europe had never seen an army like the one gathering in Poland in 1812—half a million men in brilliant uniforms and shimmering helmets. Six months later, it was the ghost of an army, frozen and horrified, retreating home. This illuminating volume tells the story of this epic military disaster from the viewpoint of the tens of thousands of Polish soldiers who took part. Some of them were patriots eager to regain independence for their country. Others were charmed by the glory of Napoleonic warfare or were professional soldiers who were simply doing their jobs. They all tell an unrivaled tale of ruthless battles, burning villages, numbing hunger, and biting cold. By the end the great army had been reduced to a pitiless mob and the Polish soldiers, who had set out with such hope, recalled it with horror.
Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1846032563
Napoleon's Polish Lancers of the Guard were unique in their appearance and in their loyalty. This book reveals their varied and colorful uniforms as well as their long and loyal service for the Bonaparte cause during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The Poles were the only foreign contingent never to defect from Napoleon's cause, staying faithful to the end - a squadron even accompanied Napoleon into exile on Elba, and the Guard reformed in 1815 to charge at Waterloo. In 1808, when Napoleon was smashing his way through the Spanish armies to get at British forces in the Peninsular, the Poles astounded observers with their extreme acts of courage and military daring. In one memorable instance the Poles captured a defended mountain pass at Somosierra, overrunning four batteries of cannons in the process. It was they who introduced the use of the lance to the French army, adding a new tactical dimension to the use of the cavalry on the battlefield and demonstrated its deadly effects in all of Napoleon's most famous victories - particularly Wagram in 1809. Brave and ruthless in equal measures, this is a fascinating insight into the fighting lives of the legendary Polish Lancers.
Author : Jaroslaw Czubaty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472521965
The Duchy of Warsaw, 1807-1815 is the first academic history of the state established by Napoleon in pre-partitioned Poland at the turn of the 19th century. The book examines the political, social and cultural dynamics of the Duchy and considers its role in Napoleon's wider empire and the politics he engaged in across the European continent during the period. Czubaty explores the history of the Duchy to reveal how political and social ideas, systems and mechanisms from France, Italy and Germany began permeating Central Eastern Europe at this time and goes on to consider how this impacted on the changing political mentalities of the Polish people.
Author : Christopher Summerville
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473816596
Napoleon's 1807 campaign against the Russians came close to being his first defeat. At Eylau the Emperor was outnumbered by the army of the Russian commander Bennigsen, yet he accepted battle. His reputation was saved by the flamboyant Murat, who led one of the greatest cavalry charges in history. Christopher Summerville's gripping account of this bitterly fought clash and of Napoleon's subsequent triumph at Friedland is the first extensive study of the campaign to be published for a century. The story is told in the concise, clear Campaign Chronicles format which records the action in vivid detail, day by day, hour by hour. Included are full orders of battle showing the chain of command and the fighting capabilities of the opposing armies.
Author : Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig RELLSTAB
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
ISBN : BL:A0017455710
Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964119
This book draws on original regimental records to give by far the most detailed account ever published in English of the organization and personalities of the most renowned of the foreign units that served in the Emperor's armies. Unlike most of his foreign troops, these Polish horsemen were true volunteers, who owed their honoured place in his Imperial Guard to their proven courage and dash on battlefields from Spain to Russia. The text is illustrated with rare portraits and photographs, and with detailed colour plates of the Lancers' magnificent uniforms.
Author : Guy Dempsey
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784380199
This superb and comprehensive book details the foreign units which formed such an important part of Napoleon's forces. It examines each non-French unit in turn, giving an overview of the unit's origins, its organizational and combat history, its uniforms and standards, and details of the unit's eventual fate. Colourful accounts, taken from contemporary reports and memoirs, emphasize the qualities of the unit and throw light on what life was like for many of the foreign soldiers recruited into the Grande Armée. In total more than 100 different foreign units that served in the French Army are investigated in detail in this ambitious publication. Some foreign units fought and flourished throughout the Consulate and Empire, whilst others lasted for just a few months. Covers Polish, German, Swiss, Italian, Spanish, and other units in the French Army and presents a combat history and details uniforms for each regiment. Napoleon's Mercenaries is the best single-volume study of this aspect of Napoleon s army and a vital reference for every Napoleonic enthusiast. Little can be found on the foreign units that were an integral part of the French army ... For a long time a gap has existed, but now Napoleon s Mercenaries fills this gap. Robert Burnham, Napoleonic Series
Author : Vincent Rospond
Publisher : Winged Hussar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0990364909
A great source on the Polish Armies of the Napoleonic War Orphan Eagles is the history of the soldiers who spoke Polish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Belrusian, but acknowledged themselves as citizens of the Commonweath of Two Nations (Poland-Lithuania). They fought for the French Republic and Napoleon from the years 1795 – 1815. For simplicity, I have referred to these soldiers as “Polish” as that was the common name use of that time. The Poles and Imperial France both used “Eagles” as symbols for thier military, but the Poles never really re-estblished thier former frontiers. Despite veiled assurances from Republican and Imperial France, the Poles fought miles away from thier homes with a dream of independence that was never achieved. Even in 1814, when most of France’s allies had deserted them and it might have been easier to make a deal with the Allies, the Poles fought for Napoleon up to the gates of Paris. They fought under the eagles of Poland and for the eagles of France for over twenty years. Except for five of those years most were spent without a homeland.
Author : Vincent William Rospond
Publisher : Winged Hussar Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1945430346
A complete history of the Polish units that fought to regain independence from 1794 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815