Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792 1815

Author : Peter Hofschröer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849083003

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Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792–1815 by Peter Hofschröer Pdf

Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon. Using contemporary materials including drill regulations, instructions, staff and regimental histories and after-action reports, this book provides a compelling history of Prussian tactics from 1792 until 1815. It includes studies of the professional Prussian army during the Revolutionary Wars and the mass mobilization of a conscript army that fought during the Wars of Liberation and Waterloo. Following on from the success of Osprey's other Elite Tactics volumes, this is a must-have for serious students of Napoleonic warfare, armchair generals, and wargamers alike.

Author : Peter Hofschröer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849088824

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Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792–1815 by Peter Hofschröer Pdf

Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon. Using contemporary materials including drill regulations, instructions, staff and regimental histories and after-action reports, this book provides a compelling history of Prussian tactics from 1792 until 1815. It includes studies of the professional Prussian army during the Revolutionary Wars and the mass mobilization of a conscript army that fought during the Wars of Liberation and Waterloo. Following on from the success of Osprey's other Elite Tactics volumes, this is a must-have for serious students of Napoleonic warfare, armchair generals, and wargamers alike.

Author : Peter Hofschröer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780965253

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Prussian Line Infantry 1792–1815 by Peter Hofschröer Pdf

At the beginning of this period, the battalions of the Prussian Line usually fought in a linear formation three ranks deep, overwhelming the enemy with fire before a well-timed bayonet attack. By the end, the preferred formation was eight to 12 ranks deep. The responsibility for conducting the fire-fight was now given to the skirmish elements and the artillery. The formed battalions provided support for the fire line, and conducted the decisive bayonet charge. Whatever the change, the spirit and ability of the infantry remained consistently high throughout this bloody period.

Author : Paddy Griffith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782002239

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French Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792–1815 by Paddy Griffith Pdf

Bonaparte's Grande Armée, one of the most renowned battle-winning machines in history, evolved from a merging of the professional army of the Ancien Régime and the volunteers and conscripts of the Revolutionary levée en masse – although the contribution of the former is often underestimated. A leading authority on the history of tactics draws here on original drill manuals and later writings to explain how the French infantry of 1792–1815 were organized for fire and movement on the battlefield. Illustrated with clear diagrams and relevant paintings and prints, and specially prepared colour plates, this text brings the tactical aspects of eight battles vividly to life.

Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846038532

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British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792–1815 by Philip Haythornthwaite Pdf

The British Army that faced Napoleon 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 a peak of professional perfection by Wellington. Using contemporary instruction manuals, first-hand accounts and in-depth analysis of individual actions, this book examines exactly how Wellington was able to convert a rabble of volunteers and criminals into a well-oiled, highly disciplined and professional war-winning machine. With a detailed look at the effective use of terrain, line rather than column manoeuvres and fortification assaults, Philip Haythornthwaite reveals the crucial tactics of Wellington's army, illustrated with comprehensive maps, images and full-colour artwork.

Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849087117

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Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry & Dragoon Tactics by Philip Haythornthwaite Pdf

During the Napoleonic Wars the supreme battlefield shock weapon was the heavy cavalry – the French cuirassiers, and their British, Austrian, Prussian and Russian counterparts. Big men mounted on big horses, the heavy cavalry were armed with swords nearly a metre long, used for slashing or thrusting at their opponents; many wore steel armour, a practice revived by Napoleon. They were tasked with smashing a hole in the enemy's line of battle, with exploiting a weakness, or with turning a flank. Their classic manoeuvre was the charge; arrayed in close-order lines or columns, the heavy cavalry would begin their attack at the walk, building up to a gallop for the final 50 metres before impact. Illustrated with diagrams, relevant paintings and prints and specially prepared colour plates, this is the first volume of a two-part study of the cavalry tactics of the armies of Napoleon and those of his allies and opponents. Written by a leading authority on the period, it draws upon drill manuals and later writings to offer a vivid assessment of how heavy cavalry actually fought on the Napoleonic battlefield.

Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780967547

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British Napoleonic Infantry Tactics 1792–1815 by Philip Haythornthwaite Pdf

The British Army that faced Napoleon 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 a peak of professional perfection by Wellington. Using contemporary instruction manuals, first-hand accounts and in-depth analysis of individual actions, this book examines exactly how Wellington was able to convert a rabble of volunteers and criminals into a well-oiled, highly disciplined and professional war-winning machine. With a detailed look at the effective use of terrain, line rather than column manoeuvres and fortification assaults, Philip Haythornthwaite reveals the crucial tactics of Wellington's army, illustrated with comprehensive maps, images and full-colour artwork.

Author : Peter Hofschröer
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1984-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 085045543X

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Prussian Line Infantry 1792–1815 by Peter Hofschröer Pdf

At the beginning of this period, the battalions of the Prussian Line usually fought in a linear formation three ranks deep, overwhelming the enemy with fire before a well-timed bayonet attack. By the end, the preferred formation was eight to 12 ranks deep. The responsibility for conducting the fire-fight was now given to the skirmish elements and the artillery. The formed battalions provided support for the fire line, and conducted the decisive bayonet charge. Whatever the change, the spirit and ability of the infantry remained consistently high throughout this bloody period.

Author : Bryan Fosten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:990360999

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Prussian Line Infantry by Bryan Fosten Pdf

Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782007012

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Napoleon's Line Infantry by Philip Haythornthwaite Pdf

Napoleon's line infantry was founded upon that of the Ancien Régime. A total re-organisation began on 1 January 1791 with the abolition of the old regimental titles, and over the next two years an increasing number of conscript and volunteer battalions were formed. Their quality varied from the proficiency of the early National Guard regiments to the untrained and ill-equipped rabble of the levée. To combine the discipline and steadiness of the regular army with the revolutionary fervour of the new army, the Amalgame was decreed on 21 February; by this measure each regular battalion became the nucleus of a new Demi-Brigade.

Author : Robert Bruce
Publisher : Amber Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131673258

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Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age, 1792–1815 by Robert Bruce Pdf

Using specially-commissioned colour and black-and-white maps, artworks and photographs to illustrate the battles, equipment, strategies and tactics of the era, Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic World shows in detail the methods by which armies gained and lost ascendancy on the battlefield between 1789 and 1815. 25 colour and b/w photographs

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1841764582

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Napoleon's Guns 1792–1815 (1) by René Chartrand Pdf

As a young gunner, Napoleon Bonaparte was trained in one of Europe's finest artillery arms. Both the technological sophistication of their weaponry and the skill of their gunners was largely the result of the adoption of the system devised by one man, Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. Gribeauval's standardised system of parts and calibres allowed a degree of uniformity and sophistication in the French artillery that was unmatched throughout Europe, and allowed Napoleon to inherit and develop an arm that could dominate the battlefield. This volume covers the field artillery pieces of the system: the 4-, 8- and 12-pdr guns; light 1-pdr guns and mountain guns; and later innovations such as the 6-pdr gun.

Author : Philip Haythornthwaite
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472816085

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British Light Infantry & Rifle Tactics of the Napoleonic Wars by Philip Haythornthwaite Pdf

In an age when infantry units manoeuvred and fought in rigid blocks, the idea of encouraging initiative and allowing a unit to 'skirmish' was regarded as revolutionary and fell out of favour in the years following the French-Indian and American Revolutionary wars. It was revived by far-sighted British and foreign-mercenary officers, who observed the way in which French Revolutionary armies deployed skirmishers to prepare the way for their assault columns. Offering a detailed analysis of the tactics, this book is studded with period 'battle descriptions' quoted from eye-witness accounts, creating a comprehensive guide to the Light and Rifles units of Wellington's Light Division. As the result of the first tentative experiments in skirmishing the units achieved an unsurpassed peak of efficiency – they marched faster, were versatile in any sort of tactical situation and could shoot more accurately than either friend or foe. No other national army, either allied or enemy, achieved these standards.

Author : Terry Crowdy
Publisher : Helion
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1914059786

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French Light Infantry 1784-1815 by Terry Crowdy Pdf

From the partisans and legions of the mid-eighteenth century to the Napoleonic regiments, this title is a comprehensive study of French light infantry between 1788-1815. It covers the formal chasseur battalions and regiments and the light companies of scouts and voltigeurs in Napoleon's armies. It details the separate roles of the chasseurs and car

Author : Kevin F. Kiley
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781853675836

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Artillery Of Napoleonic Wars by Kevin F. Kiley Pdf

In this detailed study Kevin Kiley looks at artillery in use throughout the Napoleonic period. He examines Napoleon’s own artillery as well as that employed by his enemies, and he evaluates the gunners’ contribution to warfare in the period. By looking at particular battles in detail, Kevin Kiley shows just how the effective employment of artillery could tip the scales of victory.