Guy Dempsey: 2 books
Napoleon's Mercenaries
Foreign Units in the French Army Under the Consulate and Empire, 1799-1814
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2002
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...
Albuera 1811
The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2008
On 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular War’s most bloody and desperate battles. A combined Spanish, British and Portuguese force of more than 30,000 men, under the command of Lord Beresford, stubbornly blocked the march of the French field marshal Soult,...