Master Index to the Military Section

The Military section of the Napoleon Series contains a variety of subjects that are categorized as indicated on the Military Index. However, some might find it easier to locate particular files using this cross-index, which organizes articles chronologically. Each page listed below may be visited with a click. Some pages link to different sections of the site or to different pages in the Military section. In addition, not every page in the Military section is listed in the cross-reference as chronological order was irrelevant in some cases. If you ever get lost, a click on the Napoleon Series logo in the upper left hand corner will bring you home again.
Revolutionary Campaigns: 1793 – 1800	Suvorov, Russia’s Eagle Over The Alps by Robert A. Mosher La Maddalena, 1793 by Muariizio Cinti The Dutch Army Of 1793-1794 by Geert van Uythoven Catherine the Great’s Military Contribution to the Struggle against France: 1793-1796 by Robert Goetz French Cavalry Defeats Dutch Fleet? by Peter Davis Hesitant Brothers: French and Irish Revolutionaries, 1795-98 by Mark Bois Montenotte: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Millesimo and Cosseria: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Dego: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Mondovi: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Lodi: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Mantova: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Brescia: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Lonato: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Lonato, 1796 by Bernard Voyokowich Castiglione: 3 August 1796 A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Castiglione: 5 August 1796 A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Arcole: 15 – 17 November 1796 A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Rivoli: 14 – 15 January 1797 A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson The Conflict for Malta: 1798 – 1802 by Dale Pappas The French Artillery Of 1789-1800 by Yves Martin The Defense of Great Britain: 1798 by Tom Holmberg Forces and Strength of the Army of the Orient by Eman Vovsi French Naval Order of Battle at Aboukir Bay (Battle of the Nile): 1-2 August 1798 by Stephen Millar The Eye of the Cyclone at the Fall of the XVIII Century: The Ill-Fated Helvetic Republic (1798-1803) by Dr. Gabriel Vital DurandThe 1799 Campaign in Italy by Enrico Acerbi About the March of the French Artillery across the Alps: 1800 by Geert van Uythoven La Garde a Feu! The Consular Guard at Marengo by Kevin Kiley Clash of Arms: Marengo, 14 June 1800 by Roberto Scattolin 1796-1798 : Trois tentatives d’invasion françaises en Irlande by Gabriel Vital-Durand Marengo 1800 – a Lost Account by T.E. Crowdy Marengo and the Journal of General Jean Boudet by T.E. Crowdy Marengo: Kellermann’s Charge and the Forgotten Brigade by T.E. Crowdy The Fortress of Peschiera: Territorial Defence Resolutions and Geo-Strategic Applications in 1796 Repubblica Marcianaa by Roberto A. Scattolin British Static Fortifications to Meet the Treat of Invasion 1798 – 1814 by Gareth Glover Maps
India: 1799 – 1804	Seringhapatam: 4 mai 1799 by Dr. Gabriel Vital-Durand Monson’s Retreat: India, 1804 by Tom Holmberg
Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign	Napoleon in Egypt: The Battle of Chobrakit by Bob Brier and Mary Mendenhall Wood Napoleon In Egypt by Cory Runyan North to Palestine: Napoleon Marches Against the Turks by Herb Feinberg Jaffa, 1799 by Mordechai Gichon Capitulation du général Menou: 31 août 1801 by Dr. Gabriel Vital-Durand The Power and Question of Faith: Murad Bey’s Pros and Cons during the French Invasion of Egypt, 1798-1801 by Eman Vovsi
The Battle of Trafalgar	British Fleet at Trafalgar French Fleet at Trafalgar Spanish Fleet at Trafalgar
The Austerlitz Campaign: 1805	Austerlitz: A Virtual Tour by Bill Peterson Lieutenant General Peter Bagration’s Report to General Mikhail Kutuzov on Actions at Austerlitz translated by Alexander Mikaberidze General Buxhöwden’s Report to General Kutuzov on the Battle of Austerlitz translated by Alexander Mikaberidze Lieutenant General Miloradovich’s Report to General Kutuzov on the Battle of Austerlitz translated by Alexander Mikaberidze Lieutenant General Przhebishevsky’s Report on Actions of the 3rd Column during the Battle of Austerlitz translated by Alexander Mikaberidze Report on Killed and Missing in Action at the Battle of Austerlitz: 2 December 1805 by Alexander Mikaberidze Report on the Losses of Russian Artillery Units at the Battle of Austerlitz: 2 December 1805 by Alexander Mikaberidze A Few Notes on the Russian Losses at Austerlitz by Alexander Mikaberidze Russian-Austrian Order-of-Battle at Austerlitz: 2 December 1805 by Stephen Millar
1806 Campaign Against Prussia	Auerstadt, 1806 by Stephane Neveu French Artillery During The Battle Of Auerstadt by Robert Burnham Marshal Davout’s Orders leading to the Battle of Auerstädt by Robert Burnham (In French) Marshal Davout’s Orders leading to the Battle of Auerstädt by Robert Burnham (In English) Deposition of Prussian Infantry Regiments for the 1806 Campaign by Stephen Millar The Prussian Army at Auerstadt: 14 October 1806 by Stephen Millar The Prussian-Saxon Army at Jena: 14 October 1806 by Stephen Millar Prussian Light Infantry in the Jena Campaign by Kevin Kiley Maps
Russo-Turkish War Of 1806-1812	Attack along the Danube: The Russo-Turkish War of 1810 by Jonathan North Battin: l’Austerlitz russe 7 septembre 1810 by Gilles Boue Russo-Turkish War 1806-1812: A Bibliography by Steven H. Smith
1806 – 1807 Campaign In Poland	French Order-of-Battle during the the Golymin and Pultusk Campaign by Greg Gorsuch Action at Borkowo, 24 December 1806 by Robert Goetz Action at Kolozab, 24 December 1806 by Robert Goetz Action at Sochocin, 24 December 1806 by Robert Goetz The Forgotten Debacle: Dänholmen Island, Swedish Pomerania August 1807 by Stefan Spett “Heads Up by God!” by Waitman Beorn Action Front! Senarmont at Friedland by Kevin Kiley Oudinot’s Grenadier Division: 1806-1809 by George Nafziger When the Dutch Fought the Swedes in 1807 by Stefan Spett Napoleon’s Polish Campaign: General Peter Bagration during January – February 1807 by Alexander Mikaberidze Russian-Prussian Order-of-Battle at Eylau: 8 February 1807 by Stephen Millar Combat of Czarnowo Combat of Nasielsk Passage of the Wrka Passage of the Sonna Combat of Pultusk Combat of Golymin Siege of Glogau Journal of the Operations of the Siege of Breslau Combat at Bergfried Combat at Waterdor Combat at Deppen Combat at Hoff Combat at Eylau Battle of Eylau Prelude to Eylau: Benningsen’s Report to the Czar by Baron Benningsen The Battle of Eylau by Denis Davidov Eylau: Precis Des Travaux de la Grande Armée translated by Greg Gorsuch French Order of Battle for Friedland: 14 June 1807 by Stephen MillarFrench Cavalry Remounts and Replacements December 1806 to December 1807 by Paul Dawson Cover up at Mohrungen 25 January 1807 by T.E. Crowdy Maps
Military Operations in the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas 1805 – 1810	Russian Naval Forces in the Mediterranean: 1805-1809 by Robert Goetz Russian Land Forces in the Adriatic: 1803-1807 by Robert Goetz Capri, Octobre 1808: Opération amphibie et “commandos” de l’Empereur by Paul Morillon Piave River 1809: British Navy and Royal Marines Assault the Fort at Cortellazzo by Roberto Scattolin
Russo-Swedish War Of 1808-1809	Four Actions in Finland during the Russian-Swedish War of 1808-09 by Stefan Spatt General Count Carl Johan Adlercreutz (1757-1815) by G. Frilund Russo-Swedish War Of 1808-1809 by G. Frilund Russo-Swedish War 1808-1809: A Bibliography by Steven H. Smith A Vicious Combat in the Norwegian Woods: 1808 by Stefan Spatt La campagne de Sävar et Ratan (août 1809) by Nicolas Denis Remy
Walcheren Operation 1809	The Corps of Embodied Detachments, 1809 by Andrew Bamford Number of Wagons and Horses Needed to Move the British Siege Train at Walcheren 1809 Eté 1809 – Le désastre de l’île de Walcheren (Zélande) by Gabriel Vital-Durand, Gabriel
The Peninsular War Of 1808-1814	Estimated Population Of Spain And Portugal In 1808 by Robert Burnham Getting Lost and Finding the Way: the Use, Misuse and Non-use of Maps and Reconnaissance for Route Planning in the Peninsular War (1807 – 1814) by Richard H.P. Smith Portuguese Army Actions: 1808-1814 by João Centeno All Bound For Lisbon: British Army Movements to and from the Peninsula, 1808 to 1814 by Steve Bown British Army Unit Strengths in the Peninsula War by Andrew Bamford The Inheritance of History: Ethics, Warfare, and the Bando of Móstoles in 1808 Spain by Roberto Scattolin France Militaire. Histoire des Armées Françaises de Terre et de Mer de 1792 à 1837:Chapter IV: Expédition du Portugal by A. Hugo;. Translated by Tim Mahon The Spanish Army at Bailen: The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cuetoby Dionisio Álvarez Cueto The Spanish Army in 1808: The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cuetoby Dionisio Álvarez Cueto The French Army in Spain in 1808: The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cuetoby Dionisio Álvarez Cueto The French Army in Spain in 1809: The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cuetoby Dionisio Álvarez Cueto The British Army in Portugal and Spain: Its Order-of-Battle (June 1808 – April 1809) by Ron McGuigan Some notes on the Royal Artillery in the Peninsula 1808 by Anthony L. DawsonRecollections of capitaine de frégate Pierre Baste Translated by Tim Mahon The Bailen Enquiry by Susan Howard The Capitulation of Bailén according to an Eyewitness of the Battle Transcribed by Juan Sandoval; Translated by Caroline Miley La Capitulación de Bailén Según un Testigo Presencial de la Batalla Transcribed by Juan Sandoval Trophies of the Battle of Bailen Transcribed by Luis Sorando; Translated by Caroline Miley Trofeos de la Batalla de Bailen (Jaen), (19 Julio 1808) Transcribed by Luis Sorando Unidades y Uniformes del Ejército Francés en los Sitios de Zaragoza by Luis Sorando Roliça a Most Important Affair Portugal 1808 by Stuart Hadaway Roliça Portugal 1808 by Robert Burnham Vimeiro Portugal 1808 by Robert Burnham Somosierra Spain 1808 by Robert Burnham Rifleman Thomas Plunkett: ‘A Pattern for the Battalion.’ Spain 1809 by Stuart Hadaway The British Army during the Retreat to Corunna in 1808: The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cuetoby Dionisio Álvarez Cueto The Battle of La Coruña: Decisive in a Vital Campaign by Cyril Falls British Losses in the Corunna Campaign by Steve Brown Flags of the Defenders of Zaragoza during the 2nd French Siege (21 December 1808 to 21 February 1809 Spain 1809 by Luis Sorando Muzás Banderas de los Defensores de Zaragoza en el 2º Sitio (21-Diciembre -1808 al 21-Febrero-1809) Spain 1809 by Luis Sorando Muzás The Bridge At Alcantara Spain 1809 by Robert Burnham Senority of British Commanders in Spain and Portugal in 1809 Spain 1809 by Ron McGuigan Battle of Oporto 1809 (The Crossing of the Douro) by Graham Moores The German and Dutch Troops in Spain by Richard Tennant The Armies at Talavara: The Artwork of Dionisio Álvarez Cueto The French Army at Talavera de la Reyna: 27 – 28 July 1809 by Stephen Millar The Baden Army at the Battle of Talavera Spain 1809 by Robert Burnham The Spanish at Talavera (28-7-1809) Translated by Caroline Miley The Lines of Torres Vedras – 1809-14 by Dr. Mark S. Thompson British Forces at Cadiz 1810-1814: Organisation, Strength, and Losses by Andrew Bamford Barba del Puerco Spain 1810 by Robert Burnham Fort Concepcion Spain 1810 by Robert Burnham Action On The River Coa Portugal 1810 by Robert Burnham General Robert Craufurd’s Letter to General Wellington Reporting the Results of the Action on the River Coa Portugal 1810 by Robert Burnham The Siege of Almeida Portugal 1810 by Robert Burnham Expenditure of Ammunition and Guns by the French during the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo Spain 1810 Military Discipline in Catalonia 1810-11 by Susan Howard The Polish Victory at Fuengirola 14 October 1810 by Jonathan North A Polish Officer in the Peninsular War: the Memoirs of Captain Józef Kozłowski, 9th Infantry Regiment of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw Translated by Mark Tadeusz Łałowski and edited by Jonathan North Fallen Eagles: a Story of French Military Dissent in Iberia by Roberto A. Scattolin Why the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro Was Wellington’s ‘Worse Scrape’ in 1811 by Richard Tennant Trophies Taken by the French Forces From the Portuguese during the Spanish Campaign by Luis Sorando “At dawn, great firing was heard:” A Spanish Eyewitness to the Sieges of Badajoz, 1811 by João Centeno and Donald E. Graves (Translators) The Albuera Archives A Polish Aide-de-Camp at Albuera 16 May 1811 A Polish Lancer at Albuera 16 May 1811 Beresford’s Edited Dispatch to Wellington The Bravery of Ensign Thomas 3rd Foot Details of British and Portuguese Casualties at Albuera Images of Allied Units Images of French Units Images of the Battle Panorama of the Battlefield which is a panorama sketch of the battlefield done shortly after the battle Portraits The Ordeal of Lt. Matthew Latham The French Army at Albuera: 16 May 1811 by Stephen Millar Trophies of Albuera (May 16, 1811) Spain 1811 by Luis Sorando Muzás Trofeos de la Albeura (16 de mayo de 1811) Spain 1811 by Luis Sorando Muzás (In Spanish) Soult’s Report on the Battle of Albuera, 16 May 1811 Spain 1811 by Donald E. Graves “The contest was arduous, and our situation was critical:” Major-General William (“Auld Grog Willie”) Stewart Reports on the 2nd Division at Albuera, May 1811 Spain 1811 by Donald E. Graves “Three times the French was take the bridge:” A King’s German Legion Officer at Albuera, May 1811 by Donald E. Graves “We drove them back with charged bayonets:” A King’s German Legion Rifleman at Albuera by Donald E. Graves A German Officer on the Spanish Staff at Albuera, 1811 by Donald E. Graves Sabugal Portugal 1811 by Vic Powell & Colin Jones Arroyos dos Molinos Spain 1811 by Robert Burnham Multiethnic Military Dissent and Armed Resistance in 1811 Portugal: Controlling Conflict, Chaudron’s Attested Choice and The Formation of the Independents by Roberto Scattolin Marshal Suchet and the Siege of Valencia Spain 1812 by Dominique Contant, Robert Ouvrard, and Jonathan Dominique The Seige Of Ciudad Rodrigo Spain 1812 by Robert Burnham Expenditure of Ammunition and Guns by the British during the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo Spain 1812 “Universally Esteemed by His Brothers in Arms:” Lieutenant Edward de Salaberry, R.E. atBadajoz, 6 April 1812 by John R. Grodzinski Wellington’s Headquarters at Freineda Portugal by Robert Burnham Wellington’s Headquarters in Freineda Portugal: A Virtual Tour by Luis Fernandes Civilian Casualties during the Sack of Badajoz 1812 by Fernando Ortiz The Destruction of the Bridge at Almaraz Spain 1812 by Robert Burnham Garcia Hernandez Spain 1812 by Colin Jones & Vic Powell A Devil of an Affair: the Combat at Majahalonda Spain 1812 by Robert Burnham British Artillery at Vitoria Spain 1813 by Robert Burnham French Artillery Captured by the British at Vitoria Spain 1813 Combat Of The Ordal Cross Spain 1813 by Miquel Miro Napoleon’s Last Offensive in Spain: Vera Spain 1813 by Vic Powell & the PNS San Sebastian Then and Now: the Siege of 1813 By Gareth Glover Wellington’s Mules by Richard Tennant Allied Use of Telegraphs during the Peninsular War by Dr. Mark S. Thompson
The 1809 War With Austria	Austrian Order-of-Battle at Wagram: 5 – 6 July 1809 by Stephen MillarCastel Cerino 1809: Battle Events and Strategic Survey in Zanoli’s Memoirs by Roberto Scattolin The French Bridging Operations across the Danube in 1809 by Howard Douglas Battle of Mount Kitta (also called Kitta Mount) 16th May 1809 by Paul Latham MacDonald & Prince Eugene: The Battle Of The Piave by Mike Hallaron South Tyrol 1809: When Faith Sustained Honour by Roberto Scattolin The 1809 War with Austria: the “Thunder on the Danube” Archives by John Gill The Austrian Hauptarmee in Late March by John GIll Bravery at the Brenta River: Ambrogio Uboldo and Stories of Valour by Roberto Scattolin May 1809 – On Conduct and Leadership: a French view at Essling by Roberto Scattolin The Girl of Kismegyer at the Battle of Raab by Ferdi Irmfried Wöber Maps
The 1812 Invasion Of Russia	1812 Campaign Preparations and Logisitics by Paul Dawson 1812. Russian Campaign on the Left Wing of the Grande Armée by Thierry LeGrand Composition and Strength of the Russian Armies at the Beginning of 1812 by Alexander Mikaberidze French Numbered Infantry Regiments At Borodino: 5 – 7 September 1812 by Eman M. Vovsi How Many Troops Did Napoleon Have on the Niemen in 1812? by François Leouard Russian Artillery on the Eve of the Battle of Borodino, 7 September 1812 by Alexander Mikaberidze Polish Infantry & Artillery by Robert Burnham The Lithuanian Military Under Napoleon in 1812 by Ilya Kudriashov X Corps De La Grande Armée In 1812 by Steven H. Smith Riga Military Command by Steven H. Smith Napoleon’s 29th Bulletin Translated by John Voltmer Peter Bagration: The Best Georgian General of the Napoleonic Wars by Alexander Mikaberidze The Mutiny of Generals: Peter Bagration and Barclay de Tolly at Smolensk August, 1812 by Alexander Mikaberidze The Battle of Borodino by Alexander Mikaberidze The Saxon Army 1810 – 13: The Campaign of 1812 by Howard Giles To Delft via Archangelsk: H.T. Verhoef (1790-1865)and His Uniform Jacket by Marikska Pool and Mark van Hattem Four Men and a Woman: Remarkable Dutch Experiences during the Russian Campaign of Napoleon in 1812 by Marikska Pool and Mark van Hattem Rivers and the Destruction of Napoleon’s Grand Army by Anthony Kuhn A Memoir of the Cossacks in the Netherlands, 22-24 November 1813 by Marc Geerdink-Schaftenaar Why did Napoleon Fail in Russia in 1812? Maps
The War of 1812	The British Army Stationed in British North America 1812-1815 by Ron McGuigan Maps
The 1813 Campaign In Central Europe	Allied Order-of-Battle at Dresden: 26 – 27 August 1813 by Stephen Millar Allied Order-of-Battle at Leipzig: 16-18 October 1813 by Stephen Millar French Order-of-Battle at Leipzig: 16-18 October 1813 by Stephen Millar Hanau 1813 by J. Y. Celle (in French) The 8th Polish Corps In 1813 by Yves Martin Leopold Beyer’s War Scenes: 1813 – 1815 Memoir of Admiral Paul Andreyevich Kolzakov: the Capture of General Vandamme 18 August 1813 Translated by Alexander Mikaberidze Polish Grenadiers Of The Imperial Guard 1813 by Yves Martin Russian Cossacks in Holland: 1813 by Bas de Groot The British Army in the Low Countries, 1813-1814 by Andrew Bamford Battalions of Detachments in 1814 – the Duke of York Responds to Britain’s Manpower Shortfall by Andrew Bamford Maps
The 1814 Campaign in France	The Russian Occupation of Nogent-sur-Seine Translated by Yves Martin Le 4e Régiment de Dragons à Nangis 1814 by Manuel Antonio Brito The Campaign of 1814 by Maurice Weil Maps
Norway – Sweden 1814	The Norwegian-Swedish War of 1814 by Martin Sandbekken
The 1815 Waterloo Campaign	Anglo-Allied Army in Flanders and France – 1815 by Ron McGuigan British Army Theatre Returns: Flanders and France 1815 The Hundred Days by Fons Libert “. . . Not so bad as some say”: Ney at Quatre Bras by Professor Wayne Hanley The Waterloo Virtual Tour by Fons Libert The Ligny Virtual Tour by Vic Powell The Defense Of Hougoumont by Bob Elmer The Netherlands Reserve Army In 1815 by Geert van Uythoven Quatre Bras: The Maps Use in Battleground Prelude to Waterloo Computer Wargame by Hans Boersma The Crossroads: Netherlands Forces at Les Quatre Bras 15 – 16 June 1815 by Hans Boersma French Orders and Reports from the Waterloo Campaign by Dominique Contant Cambronne’s Words by John White The Allied Occupation Army In Post-Waterloo France by Ron McGuigan The Bivouac Close To The Gates Of Paris by Alan J. Howard German Waterloo Sources by Peter Hofschröer A Bibliography on the Army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Waterloo Campaign, 1815 by Bruno Nackaerts, Hans Boersma, and Geert van Uythoven The Capture of a French General at Waterloo by Mark McManus French Order-of-Battle at Waterloo: 18 June 1815 by Stephen Millar French Order-of-Battle at Wavre: 18 June 1815 by Stephen Millar Prussian Army of the Lower Rhine: the Waterloo Campaign 1815 by Stephen Millar A Canadian Peninsular andWaterloo Man: The Story of Captain Alexander Macnab, 2/30th Foot by Major John Grodzinski 2nd Battalion 69th (South Lincolnshire) Foot during the Waterloo Campaign by Martin Aaron The Key to Victory: General d’Erlon’s I Corps, 16 June 1815 by Stephen Millar Chassé’s Division at Waterloo: Two Eye-witness Accounts by Bas de Groot A Very Pretty Little Battalion” The 3/14th Regiment of Foot in the Waterloo Campaign by Steve Brown ‘Too soon by an hour’: The failure of the French Reserve Cavalry at Waterloo by Stephen Millar Mercer’s Troop at Waterloo by Gareth Glover A Letter Home from Waterloo by a Westphalian Landwehr Soldier by Oltman Onnen General Miguel de Alava’s Account of Waterloo List of Officers, Killed, Wounded, and Missing at the Battle of Quatre Bras: 16 June 1815 List of Officers, Killed, Wounded, and Missing during the Retreat to Waterloo: 17 June 1815 List of Officers, Killed, Wounded, and Missing at Waterloo: 18 June 1815