April 2022
A Traitorous Correspondence: General Edouard Simon and the Conspirators of Odiham
The story of prisoners of war, espionage, and conspiracies in the Parole Depots of Hampshire by Paul Chamberlain
Review of The Battle of Znaim: Napoleon, The Habsburgs and the end of the 1809 War
More instalments from Greg Gorsuch of Histoire de la Campagne de Russie by Émile Marco de Saint-Hilaire. These new articles examine Russia during the 18th century under Catherine I and II, and Paul I, taking the story through the Revolutionary and early Napoleonic Wars.
March 2022
Review of Vilnius 1812: Ghosts of Napoleon’s Grande Armée through their Artifacts
Review of Marching, Fighting and Dying: Experiences of Soldiers in the Peninsular War
Review of In The Wake of the Emperor: Memoirs and Letters of French Soldiers in Napoleon’s Armies 1805-1814
Final instalments of the Germans under the French Eagles, translated by Greg Gorsuch:
The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau Appendix III
The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau: Table of illustrations
Greg Gorsuch continues to translate documents for the website with Histoire de la Campagne de Russie by
Émile Marco de Saint-Hilaire. This comprehensive study examines the history of Russia leading to the Campaign of 1812. More instalments are to come.
Peter Phillips has translated A Century of The Russian Ministry of War 1802-1902 General Staff Historical Department, Military Training in The Reign of Tsar Paul I. For anyone with an interest in the Russian Army of the period, this series of articles is packed full of information about the infantry, cavalry and artillery, detailing the regulations governing their organisation, tactics and activities both in garrison and on campaign. The articles so far are:
Military Training in The Reign of Tsar Paul I (Part Two): Field Service Regulations in Peacetime
Military Training in The Reign of Tsar Paul I (Part Three): Principles of Garrison Service
Military Training in The Reign of Tsar Paul I (Part Six): Artillery
February 2022
Review of Massena at Bay 1811
Review of Napoleonic French Uniforms 1798-1814: As Depicted by Horace and Carl Vernet and Eugene Lami
Review of French Light Infantry 1784-1815. From the Chasseurs of Louis XVI to Napoleon’s Grande Armée
Napoleonic Scholarship: The Journal of the International Napoleonic Society
The INS has very kindly allowed us to publish its Journal on the website. Issues 6 to 10 are now available to view, with the earlier Journals to be included in the near future. This has immediately placed onto the site over 80 articles covering a vast range of topics, written by leading historians worldwide.
Subjects covered include the 1799 Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, the Convention of Cintra, the Grand Duchy of Berg, the Dutch at Quatre Bras, and military espionage to name just a few of the very interesting and well-researched papers included in the Journal. Contributors include well-known historians such as David Markham, Terry Crowdy, Alasdair White, Peter Hicks and John Gill.
This is a valuable addition to the Napoleon Series, and so whatever your interests in the period, take a look at these Journals. You will find much of interest.
January 2022
Peter Phillips has submitted the first of what will be a series of translations of Russian documents relating to the Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars:
A Century of The Russian Ministry of War 1802-1902 General Staff Historical Department: The Reign of Emperor Paul I Petrovich 1796 – 1801
To accompany this review, Moisés Gaudêncio has written an interesting paper entitled Were the Portuguese Caçadores Armed with Baker Rifles?
Review of Wellington and the Vitoria Campaign 1813: ‘Never a Finer Army’
Review of Egypt 1801: The End of Napoleon’s Eastern Empire
Review of Georgian Recipes and Remedies: A Country Lady’s Household Handbook
The reviewer has actually tried some of the recipes as part of his evaluation of this book.
Review of Sir James McGrigor, the Adventurous Life of Wellington’s Chief Medical Officer
Review of The Wives of George IV: The Secret Bride & The Scorned Princess
Review of Securing Europe After Napoleon: 1815 and the New European Security Culture
November 2021
Review of Britain’s Rise to Global Superpower in the Age of Napoleon
More instalments of the Germans under the French Eagles, translated by Greg Gorsuch:
The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau Chapter VII: War in Spain 1810-13: The Barcelona Garrison
October 2021
Review of Nelson’s Navy in 100 Objects
September 2021
Review of Wellington and the Lines of Torres Vedras, The Defence of Portugal during the Peninsular War 1807-14
Review of Waterloo Archive: Atlas
More instalments of the Germans under the French Eagles, translated by Greg Gorsuch:
The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau Chapter VII: War in Spain 1809
The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau Chapter VII – 1810 and 1811
The Soldiers of Hesse Nassau Chapter VII – 1812
Highlights for 2021
The True Tactical Significance of the Château of Hougoumont during the Battle of Waterloo by Andrew W Field
Review of Dead Men Telling Tales, Napoleonic War Veterans and the Military Memoir Industry, 1808-1914
Review of Robert Craufurd, The Man & the Myth
Review of Napoleon’s Women Camp Followers
Review of Marshal William Carr Beresford
Review of The Duke of Wellington in 100 Objects
Highlights for 2020
Review of Napoleonic War Veterans Buried at St. Saviour’s Church, Jersey.
To accompany this review, Nicholas has submitted a very interesting article about the Life and Career of Novo Scotian Provo Wallis, Admiral of the Fleet.
George Nafziger has very kindly provided his complete Napoleonic collection (of over 1,600 OOB’s) to the Waterloo Association who have arranged for it to be placed on the Napoleon Series website to ensure that it is maintained for the future. Use the link below to access the collection:
The Nafziger Collection of Napoleonic Orders of Battle
Gareth Glover has added many new memoirs to the section: British Memoirs of the Napoleonic Wars.
The drop-down menu lists all the sections here, to which Gareth has made additions, plus there is a brand-new India section and the infantry regiments section has many new entries.
This is a very useful research tool for those studying the British soldier of the period.
Updated again 20 June 2020 following the launch of the ‘Free to Access’ Online Archive of Letters and Journals from the Napoleonic Wars by the Waterloo Association. Waterloo Association Online Archive
https://archives.waterlooassociation.org.uk/wordpress/