| Napoleon's Line Infantry Contributor(s): Haythornthwaite, Philip (Author), Fosten, Bryan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 085045512X ISBN-13: 9780850455120 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1983 Annotation: Napoleon's line infantry was founded upon that of the Ancien Re gime. 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 leve e. 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Military - Napoleonic Wars |
| Dewey: 356 |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 7.25" W x 9.77" (0.40 lbs) 48 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Napoleon's line infantry was founded upon that of the Ancien R gime. 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 lev e. 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. |