The Battle of Austerlitz took place on December 2 ... the little rural roads curved in various spots were the only discernible landmarks. Napoleon, with his typical tactical brilliance, realized and ...

A quick guide to infantry tactics and formations of the Napoleonic period, which first appeared in our video on the Battle of Aspern. In this video we try to explain why lining up shoulder-to ...

Napoleon Bonaparte launched the most audacious campaign of his career. With the most enormous army ever assembled in Europe, ...

During the battle light cavalry would typically ... from their inclusion in the ranks of their miniature force. Philip Haythornthwaite, Napoleonic Light Cavalry Tactics (Osprey Publishing, 2013).

Play the game and take sides in the Battle of Waterloo. The battle was fought between the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Duke of Wellington, leader of the Anglo-Allied forces.

On this special episode of Battle Lines, Roland Oliphant and guests tackle the late David Knowles’ favourite conversational gambit: Who is your favourite of Napoleon’s Marshals? As they ponder ...

Was the battle of Waterloo really a great British victory or did Napoleon score an own goal? Were Nelson’s tactics in the battle of Trafalgar genius or reckless? Were our troops the pick of Europe? Or ...

its location gives it crucial tactical importance. Now known more for its famous battlefields than its frites, Belgium's fertile fields played a decisive role in the Napoleonic Wars, World War 1 and ...