Written by
Peter Hofschröer on March 18, 2008
We are fortunate indeed that both of Captain William Siborne's Waterloo Models, made a century and a half ago, have survived the ravages of time and are on public display today. The 'Large Model', showing the positions on ...
Written by
David Hollins on March 18, 2008
Gathering information on enemy positions is a fundamental part of the pre-battle stage of any campaign. During the Napoleonic wars, this vital role was fulfilled by the light cavalry, although it should be noted that ...
Written by
David Nicolle on September 01, 2001
From the 8th century to the 16th mamluks formed the core of most Muslim armies. The Arabic word meant a soldier originally bought as a slave, educated and trained and finally released as a full-time professional. Mamluk tactics, organisation ...
Written by
René Chartrand on January 01, 2001
Five days after his very creditable performance at the siege of Toulon (see the Osprey Military Journal Issue 2.5), culminating in the town's surrender on 17 December 1793, Napoleon was promoted Brigadier-General. He was also named 'Inspector of the Coast', residing at Nice in the south of France...
Written by
René Chartrand on November 01, 2000
Thanks to some shrewd branding, almost everyone knows 'The Brandy of Napoleon' is from the old French firm of Courvoisier. And yet there is no similar alcoholic association with his greatest and final battlefield opponent...
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on September 01, 1999
The Oxford English Dictionary defines escalade as "the action of scaling the walls of a fortified place by the use of ladders". It rivals the cavalry charge as perhaps the most stirring, and often the most tragic, type of military action...