Napoleon's Mercenaries: Foreign Units in the French Army Under the Consulate and Empire, 1799-1814

by Guy C. Dempsey

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This superb and comprehensive book details the foreign units which formed such an important part of Napoleon's forces. It examines each non-French unit in turn, giving an overview of the unit's origins, its organizational and combat history, its uniforms and standards, and details of the unit's eventual fate. Colorful accounts, taken from contemporary reports and memoirs, emphasize the qualities of the unit and throw light on what life was like for many of the foreign soldiers recruited into the Grande Armee.
  • ISBN13 9781853674884
  • Publish Date 21 September 2001
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 1 October 2015
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Greenhill Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 351
  • Language English