IMPERIAL BAYONETS: Tactics of the Napoleonic Battery, Battalion and Brigade as Found in Contemporary Regulations

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New edition, although essentially a reprint of the original edition. It is the definitive work on Napoleonic tactics and a must read for anyone wanting to understand the fundamentals of period tactics.

Imperial Bayonets examines the maneuvering systems of the French, Prussians, Russians, Austrians and British from 1792 to 1815. It studies infantry maneuvers and firepower, cavalry maneuvers, and artillery. Includes 132 illustrations, 94 tables, and 7 charts/graphs.

It provides not only a discussion of every major maneuver of the five major powers, i.e. from line to square, or column, but does time and motion studies of how long it would take to execute those maneuvers and compares them to the other nations. It covers infantry and cavalry maneuvers on this level. It performs an analysis of both musketry effectiveness and artillery effectiveness, providing curves that demonstrate the effectiveness of both. Also covers brigade maneuvers and army marches.