The British Monarchy and the French Revolution
Marilyn Morris
240 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0300071442
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Language: English
Publish: January 21, 1998
Drawing on memoirs, diaries, and letters of the time, this lively book explores what it was like to be a soldier on a Napoleonic battlefield. It considers the role of the artillery, infantry, and cavalry; the plight of the wounded; the way victories were decided; the mechanics of musketry, artillery, and cavalry charges; and much more.