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An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars: An Expert, In-Depth Reference to the Officers and Soldiers of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Period, 1792-1815

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The new edition of Napoleonic Uniforms being issued by the combined forces of Casemate Publishing and Greenhill Books is probably one of the most beautiful books of militaria ever produced.

I haven't got data at hand about fire rate and range, there will have been no significant difference between Prussian and other rifles.trained in the same rigorous tradition as the regular troops. For example Scharnhorst feared that the army's The Rheinbund Contingents 1806 – 1813: the Duchy of Nassau, Grand Duchy of Würzburg & The Saxon Duchies Anyhow, the enthusiasm of the authors is very clear, and there are some interesting moments and of course the pictures are the main thing in this book. It also contains what has become one of my favourite quotes of the period by Charles Lasalle writing in a letter for his wife while on a campaign in Spain, ending the letter thusly: General Krafft deployed his brigade in 2 lines. The battalions of the first line were deployed in lines, Koch, H.W. (1978). A History of Prussia. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p.326. ISBN 0-88029-158-3.

Light Dragoons, 27th Lancers [UK]". 2007-10-14. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14 . Retrieved 2021-02-22. There was a great dearth of officers, as most of the half-pay officers still fit for service were required for the saw the slashed cuffs of the full-dress for commissioned officers replaced with white round cuffs with three buttons (the lapels and cuffs were blue for Masters and Commanders). For flag officers, the embroidery on the coat and cuffs was replaced with lace. This year also saw Warrant officers ( Masters, Surgeons, Pursers, Boatswains, and Carpenters) being granted a standardised, plain blue uniform as well. Midshipmen's cuffs were changed from slashed cuffs to blue round cuffs with three buttons as well. [ citation needed]Trumpeters wore reversed colors, facing sometimes edged with white lace, a coat often single-breasted with white buttonholes in front, no cuff flaps, white epaulettes, and a white of red mane on the helmet. The same dress was used for the Foot Dragoons but with brass drums with blue hoops instead of trumpets. They rode white and grey horses. King's) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Hussars) — red facings, silver lace and buttons, red and yellow sash Troops of the Imperial Guard [ edit ] Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard (private and officer) Infantry of the Imperial Guard [ edit ] Grenadiers of the Old Guard [ edit ] The number of second and third class boys allowed on each ship was dictated by the Admiralty and could be as many as 13 and 19 respectively for first rate ships while a large frigate might have 10 third class and six second class. [16] The youngest were not supposed be less than 13, or 11 if they were the son of an officer, but this rule was often broken. [19] The Marine Society, founded in 1756 by Jonas Hanway, was a charity that encouraged poor and destitute young boys to seek a better life in the navy. The society provided food, clothing and bedding, and an education which included basic seaman skills. At its peak, in the 1790s, it was providing 500 to 600 boys a year for the Royal Navy. [20]

When Kapitain or Premier-Lieutenant leave their position, they are replaced by the Unteroffizier from the third rank behind them. When the Kapitain commands the whole company, his place is taken by the senior Seconde-Lieutenant. accustom them to danger, and by being left to rely more on their own judgment they are taught how to tear themselves And no wonder, for his era of warfare was responsible for the most fantastically beautiful and colorfully arrayed apparel in all the recorded annals of militaria; simply put, Napoleon had an image to maintain. Practical if Gaudy French, they had to hold precision above speed and flexibility. Heavy dependence on magazines and enormous baggage trains following the troops further added to the army's inflexibility.Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers) [UK]". 2007-10-16. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16 . Retrieved 2021-02-22.

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