Title: Tactics and the experience of battle in the age of Napoleon
First published: 1998
Description: What was it like to be a soldier on a Napoleonic battlefield? What happened when cavalry regiments charged directly at one another? What did the generals do during battle? Drawing on memoirs, diaries, and letters of the time, this dramatic book explores what actually happened in battle and how the participants' feelings and reactions influenced the outcome.

Rory Muir focuses on the dynamics of combat in the age of Napoleon, enhancing his analysis with vivid accounts of those who were there - the frightened foot soldier, the general in command, the young cavalry officer whose boils made it impossible to ride, and the smartly dressed aide-de-camp, tripped up by his voluminous pantaloons.
Subjects: Military art and science, Campaigns, Tactics, Knowledge, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, History, Military campaigns, Military art and science, history, France, history, 19th century
Places: France
People: Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Time periods: 19th century
LC classification: DC151 .M9 1998