Description:This illustrated history presents a detailed overview of the British infantry's organization, uniforms, and equipment during the Napoleonic Period.The years from 1800 to 1815 were one of the most glorious periods for the British Army--and the infantry was its backbone. Lavishly illustrated with color artwork, this book examines how the foot regiments evolved to absorb the lessons of defeat in America, transforming them into the efficient and dependable bedrock of victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Historian Gabriel Esposito details the uniforms, equipment, and weapons of the infantry, along with their organization and tactics. Chapters are devoted to the Guards, the line regiments of foot, the Light Infantry and Rifles, as well as Highland and Lowland Scots regiments.Esposito considers not only those units serving with Wellington in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign, but all British infantry units, including those in Canada, the West Indies, India and elsewhere--including the home defense Fencibles. Foreign units serving with the British army, most notably the King's German Legion, are also included.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Wellington's Infantry: British Foot Regiments, 1800-1815. To get started finding Wellington's Infantry: British Foot Regiments, 1800-1815, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
146
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Release
2021
ISBN
1526786680
Wellington's Infantry: British Foot Regiments, 1800-1815
Description: This illustrated history presents a detailed overview of the British infantry's organization, uniforms, and equipment during the Napoleonic Period.The years from 1800 to 1815 were one of the most glorious periods for the British Army--and the infantry was its backbone. Lavishly illustrated with color artwork, this book examines how the foot regiments evolved to absorb the lessons of defeat in America, transforming them into the efficient and dependable bedrock of victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Historian Gabriel Esposito details the uniforms, equipment, and weapons of the infantry, along with their organization and tactics. Chapters are devoted to the Guards, the line regiments of foot, the Light Infantry and Rifles, as well as Highland and Lowland Scots regiments.Esposito considers not only those units serving with Wellington in the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign, but all British infantry units, including those in Canada, the West Indies, India and elsewhere--including the home defense Fencibles. Foreign units serving with the British army, most notably the King's German Legion, are also included.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Wellington's Infantry: British Foot Regiments, 1800-1815. To get started finding Wellington's Infantry: British Foot Regiments, 1800-1815, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.