TREEFROG TREASURES
GUIDE TO
MILITARY HISTORY
THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
(1796-1815)
General:
International Napoleonic Society
Promotes the study of the Napoleonic Era "in accordance with proper academic
standards." Includes scholarly articles.
PBS website devoted to their series on Napoleon.
Includes "Interactive Battlefield Simulator".
Website of the Fondation Napoleon. Covers both the lives of Napoleon I and Napoleon III.
Includes bibliographies, art works, antiques, movie titles, articles,
museums and battlefields.
Napoleon Bonaparte: Internet Guide
A metasite with links to other sites on Napoleon and his era.
This site looks in detail at the army of Napoleon and its battles, tactics, and commanders,
Site includes useful articles on the armies of Napoleon, the British army and navy and the
armies of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Here you will also find reproduction uniforms and
equipment of the period.
A metasite of 2000 pages on Napoleon and his era including warfare, uniforms, miniatures, Waterloo diorama, art and films.
Unabridged online editions of classic books on the Napoleonic era.
Extensive listing of films on Napoleon and Napoleonic Era.
Select "Research". Then "Music & Video."
Metasite dedicated to Napoleon and his era. Contains very useful
information on the milltary history of the period. The site includes
over 8500 articles, maps, illustrations, reviews, photographs, and charts.
Campaigns & Battles:
Austerlitz:
Austerlitz (1805-2005): La Bataille des trois Empereurs
Site commemorating bicentennial of the battle. Includes illustrations, photos , and texts.
In French.
Battles: General
Comprehensive list of battles during the Napoleonic Wars. Found at
Napoleon Series. Select "Military". Then "Battle Listings".
Numerous scholarly articles on the battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
Located at Napoleon Series. Select "Military."Then "Battles & Campaigns."
Detailed maps of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars.
At Napoleon Series. Select "Military." Then "Maps Archive."
Eyewitness accounts of Napoleonic Warfare written between 1813-1815.
Organization, Strategy & Tactics
Part of the Napoleon Series website. Select "Military".
Then "Organization. Strategy & Tactics." Numerous articles.
Series covers "command, deployment, organization, and evolution
of forces in battle."
Series covers "strategies, tactics, and battle experiences of opposing armies."
19 campaigns including Austerlitz, Waterloo, Jena, Trafalgar.
Naval:
February 14th, 1797. Nelson's first important victory on the road to Trafalgar.
Branches of Service: (Includes Units)
General:
Titles examine "motivation, training, combat experience, and equipment"
of various branches of service during the era.
Infantry:
Guard Infantry during the Napoleonic Wars
Covers the history, organization, uniforms and commanders of Napoleon's Imperial Guard.
Navy:
Life in the Royal Navy from the late 18th through the early 19th Centuries.
Royal Navy During the Napoleonic Era (1793-1815)
Includes ships, seaman's life, weapons, tactics, and articles related to Nelson's navy.
Vice Admiral Lord Nelson at the 1805 Club
Covers the life, battles and ships of Nelson.
Uniforms:
Color illustrations from 1913 book on Polish army and its uniforms of the Napoleonic Era.
Also includes a section on Napoleonic "flats" tin figures.
French Hussar Regiments 1804-1815
Tabular color charts on the different regiments of the Hussars.
Color and black and white plates of uniforms published in the 1960s and 1970s by
French model maker Historex.
Knoetel: Uniforms of the French Army
Color plates from the classic publication on French Army uniforms 1690 to 1900.
Includes many Napoleonic examples.
Written by John Elting. 2 volumes @ 432 pages each and 919 color plates.
Greenhill Books, 2007.
Highly detailed historical miniatures showing a wide variety of uniforms in detail.
Site is in French.
Book titles on Napoleonic uniforms issued by Osprey Publishing since the 1970s.
Book titles on elite units during the Napoleonic Wars published by Osprey.
This Spanish site of clear and detailed uniform illustrations off the various
national participants
is the creation of Forum member Daniel Pedrazzoli .
A related site by Daniel Pedrazolli covering uniforms of the
South American War of Independence which was contemporary
with the Napoleonic Era.
Includes unifrom plates for the major participants and a special section
on uniforms at Waterloo.
L' Uniformologie by Andre Jouineau
Collection of outstanding color plates on the Napoleonic Armies of France, Germany,
Italy, Switzerland, Austro-Hungary, Russia, England, and Prussia.
Uniforms @ The Napoleon Series
Numerous uniform plates and illustrations of the various forces.
Select "Military" and then "Organization, Strategy & Tactics."
Scroll through the list of topics to find uniform links.
Uniforms of the 100 Days Campaign: Belgium 1815
French site of color platesof uniforms of the forces participating in this campaign.
Somewhat complex to go through but worth the effort. On second page of the site
click on "Nouveautes" and then on next page use navigation bar at top.
Equipment & Weapons:
Artillery:
"Napoleonic Artillery: Firepower Comes of Age"
Article by James Burbeck published in The War Times Journal.
covers "design, development, and operation" of artillery in Napoleonic Wars.
Flags:
British Infantry Colors of the Napoleonic Wars
Colors of the British Regiments during the Napoleonic campaigns.
Color images of the flags and standards of the Napoleonic period.
They may be printed out to use with military miniatures.
Fortresses:
Covers "design, technology, and history of key fortresses."
Ships:
Covers "design, development, and operation" of naval vessels of era.
Museums & Historic Sites:
An incredible collection of online "virtual tours" with descriptive text
and site photographs. At Napoleon Series. Select "Military". Then "Virtual Battlefields".
Tours from the United KIngdom to the Waterloo battlesite.
Re-enactments:
Umbrella organization for Napoleonic re-enactment in North America.
Provides links to 17 groups of the French & their Allies and Coalition forces.
The Coldstream Regiment of Footguards (1815)
British re-enactment group recreating the 2nd Battalion of Coldstream Footguards
that fought at Waterloo.
Connaught Rangers (88th Regiment of Foot)
British re-enactment group recreating this infantry regiment from the Peninsular War.
Elverum Company of Skiborn Troops
Yes. Napoleonic Era skitroops!
Norwegian group re-creating Danish-Norwegian Light Infantry (1807-1814).
American based group recreating French Napoleonic Cavalry.
His Majesty's 33rd Regiment of Foot
British group recreating Wellington's Army (1812-1816)
German re-enactment group recreating unit that aided the British.
French Light Artilery of the Peninsular Campaign.
Links to 9 British-based re-enactment groups representing units of Napoleon's
Line Infantry, Artillery & Cavalry.
This British organization re-enacts the armies of Wellington and Napoleon.
Lots of photos of re-enactments. Links to many other Napoleonic re-enactment groups.
Site also covers Napoleonic wargaming.
Napoleonic Cavalry Association
Dutch re-enactment group for the 14th Cuirassiers and the 2nd Dutch Belgian Carbineers.
Battle re-enactment and living history society in England.
Preobrazehensky Life Guard Regiment
Russian re-enactment group for unit active 1805-1814.
British re-enactment group covering the Peninsual War(1808-1814)
and the Battle of Waterloo (1815).
American re-enactment group recreating French Light Cavalry of Brigade
Napoleon, 1806.
Belgian Napoleonic Cavalry group.
British unit of Wellington's Army.
American re-enactment group for Napoleon's Heavy Cavalry Brigade.
12th Prince of Wales's Light Dragoons
Napoleonic living history group dedicated to re-creating British Light Cavalry Unit.
Links to 25 re-enactment groups in Britain recreating units of Line Infantry,
Artillery & Engineers, and Cavalry. Many of the groups have their own websites.
Click on the name of the group.
Wargames: Miniature Armies
Napoleonic German Army in 25mm. Companion site to Valeur et Discipline.
German Napoleonic site with large gallery of painted miniatures of French
and British froces. 100s of photos!
Napoleonic Army in 28mm. Great photo gallery.
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