18th eighteenth century
19th nineteenth century
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battle
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combat history
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equipment
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French Revolution Revolutionary
illustrated
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Napoleonic Wars
organisation
strategy
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Product details
- ISBN 9781855329973
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 182 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 25 Apr 2000
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The completion of a two-part study of the King's German Legion – the largest and most respected of the foreign corps which fought as integrated elements of the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars.
The light and heavy cavalry, light and line infantry, and horse and foot artillery of the KGL made major contributions to Wellington's victories in the latter part of the Peninsular War, and several units covered themselves with glory at Waterloo. Drawing upon new research in British and Hanoverian archival sources, Mike Chappell's detailed text and meticulous illustrations offer unprecedented details of this impressive fighting organisation.
Mike Chappell comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. Over 22 years of infantry soldiering, many of them spent with the Gloucester Regiment, he retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers). He began painting military subjects in 1968 and since then has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many quality books for Osprey.
