Books on Napoleonic & Revolutionary Wars

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Rothenberg Gunther E.: The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon

This is one is great, it gives a good understanding on the general period and also provides plenty of examples and details. I quite often quote Rothenberg in my videos, since his statements and examples are usually short and on point.

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Nosworthy, Brent: Battle Tactics of Napoleon and his Enemies

Nosworthy’s book covers the whole range and development of infantry, cavalry and artillery tactics from the pre-revolutionary Wars, the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, including the reactions of the Napoleon’s enemies.

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Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age 1792 – 1815: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics

This one is written by several scholars and is a great addition, I particularly found it useful for my cavalry combat video, since it provided information that was not as detailed in other books.

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