The Hanoverian Army of the Napoleonic Wars

by Peter Hofschröer, Bryan Fosten (Illustrator)

Overview

Throughout the Napoleonic era Britain and Hanover had the same head of state, George III.

Symbolic of their close relationship, the Hanoverian Army wore uniforms and used equipment largely similar to those used by the British Army.

Complemented by numerous illustrations and photographs, plus eight full page colour plates, this text explores the uniforms and organization of the army of the Electorate of Hanover and the King's German Legion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780965178
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/20/2012
Series:	Men-at-Arms , #206
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Peter Hofschröer is a qualified historian and linguist specialising in the Napoleonic Wars. His two volume work 1815: The Waterloo Campaign received the 1999 Napoleonic Society of America Literary Award. He is a well-known contributor to various academic and hobby magazines, is a fellow of the International Napoleonic Society and has been twice awarded the Bismarck Memorial Medal. His previous works include Leipzig 1813 for Osprey Publishing.

Bryan Fosten was born in 1928, the son of a Master Military Embroiderer and a Court Embroidress. He served in the army in Egypt and Palestine and returned to follow the printing trade. He was the founding editor of the innovative magazine Tradition and has written and illustrated many books, often in collaboration with his late brother, Donald Fosten.
Peter Hofschroer is a recognised expert on the German campaigns of the Napoleonic wars and the Prussian army in particular.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Army of the Electorate of Hanover, 1792-1803
Organisation
Uniforms to 1803
Tactics
The King's German Legion
The New Army 1813-16
The Plates