Napoleon's Infantry: French Line, Light and Foreign Regiments 1799-1815

This volume covers the infantry units of Napoleon’s Imperial Army, during the crucial years 1800—1815. When the future Emperor assumed control of France, the infantry of his army was disorganized and poorly equipped; it lacked discipline and was trained in a quite old—fashioned way. Napoleon acted very rapidly to resolve the major problems of his foot troops, by giving them a new structure and by teaching them new tactics. By 1805, the French infantry was without a doubt the best in the wor...