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

This volume presents a comprehensive, illustrated overview of the history, organization, and uniforms of the French infantry during the Napoleonic Period.
With fascinating and authoritative detail, historian Gabriele Esposito covers the infantry units of Napoleon's Imperial Army, during the early nineteenth century. 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 w...