
Napoleon's Army at Austerlitz
Uniforms and Equipment of the Grande Armée at the Emperor's Greatest Battle
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Napoleon's Army at Austerlitz
Uniforms and Equipment of the Grande Armée at the Emperor's Greatest Battle
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Need for an Army
- Chapter 2: Organising the Army
- Chapter 3: Becoming a Soldier
- Chapter 4: The Cavalry
- Chapter 5: Boulogne
- Chapter 6: The School of Boulogne
- Chapter 7: Daily Life
- Chapter 8: I Corps
- Chapter 9: III Corps
- Chapter 10: IV Corps
- Chapter 11: V Corps
- Chapter 12: The Cavalry Reserve
- Chapter 13: Everything Else
- Chapter 14: The School of Boulogne: Success or Failure?
- Chapter 15: Desertion
- Chapter 16: Death and Disease
- Chapter 17: Conclusions
- Notes
- Bibliography