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I have received a few queries about the fact that the Napoleon Series as it was intended to reopen on 1 March under new management. However, a change of hosts has been forced upon us and we have also

In October 1814 Wellington wrote to Lord Bathurst, Secretary for War, offering his opinion of who could take over from Sir George Prevost as C-in-C in America. Of Sir Rowland Hill he said: “Hill is an

guys I'm building such a force but am confused regarding the uniforms and differences between grenadiers & chasseurs V velite grenadiers & chasseurs V conscripts . Any directions to online uniform /

US Soldier vs British Soldier: War of 1812 Gregg Adams (Author), Johnny Shumate (Illustrator) Paperback: 80 pages Publisher: Osprey Publishing (Feb. 23 2021) ISBN-13: 978-1472841674

After being defeated in the battles of the Pyrenees, Marshal Soult spent most of August re-building and re-organizing his army. By late August he was able to field a force of 45,000 men divided into n

Any ideas how to search special numbers, like 1827 - I looked at Gallica - over 2400 hits, but couldn't locate the journal, with google books, I get all sorts of years and numbers but have to wade thr

On 30 September 1813, Wellington ordered the Portuguese Division, temporarily commanded Brigadier General Archibald Campbell, to assault the French position at Banca, France. This was supposed to poss

Hey Guys, Hope you're all well. I'm a big Napoleon fan like all of you, and after reading books about the man and his times for awhile, I thought that I'd start compiling some of his quotes. I recen

View years by changing the year in the URL Managed to save up to the middle of 2018 http://nsfarchives.altervista.org/test/forum/archive2017_config.pl.html Earliest http://nsfarchives.altervista.org/t

I am often being asked for a list of the titles I have and will be publishing. This link will be updated regularly. Gareth garethglovercollection.com/full-list-of-titles-published-by-gareth-glover/

In my isolation on the most remote island in the Pacific Ocean, I found myself painting miniatures again. I am working on some French Dragoons circa 1810. I pulled out my trusty Osprey Men-at-Arms "Na

Composition de la Grande Armée au 15 août 1813: https://books.google.com/books?id=LE9EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA220

There has been a recent and rather heated discussion on whether the Poles were all enthusiasts of French rule as they felt they were better off than being under the Russians. I felt that such a gener

I shall finally get round to read Zamoyski’s biog of Napoleon, tidy up a European friend’s article and start work on something about 1796 in Germany.

There are lots of very interesting articles in this journal, interesting points of view, full diaries, like that of von Loßberg about his experiences in the French Revolutionary Wars, or a series abou

I just wanted to follow up on the debate over the Poles and Alexander I. I have an example and would welcome Kevn's opinion on it. It is to do with General Wincenty Krasiński. Commander, of course, of

Hi All, I am a member of Crusade Re-enactment who portrays The Black Brunswickers and I recently volunteered to become a Fifer for the Line Infantry battalion but my searching on the internet is comin

Les Guides de Bernadotte, 1804-1808: http://frederic.berjaud.free.fr/Articles_de_Didier_Davin/Guides%20de%20Bernadotte/GuidesdeBernadotte.htm