Napoleon's Grand Army Medical Service: On the BattlefieldMikhail Arusheven.topwar.ruNapoleon's Grand Army Medical Service: On the BattlefieldThe death of the invasion. Painting by Vasily Nesterenko. In the Napoleonic era, the fate of the wounded abandoned on the battlefield was unenviable. This is the second article on the French medical service of the era of the Napoleonic wars. In the first article, the Medical Service of Napoleon's Grand Army, we told about the history of its Medical Service of Napoleon's Grand ArmyMikhail Arusheven.topwar.ruMedical Service of Napoleon's Grand ArmyNapoleon before the dying Marshal Lann after the Battle of Essling. Painting by Paul-Emile Boutigny. The conditions of keeping the wounded in the hospitals of the era of the Napoleonic wars are clearly visible. Most of the wars of the XNUMXth century at their initial stages focused on the siege of border fortresses, so that after them
Caveat - those of Percy and Larrey are re prints of freely available books for down load.
That of Larrey is also only the condensed version of his full memoires.
Journal of Baron Percy:
Amazon.com: Memoir of Baron Larrey, Surgeon in Chief of the Grande Armée: From the French (Classic Reprint) (9780365386773): Larrey, Dominique Jean: Books
Memoirs of Baron Larrey:
Amazon.com: Memoir of Baron Larrey, Surgeon in Chief of the Grande Armée: From the French (Classic Reprint) (9780365386773): Larrey, Dominique Jean: Books
Napoleon's Doctors by Michael Howard:
Amazon.com: Napoleon's Doctors: Howard, Dr. Martin: Books