New Work & Research

Since the old forum is down and I can't add a comment on my old topic, I wanted to post a historical fiction piece I created using the research and translation I did on the 2e Division Artillery in April 1809. Any feedback or comments would be welcome!

Michael

https://researchingthenapoleonicwars.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/the-artillerymans-stand-at-eckmuhl/

As the "Uniformenportal" of Napoleon Online is growing (more than 5,100 images) I added a detailled search as a link at https://uniformenportal.de/uniformenportal_suche.html

You must choose a country and then you may choose further parameters as time range or several unit types. If you choose infantry, cavalry or artillery all sub-types will be chosen. An additional radio button is provided for the selection of guard units.

I think the german texts will be translated via the browser addons so also non-german speaking may use this search engine (which I built with the help of AI 😉). I think the next border of 10,000 images will be reached in 2026/2027, so more and more the search engine will be of help for all researchers of uniform and equipment related questions.

Greetings from Berlin

Markus Stein

Interesting, if rather overlooked, character, who reformed the British cavalry and set up the first British Staff College. I came across this lengthy YT video about him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeuC-IpqJRA&t=1836s although I would disagree about the originality of the Light Cavalry sabre. A lot of British kit was copied from the Austrians after the Flanders campaign of 1793-4, including the Hungarian sabre and much of Sharpe's uniform. I can hear Zack saying "No, not more competition", but I have also come across this fairly new podcast, where a recent edition features Dr William Fletcher talking about Marchant and the British Staff in the Peninsular. https://goodpods.com/podcasts/the-history-syndicate-podcast-699044/15-re-evaluating-the-british-staff-contribution-to-the-napoleonic-wars-94797627 Although it is Anglocentric and repeats some mythology about the French staff (there was nothing unusual about the Marshals not knowing Napoleon's overall strategic concept in 1815 as it was always the case and the root of the 1806 near-debacle), Fletcher gives some due accoun…

I am researching the life of Captain Sir Thomas Staines RN, who (among many other astonishing episodes) fought a duel in 1817 with 'Major Holbrook'. I have been unable to find any information about this officer...can anyone supply more details about his full name, regiment and background?

Thanks