Aside from the Peninsula and Napoleon's 1807 campaign, Austrian troops played some part in every major campaign of the Napoleonic Wars.
Unable to mobilize its population fully for both political and economic reasons, Austria recruited from territories as diverse as modern Belgium, the Czech Republic, central Romania and northern Italy. These soldiers fought on terrains as diverse as the Po valley and the Swiss mountains.
This book traces the life and experiences of both the ordinary infantry and the veteran elite of the Grenadier battalions, covering everything from basic training and equipment, to the tactics and horror of the battlefield.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chronology 1788-1816
The Raw Material
In Garrison
Training
Flags
Leadership
Reward and Punishment
On Campaign
Tactics
Outposts and Patrols
Into Battle
Casualties and POWs
Aftermath
Bibliography
