Napoleonic wars

The Austrian army played a crucial role in Napoleon’s decisive defeat during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Often considered a staid, hidebound institution, the army showed considerable adaptation in a time that witnessed a revolution in the art of war. In particular, changes m…

Historians credit the Royal Navy and England's commercial wealth as the primary reasons why Napoléon was never able to destroy his nemesis. However, in the end, it was not the Navy or England's money that defeated the French; it was the British army. An army led by men like Gene…

During the Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, George Keith Elphinstone, later Viscount Keith, commanded fleets for longer periods than Horatio Nelson. Yet, Keith's story remains obscure. Perhaps, this is the result of his failure to command at a major fleet engagement. …

This study explores the life and military career of General Peter Bagration. A scion of the Georgian royal dynasty, he was reared in an exiled family in a small town in the periphery of the Russian Empire and rose from obscurity to the highest circles of the Russian society. Pet…