Invading Russia is unlikely to go well because of the country’s huge strategic depth; armies can simply retreat east into Siberia and fight a war of attrition while winter defeats the invaders. This ...

Following his defeat in the giant Battle of Leipzig (Oct 1813), Napoleon's final defeat seemed only a matter of time. But when Coalition armies crossed the Rhine and invaded France, Napoleon ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Combat Directive: Napoleonic Wars Inspired by legendary classic wargames , Combat Directive brings the strategic depth and ideological brilliance of these ...

This article examines a forgotten episode in the Napoleonic Wars: the Restoration government's liquidation of claims from the Allied invasions of 1814 and 1815. While paying requisitions and ...

For the Spanish, it was their 'War of Independence' for their British allies, 'the Peninsular War'. These are the voices of witnesses to those momentous days.

The Campaigns of a British Officer in Europe and America spans from 1814 to 1815. Kept by an unidentified officer during the War of 1812, the volume covers the Battle of Bladensburg, Battle of ...

Britain’s brass bands are older than previously thought and were invented by soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars, a new study has found. The findings challenge the widely held belief that brass bands ...