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Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters

By Patrice Courcelle , Ronald Pawly

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2004
ISBN
184176793X, 9781841767932
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3629711 bytes)
Series
1): Organization and Personnel (Elite) (v. 1
Pages
64\66
Time added
2013-12-16 23:32:02

Description

Osprey's detailed study of the entourage which enabled Napoleon to move hundreds of thousands of troops right across Europe during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). The 'military machine' by which Napoleon and his indispensable chief of staff Marshal Berthier commanded and controlled his huge armies on campaign numbered some 1,500 officers and men, organized in the different bureaux of his military and civilian 'households' and the army general headquarters. This essential tool of the Emperor's power was designed to provide him, even in a front-line camp, with all the information, technical support and comfort that he enjoyed in his palaces.

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