Osprey Elite 72 : Napoleon's Commanders (1) 1792-1809

If the leading player of the Napoleonic Wars was the great Bonaparte himself then a cast of colourful generals ably supported him. In the first of two books devoted to the most influential of the First Empire's military leaders the author summarises the career of each commander and individual characters are brought to life by anecdotes and quotations. Illustrated with black and white portraits and specially researched colour plates. Those commanders detailed include Augereau, Bernadotte, Berthier, Carnot, Davout, Desaix, Junot, Kellerman, Kleber, Lannes, Lasalle, MacDonald, Massena, Moreau, Murat, Oudinot, Rapp, Sérurier, Soult and Reynier. Text by Philip Haythornthwaite with illustrations by Patrice Courcelle.

Contents

• Introduction
• The System of Promotion under Napoleon
• The Commanders
• Italy 1796-1800
• The 1805 Campaign
• Jena to Friedland 1806-1807
• The Peninsular War
• Austria 1809
• Commentary on the Colour Artwork
• Bibliography
• Index