Armies of the Napoleonic Wars

All you need to know about the armies, infantry, cavalry and artillery that fought in the Napoleonic Wars between 1792 and 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte's French troops, his enemies from Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia, their uniforms, weapons, leaders, slang terms, range and accuracy of weapons, painting details of uniforms, colours, facings, manpower, medical services & much more.

Austria

Britain

France


Infantry	Infantry	Bonaparte's Army
Facings	Formations	Infantry
Formations	Loading Procedure	Formations
Loading Procedure	Accuracy	Loading Procedure
Accuracy	Facings	Accuracy
Cavalry	Cavalry	Uniform Distinctions
Facings	Facings	French ranks
Artillery	Tactics	Army Pay
Ranges	Artillery	Cavalry
Crews	Ranges	Facings
Firing Sequence	Crews	Artillery
Ammunition	Firing Sequence	Ranges
Weapons	Ammunition	Crews
Infantry	Weapons	Firing Sequence
Cavalry	Infantry	Ammunition
Commanders	Cavalry	Weapons
Manpower	Commanders	Infantry
Uniforms	Manpower	Cavalry
Medical Services	Uniforms	The Marshals
Army Ranks	Army Pay	Commanders
	British Slang	Manpower
	Medical Services	Uniforms
	Officer Casualties	French Slang
	Causes of Death	Medical Services
	King's German Legion	Bridging Troops
	Waterloo Battle Order	French semaphores
		The Imperial Guard
		Waterloo Battle Order
		Regimental Eagles

Prussia

Russia

Spain

Infantry	Infantry	Infantry
Formations	Facings	Facings (1790s)
Loading Procedure	Formations	Facings (1805)
Accuracy	Loading Procedure	Cavalry
Cavalry	Accuracy	Dragoon Facings
Facings		Heavy Cavalry Facings
Artillery	Cavalry	Hussar Facings
Ranges	Facings	Commanders
Crews	Images
Firing Sequence	Artillery
Ammunition	Ranges
Weapons	Crews
Infantry	Firing Sequence
Cavalry	Ammunition
Commanders	Weapons
Manpower	Infantry
Uniforms	Cavalry
Medical Services	Commanders
Waterloo Battle Order	Manpower
	Uniforms
	Medical Services

Portugal

Poland

	Infantry		Commanders
	Facings (1790s)
	Facings (1806)

Flags are courtesy of Alan Pendlebury and his website devoted to flags of the Napoleonic Era.