A history of the British Army in the Napoleonic Wars.
Covers from the First Crusade to the fall of Acre, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land in 1291.
Gabriele Esposito discusses these remarkable warriors of the steppes, analysing what made them such formidable opponents to their neighbours over the centuries.
In the present book we will provide a detailed analysis of the history, organization and uniforms of the colonial troops deployed by France during the period 1815-1914.