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David Greentree

Napoleon's Swiss Troops

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Ever since the 15th century Switzerland had been exporting professional soldiers to serve as mercenaries for foreign monarchies. Napoleon, therefore, was not the first to make full use of the martial qualities of the Swiss and obtained Swiss agreement to expand the recruitment of regiments for service in the French Army. Napoleon would use Swiss troops on the battlefields of Italy and Spain, and in 1812 re-organize the four original regiments into a single division for the invasion of Russia, with each regiment having three full-strength battalions. In November of 1812, meeting up with Napoleon's main force retreating from Moscow at the Berez… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Embleton, Gerry (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-78096-047-0
  • EAN: 9781780960470
  • Produktnummer: 14009161
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
  • Seitenangabe: 48 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 5'141 KB
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage
  • Abbildungen: 40 b/w; 8 col

Über den Autor


David Greentree graduated from the University of York with a BA in History before completing an MA in War Studies at King's College London and qualifying as a lecturer in Further Education. In 1995 he accepted a commission in the Royal Air Force and has served in a variety of locations, including Afghanistan and Oman. He has written several books for Osprey, focusing on British military history and World War II.

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