Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799–1815

Author:   Laurence Spring ,  Bill Younghusband
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Volume:   No. 51
ISBN:  

9781841763804


Pages:   64
Publication Date:   14 August 2002
Format:   Paperback
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Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799–1815


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This title provides a comprehensive and vivid account of life in the Russian infantry at the turn of the 19th century - a time when the Russian army was arguably one of the most important in the world. Although hopelessly outdated at the outbreak of war in 1799, the army underwent radical changes and modernisation after Czar Paul I's murder. This book details recruitment and training procedures, tactics and equipment, and daily life both at home and on campaign. The experiences of the average soldier are examined, and several commonly held assumptions regarding his character and motivation are reassessed.

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Author:   Laurence Spring ,  Bill Younghusband
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Osprey Publishing
Volume:   No. 51
Dimensions:   Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9781841763804


ISBN 10:   1841763802
Pages:   64
Publication Date:   14 August 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Introduction · Chronology · Conscription · Training · Drill · Discipline and punishment · Pay and Provision · Appearance · Daily Life · On Campaign · Tactics · The Soldier in Battle · Casualties · Parades · Aftermath · Bibliography · Glossary · Museums and Collections · Colour plate commentary · Index

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Laurence Spring holds a degree in History from London University, and is the co-ordinator of the Russian Army Study Group, an organisation with a world-wide membership. He has worked on a translation of A V Viskovatov's seminal Historical Description of the Clothing and Arms of the Russian Army, and has also written on the English Civil War, plus numerous articles for magazines. Laurence lives and works in Surrey, UK. Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He has been interested in all things military since childhood, an interest compounded through the reading of authors such as G. A. Henty. In 1954 he joined the Life Guards and saw service in Egypt and Cyprus. Bill is a respected military illustrator of many years’ experience, and has illustrated numerous Osprey books on 18th- and 19th-century subjects. He is married, and lives in Ireland.

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