The Background of Napoleonic Warfare : The Theory of Military Tactics in Eighteenth-Century France

Presents the tactics of French warfare throughout the 18th century, describing the creators of their system and their tactical developments. Acknowledgments Contents Introduction I Tactics of the Early Eighteenth Century II The Makers of Systems III Tactical Developments of the First Half of the Century IV Guibert V Bourcet VI Joly de Maizeroy VII Pirch VIII Mesnil-Durand's -New System IX The Camp of Vaussieux X The Defense of Guibert XI The Controversy Continues XII Du Teil XIII Tactics at the End of the Eighteenth Century and during the Great Wars Notes Bibliography Index