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    Incomparable: A Collection of Essays: The formation and early history of Napoleon’s 9th Light Infantry Regiment
    Incomparable: A Collection of Essays: The formation and early history of Napoleon’s 9th Light Infantry Regiment
    Incomparable: A Collection of Essays: The formation and early history of Napoleon’s 9th Light Infantry Regiment
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    Incomparable: A Collection of Essays: The formation and early history of Napoleon’s 9th Light Infantry Regiment

    By Terry Crowdy

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    Osprey is pleased to present a collection of essays by T.E. Crowdy. Formed as a result of his research for 'Incomparable' (Osprey, September 2012) these supplementary essays provide readers with the early history of Napoleon's 9th Light Infantry Regiment, including the formation of the corps and its early engagements, which provides a fascinating prelude to the regiment's exploits in the Napoleonic Wars, covered in the upcoming 'Incomparable'. In these four essays, Crowdy examines the corps in detail from its formation in 1758 until the end of the War of the First Coalition in 1797, studying its roles during the Seven Years War and the French Revolution, as well as its military operations from 1792 to 1797. Based on meticulous research over 15 years, these essays provide essential reading for anyone interested in the development of the French army, from its days under Louis XV through the Revolution and beyond to the beginning of the Napoleonic era.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateAug 20, 2012
    ISBN9781782000747
    Incomparable: A Collection of Essays: The formation and early history of Napoleon’s 9th Light Infantry Regiment
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    Terry Crowdy

    Terry Crowdy has long been fascinated by many aspects of military history and takes great pleasure delving into forgotten historical sources and seeking information that has eluded others. The author of a number of articles and books including The Enemy Within: A History of Espionage, and Military Misdemeanours: Corruption, incompetence, lust and downright stupidity. Terry lives in Kent, UK.

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      This is a readable unit history following the 9th Light Infantry of the French Army through the Napoleonic period. The writer is a competent stylist, and has gathered some telling anecdotes and personal histories. It is more personal that Mark Urban's book on the 95th Rifles of the opposing British Army. the exact makeup of the internal organization is hidden in the footnotes, and the book could use some more maps especially of the latter years of the Peninsula campaign. But overall, a laudable effort, and I will look for other works by the same author.

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