The Waterloo CompanionThere have been many books about Waterloo, but never one to rival this in scale or authority. The text, based upon extensive research, describes both the battle and the campaign that preceded it in detail, drawing upon the first-hand accounts of participants on all sides in order to give the reader a vivid feeling for the experiences of those who fought upon this most celebrated of all battlefields. The many full-color maps, all specially commissioned for the book, and the numerous diagrams and photographs, the majority in color, as well as sixteen pages of original paintings, make the book a feast for the eyes and a collector's dream. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Section One The Campaign | 21 |
Situation Facing Blücher AprilMay 1815 | 27 |
Section Two Orders of Battle | 35 |
French Strengths | 51 |
Prussian Strengths | 65 |
Casualties at Waterloo | 73 |
French Senior Commanders at Waterloo | 82 |
Prussian Infantry | 207 |
Section Seven The Artillery | 257 |
Artillery Ammunition | 263 |
Factors Affecting Artillery Usage | 269 |
French Artillery | 285 |
Prussian Artillery | 301 |
The Wounded and Medical Services | 312 |
Supply Services | 325 |
The AngloAllied CommanderinChief | 92 |
AngloAllied Senior Commanders at Waterloo | 98 |
The Prussian CommanderinChief FieldMarshal Prince | 109 |
Section Four The Battlefield Including Memorials | 117 |
Key Terrain Features | 126 |
Farms and Other Buildings | 134 |
Other Features | 148 |
The Condition of the Battlefield on 18 June 1815 | 154 |
Section Five The Infantry | 163 |
French Infantry | 186 |
Other editions - View all
The Waterloo Companion: The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Land Battle Mark Adkin No preview available - 2014 |
The Waterloo Companion: The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Land Battle Mark Adkin No preview available - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
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