International Napoleonic Society Awards Dr Ben Weider, President of the International Napoleonic Society, and Donald D.Horward, Chair of the Literary Committee, have announced during 1997 the following Literary Awards. A total of twenty excellent volumes were submitted to the 1996 Literary Committee for the annual prize. They were judged by the Committee composed of David Chandler, Philip Haythornthwaite, Robert Holtmann, J. David Markham, Jeanne Ojala, John Severn and Donald D. Horward. The following prizes have been awarded: FIRST PRIZE of $2,500 is awarded to John L. Tone for his volume The Fatal Knot: The Guerrilla War in Navarre and the Defeat of Napoleon, published by the University of North Carolina, USA. SECOND PRIZE of $1,500 is awarded to Paul Britten Austin for his volume 1812: The Great Retreat, published by Greenhill Books. The President's Choice: The Golden Laurel Award has been established to give special recognition to one book each year that has made a unique contribution to the field of Napoleonic studies. This recognition will include a certificate and a cheque for US $1,500. This year's Golden Laurel Award goes to One Leg: The Life and Letters of Henry William Paget, First Marquess of Anglesey, KG 1768-1854 (London: Leo Cooper 1996). First published in 1961, this book was written by the seventh Marquess of Anglesey. Of particular interest is the first person account of the battle of Waterloo, including the incident where Paget (Lord Uxbridge) lost his leg. One Leg is also important for its extensive use of letters and other unpublished material not generally available to scholars. The Graduate Student Literary Awards are for the two best published articles written by graduate students. The prizes are $500 each and have been awarded to: Margaret Chrisawn for her article "A Military Bull in a Diplomatic China Shop: General Jean Lannes in Lisbon, 1802-04", published in the Portuguese Review. Everett Dague, for his article "Henri Clarke, Minister of War, and the Malet Conspiracy", published in Selected Papers, 1995, Consortium on Revolutionary Europe. Each of these publications has met the rigorous criteria established by the Literary Committee. They represent a significant contribution to the study of the Napoleonic period as exemplified by the quality of research, originality, style and judgement. Congratulations are due to each of these scholars on their commitment and achievement. Napoleonic Scholarship: The Journal of the International Napoleonic Society I have just received my copy of this new journal for Napoleonic scholars and enthusiasts, and very good it is too. The plan is to publish two editions each year, and the intention is to maintain a high academic standard throughout. It is edited by David Markham, and congratulations should go to both him and Ben Weider (President of the INS) for producing such a high quality journal. Napoleonic Scholarship is sent to all Fellows of the INS. This first issue contains the following papers: Andre Massena, Prince D'Essling, in the Age of Revolution (1789-1815) by Donald D. Horward. Davout and Napoleon: A Study of their Personal Relationship by John Gallaher. Marshal Nicolas Charles Oudinot: Le Bayard de l'armee francaise by Kyle Eidahl. The Battle of Eylau: February 7-8 1807 from Denis Davidov's Memoirs, translated by Gregory Troubetzkoy. Prelude to Eylau: Benningsen's Report to the Czar, translated by Gregory Troubetzkoy. Napoleon and Death by David Chandler. The Assassination of Napoleon by Ben Weider. Between Emperor and Exile, Byron and Napoleon 1814-1816 by John Clubbe. Following the Footsteps of Glory: Stendhal's Napoleonic Career by J. David Markham. The purpose of the International Napoleonic Society is to promote the study of the Napoleonic era in accordance with proper academic standards. To this end, the goal of the INS is to gather the leading minds in this field for the purpose of creating, reviewing, commenting upon, making awards to, and financially supporting Napoleonic scholarship. The INS will encourage the publication of works of academic merit, and provides th'e opportunity for scholarly articles to be published in Napoleonic Scholarship. The INS may also support the publication of works of academic merit, as well as the reprinting of important material no longer easily available. It is important that original documents, as well as material available only in languages not commonly read by western scholars, be made available to Napoleonic researchers. The INS will therefore encourage and support the translation and/or publication of such material. The INS will encourage the creation and expansion of programmes of study in the Napoleonic era at accredited institutions of learning. The INS may sponsor lecture tours, guest lecturing appearances, the endowment of professional chairs, the granting of scholarships, the production of exhibitions and other displays, and other academic and/or cultural activities as deemed appropriate. Napoleonic scholars may become Fellows of the International Napoleonic Society upon recommendation of other members, or upon their own application. If anyone wishes to be considered for Fellowship they should write to the INS office and provide a brief resume of their Napoleonic career and interests. The address of the society is: International Napoleonic Society, 2875 Bates Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3S 1B7. Telephone: 001 514 731 3784. Fax: 001 514 731 9026. The INS is rapidly gathering momentum and bringing together many Napoleonic scholars from throughout the world. I believe that it will be an important body in the study of the Napoleonic period in the years to come. Back to Age of Napoleon No. 24 Table of Contents Back to Age of Napoleon List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master List of Magazines © Copyright 1998 by Partizan Press. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com