Our long silence is, among other events, due to the fact that I found nothing better to do than having a heart attack followed by a double by-pass in March 1996. I was among the lucky ones, since there was no damage to the heart, and that I am now fully recovered. I don't know any event that can knock down the wind out of somone's sails more quickly and efficiently! Well, that is now water under the bridge. With the help of the readership, we plan to continue publishing EE&L on a regular basis 4 times a year. Our issue 2 of Volume 3 is simply the continuation of what we presented in EE&L 1. Our main piece de resistance is the continuation of our series on the evolution of the permanent Divisions to the Army Corps of the Empire, which, in our opinion, revolutionized warfare. That article is complemented by Paddy Griffith's " in 1807. That is a very pertinent piece work since the Division was the only permanent key component of the army Corps of which, on many occasions, were altered or even created (like the Corps during the Campaign of 1809) by shifting around Divisions. Marc Raiff in "The Mecklenburg-Strelitz Hussar Regiment" answer a question that has been raised by many readers. In 1813, the newly created regiment, that illustrated itself a Mockern, was not a Prussian unit but from the small Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Also of interest as little known unit is the ex-2nd Dutch Hussar which became Napoleon's 11th Hussars in 1807. That regiment became part of the unfortunate Grande Armee and, was practically destroyed in Russia. In addition, Mike Gilbert reintroduce us to the work of the Bourgeois of Hamburg whom left us invaluable first hand sketches on how the Napoleonic soldiers looked like in the field. Of no less importance is George Nafziger's coverage of Russian skirmishing from original Russian sources. Robert Burnham in his Part II of "Fine Dining in the Peninsula," introduces us to the manners in which the British officers organized their "free" time in the Peninsula. Social life was an important part of any army. So it was in the life of Napoleon and Leona Lochet began a series to show us how the Emperor behaved with the ladies and while not in campaign. In this issue she starts with Napoleon liaison with the beautiful Mademoiselle E… Perhaps the most pertinent article on the continuation of the study of Napoleonic warfare is the reprint, with the kind permission of his publisher Sarperdon Publishers, of Chapter 23 of Brent Nosworthy's With Musket, Cannon and Sword which is reviewed page . In that chapter Brent points out the importance for historians to study real tactics and to include their findings in their relating of battles, etc. as these tactical factors long ignored, as we have proclaimed it in EE&L for many years, had in many occasions a decisive impact on the battle results. Obviously we are not about to run out of subjects to discuss. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 3 No. 2 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997 by Jean Lochet 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