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No. 4

Campaign Study

PRELUDE TO LEIPZIG

By George Nafziger
As the Allied armies converged upon Napoleon's Grande Armee in late 1813, Marshal Murat fought a spirited battle against the advance guard of the Army of Bohemia at The Battle of Liebertwolkwitz. In an exclusive excerpt from his upcoming third book on the 1813 campaign, George Nafziger details the largest cavalry battle of the Napoleonic Wars, fought just two days before the "Battle of the Nations."

200th Anniversary

MAINTAINING THE INITIATIVE

By Todd Fisher
Despite General Bonaparte's string of victories in the spring and summer of 1796, the Austrians stubbornly continued to contest Napoleon's control of northern Italy. The town of Mantua refused to surrender, and became the focal point for several battles. Todd Fisher presents the third installment in this series, along with photos from a recent tour of Italy.

Uniform Study

NAPOLEON'S WHITE UNIFORMS

By Calvin W. Hurd
The British blockade cut off supplies of indigo to France. Substitutes for the dye to make the familiar dark blue uniforms of the French infantry were unsatisfactory. Nearly a dozen regiments participated in the 1807 campaign wearing an experimental white uniform. The results are outlined by Calvin W. Hurd, with illustrations by Bea Hurd.

Fashion and Art

FROM EXTRAVAGANCE TO ELEGANCE

By Dr. Melanie Byrd
Women's fashion from the ancien regime to the French Revolution is examined in the first installment of a three-part series. In addition to enhancing a woman's allure, clothing and costume sometimes satirized events and made political statements. Text and color illustrations by Dr. Melanie Byrd.

Game Review

WATERLOO

Reviewed by Drew Martin and Dana Lombardy
Game number three in TalonSoft's Battleground computer game series is visually stunning and offers many historical as well as "what if?" scenarios to refight this famous battle.

Departments

Travel:

The 1996 Napoleonic Fair: A London convention features miniatures, re-enactors, and exhibitions.


26th Annual Consortium: The Revolutionary Europe Conference featured 52 papers and 24 sessions.

Napoleonic Library: Reviews of selected books

The Sandler Collection: Annotated bibliography of 3,530 books
Amateurs to Arms!: War of 1812 history by Col. John Elting (ret.)

Product Survey: Napoleon's Empire on computer, "Siege" convention, "command calipers," and more.

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