Conscription in the Napoleonic Era
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This edited volume explores conscription in the Napoleonic era, tracing the roots of European conscription and exploring the many methods that states used to ob
This edited volume explores conscription in the Napoleonic era, tracing the roots of European conscription and exploring the many methods that states used to ob
Napoleon's conquests were spectacular, but behind his wars, is an enduring legacy. A new generation of historians have re-evaluated the Napoleonic era and found
"The institution used for the most part in raising the troops of the Grand Army goes under the name of conscription. Compulsory military service was not a new t
Between the outbreak of war with Austria in 1792 and Napoleon's final debacle in 1814, France remained almost continously at war, recruiting in the process some
This edited volume explores conscription in the Napoleonic era, tracing the roots of European conscription and exploring the many methods that states used to ob