French Guardsman vs Russian Jaeger

1812–14

French Guardsman vs Russian Jaeger cover

French Guardsman vs Russian Jaeger

1812–14

Description

The Russian Jaeger regiments and Napoleon's Young Guard clashed repeatedly during the campaigns of 1812–14.

The Russian Jaeger were light infantry who gained enormous experience and prestige during the struggle to rid Europe of Napoleon's armies, while the Young Guard was expanded to become the main strike force of the French field armies. In appalling winter conditions in 1812, the Young Guard turned to confront their opponents, including Jaeger forces, at Krasnyi.

In the face of constant bombardment, Young Guard regiments held off the Russians, covering the retreat of large parts of Napoleon's forces. They clashed again at Leipzig in 1813 and then again in the bitter cold at Craonne in 1814, where horrendous casualties finally told on the newly formed Young Guard units pitched into an attack upon Russian Jaeger regiments.

Putting the reader in the shoes of the ordinary soldiers of both sides, this absorbing book traces the evolving trial of strength between Russia's Jaeger arm and France's Young Guardsmen at the height of the Napoleonic Wars.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The opposing sides
Combat 1
Combat 2
Combat 3
Analysis and conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published 20 Nov 2013
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 80
ISBN 9781472806123
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 40 b/w; 21 col
Series Combat
Short code CBT 4
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Laurence Spring

Laurence Spring, an expert on Napoleonic Russian u…

Illustrator

Mark Stacey

Mark Stacey was born in Manchester, UK, in 1964 an…

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