Lining up shoulder-to-shoulder wasn’t madness—it was strategy. Here's how Napoleonic armies used firepower, discipline, and drill to dominate the battlefield.

Why did thousands of men line up in open fields, shoulder-to-shoulder? This quick guide unpacks the logic behind Napoleonic infantry formations—and how firepower, movement, and defense worked ...

Grenadiers were the elite of line infantry and the veteran shock troops of the Napoleonic infantry. 3) Drummers played a key role on at the battlefield: their drum cadences set a steady marching ...

When, in your gaming life, have you witnessed 50 Napoleonic-era French line infantry, arranged in columns, walking backwards in sync into direct artillery and musket fire, ...

Napoleon’s heavy cavalry were defined by their armor. The cuirassier and carabinier regiments received the strongest conscripts and the largest horses—and least 160 centimeters-tall—in order ...

Finally, at 11:30, Napoleon’s artillery opened fire. His battle plan was simple. Wellington’s men occupied the outlying farm buildings on both flanks, and the crest of a ridge in the center ...

THE sights and sounds of Napoleonic warfare will come to a North-East castle this month.