THE ARMY OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY 1805-1814 : UNIFORMS, ORGANISATION, CAMPAIGNS (FIRST EDITION)

Ede-Borrett, Stephen.

ISBN 10: 1911628496 / ISBN 13: 9781911628491

Published by Helion & Company Ltd., 2022

About this Item

From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 No.92. First edition. New paperback copies at a reduced price. ; A study of the regulation uniforms and variations recorded in contemporary documents and plates. Illustrated with colour plates and b/w illustrations. General Officers and Staff, Royal Guard, Cavalry of the Line, Infantry of the Line, Line Artillery and Support Units, and Naval Units. ; 299 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ARMY OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY 1805-1814 : UNIFORMS, ORGANISATION, CAMPAIGNS (FIRST EDITION)
• Publisher: Helion & Company Ltd.
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911628496
• ISBN 13: 9781911628491
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Often overlooked is the fact that, in addition to being Emperor of the French, Napoleon was also King of Italy. As such he was the first man to hold such a title since antiquity, albeit that the Kingdom was ruled by Eugene de Beauharnais as Viceroy. There seems little doubt that had Napoleon remained in power for a few more years then the Kingdom’s Army would have been the cornerstone of a unified Italian State a half-century before Garibaldi. The Kingdom may only have comprised about a third of the Italian peninsula, but it was inevitably a major contributor of manpower to the Grande Armée. Despite this, and the continuing popularity of the study of Napoleonic armies and uniforms, there has not previously been a full-length study of the appearance of this Army nor any comparable synopsis of its service. The uniforms of the Kingdom’s Army were heavily influenced by those of Napoleonic France but there was, in addition, enough ‘Italian flair’ to make them distinctive and the Army’s service record was the equal to that of any of France’s allies and satellites, and considerably better than most.

About the Author

Stephen Ede-Borrett has had an enduring interest in the military history and the armies of the seventeenth century for as long as he can remember, an interest that led him to join the Sealed Knot at the age of fifteen. He first developed a specific interest in the Army of James II at the time of the tercentenary of the Battle of Sedgemoor in 1985 - an interest that has never abated. He is the author of Lostwithiel 1644 : The Campaign and the Battle, the first full-length study of the campaign, as well as numerous articles in The Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Arquebusier, and in many military history and wargames magazines on such varied subjects as the `Drums of James II’s Army’ and the `Colours of the Amsterdam Civic Guards in the 17th Century’; he has also edited new editions of the Letters of Neremiah Wharton, de Gomme’s Account of the Storm of Bristol and the Iter Carolinum of Charles I. He is currently the Honorary Chairman of The Pike and Shot Society and a member of a number of historical societies and groups. His other major interests are movies, international cricket and superhero comics, oh and the cats that allow him and his partner Mary to share their home. He lives in what he considers to be the greatest city on the World – London. He says he isn’t biased in that opinion.