The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1807-1814

Volume 1: High Command, Line and Light Infantry

Author: David A. Wilson Series: From Reason to Revolution

The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1807-1814

A fully illustrated unique record of the uniforms of the Napoleonic Danish and Norwegian armies and their flags in full colour.

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Summary

A fully illustrated unique record of the uniforms of the Napoleonic Danish and Norwegian armies and their flags in full colour.

Description

This book was written to provide an in-depth study of the Danish and Norwegian armies of the Napoleonic Wars. The goal was to provide a working document which is as accurate as possible, covering the uniforms of these armies, their weapons and their evolution as well as their colours and a look at their basic tactics. Although this is principally a uniform book, historical background is also provided to place the details in their context. This first volume covers the uniforms of the High Command, Guard, and Line and Light Infantry, their arms, equipment, and colours. The product of five years of research, this study grew out of the author's desire to provide a reference for friends who were painting Danish wargames figures. It soon became apparent that very little was written on the subject in English and this led to extensive research and consultation with experts including Alan Perry of Perry Miniatures and Jorgen Koefoed Larsen. Every effort has been made to reconcile conflicting sources, rather than risk perpetuating myths and errors, and the result is a comprehensive and lavishly-illustrated reference work on this significant but often-overlooked Napoleonic army. AUTHOR: David Alan Wilson was born on the 11th September 1954 of mixed Irish, British and Scots origins and was educated at Greenshaw High School, in Surrey, England, specialising in the History of Art, ancient English literature, printing, technical drawing, sculpture, and painting. He became more and more interested in both civil and military history, with special interests in the Ancien Regime - including several years in an association of historical re-enactors, specialising in 18th century animations for historical sites - and Scandinavian history. He retired from full time work in June 2019 to devote more time to historical research and writing. 42 colour plates

Critic Reviews

“"... this excellent uniform guide offers the text details and visual guide for accurate representation of Danish troops on the tabletop."”

''In short, this book contains everything a wargamer wishing to raise a Napoleonic period Danish army requires! It has been researched in consultation with experts such as Jorgen Koefoed Larsen and Alan Perry Highly recommended: If you plan to muster a Danish wargame army, buy this book!''-- "Miniature Wargames"
-- "Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"

About the Author

David Alan Wilson was born in 1954 and was educated at Greenshaw High School specialising in. He then worked in the wine trade and in April 1974 he signed up for voluntary military service in C Squadron (The Sharpshooters), The Royal Yeomanry, Territorial Army; He has lived in France since 1977. Here his passion military history and modelling really took off, after he was introduced to Teddy Suren of Willie figures who not only taught him sculpting, but also how to organise research. His main interests are the armies of ancien regime Europe, and Napoleonic Scandinavia. He retired from full time work in June 2019 to devote more time to historical research and writing.