Napoleonic Principles of War (2nd Edition)

Warfare for the period 1791- 1815. All major French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars Campaigns and Nationalities covered. The Principles of War rules are designed to cover warfare from the beginning of the French Revolution to the fall of Napoleon in 1815.

The period started with warfare being the sport of kings with small professional armies using the linear tactics epitomized in the wars of Frederick the Great of Prussia. With the French Revolution this changed to a war of conscript armies involving the whole population. These large armies required new methods of maneuver and deployment which were found in the writings of French 18th Century military writers. This new system used columns to maneuver and allowed armies to deploy much later than previously, thereby giving them more flexibility.

The rules have a simple mechanism emphasizing officers' command and control. This is to represent the problems of commanding troops in battle which confronted generals, rather than how many casualties each unit was taking at each stage of the battle. These rules have been designed for large scale conflicts with each unit representing a regiment or brigade.

This is an ideal set of rules for Napoleonic Miniatures Wargaming. Written for 15mm and ideal for 6mm and 10mm too, rule modifications included for 25mm.

The 2nd Edition rules include the following sub-periods:

• Revolutionary Period 1791 - 1804
• French High Tide 1805 - 1808
• Neapolitan Rebellion
• British Expedition to Denmark 1807
• German Campaign 1809
• The Spanish Ulcer
• Russian Campaign 1812
• Decline & Fall 1813 - 1814
• The Hundred days Campaign 1815
• Eastern Campaigns