Reason to Revolution #: The Danish Army of the Napoleonic Wars 1801-1814, Organisation, Uniforms & Equipment Volume 02

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An in-depth look at the regular cavalry and field artillery covering all aspects, organisation, uniforms, arms and equipment, fully illustrated in colour. 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 second volume looks in depth at the regular cavalry and field artillery covering all aspects, organisation, uniforms, arms and equipment, in particular cannon, limbers, and wagons, with 54 original full colour plates. The fortress and coastal artillery are not forgotten, as with one of the longest coastlines in Europe compared to the size of the country it was more important than in most countries. Unlike the few other works in English this book has been conducted with the assistance of respected Danish historians, as well as Norwegian and German historians. AUTHOR: David Alan Wilson was born on 11 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 worked in the wine trade, and in April 1974 he signed up for voluntary military service in C Squadron (The Sharpshooters), The Royal Yeomanry. After visiting France several times, he returned there definitely in 1977to learnFrench in situ. This is where his passion for history and historical modelling really took off after he was introduced to Teddy Suren of Willie figures who not only taught him about sculpting, but also how to organise research. 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. 54 colour illustrations