Louis XIVs French soldiers and buccaneers fought and created a vast overseas domain in the West Indies and Latin America thanks to his discreet and effective support. This study presents…

The Portuguese constituted a third to a half of the troops under Wellington’s command during his campaigns in the Peninsular and were considered first rate troops. This title explores the…

Wellington was faced by 80,000 men of the Army of Portugal under Marshal Massena. At Bussaco on 27 September the British/Portuguese force offered battle. This title shows how Bussaco was…

This book examines the first military encounters of the Seven Years’ War. When the French built forts along the Ohio River valley to support their claims to the area, a…

Follows on from Fortress 27: French Fortresses in North America 1534-1763: Quebec, Montreal, Louisbourg and New Orleans and Fortress 75: The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763…

This volume details the uniforms, organization and equipment of all those Canadian and British units that defended British North America during the tense years in the run up to war…

This volume is the second half of the story of French artillery during the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. It covers the howitzers, mortars and large siege and garrison guns, placing…

Almost from the first arrival of French and English colonists in eastern North America in the 16th century, settlers were forced to raise militias to protect themselves from the Indians…