Table of Contents

Introduction /France and Switzerland: military service under the Ancien Regime /Enlistment of Swiss demi-brigades and legions – Line Regiments – Valais and Neuchatel battalions /The Demi-brigades: in Switzerland, the West Indies and Trafalgar – absorption of demi-brigades and legions into Line regiments * 1st Swiss Line Regt 1805–11, Italy /2nd, 3rd & 4th Line Regts, Valais & Neuchatel Bns, 1805–11, the Peninsular War /Russia 1812 /Germany and Belgium 1813–15

Promotional Information

Based on years of research in Swiss archives and museums, this book draws together the combat history of Napoleon's Swiss troops together with full-colour artwork and illustrations of the uniforms, kit and equipment.

About the Author

David Greentree was born in Portsmouth in 1970. He attended Portsmouth Grammar School, where he developed an interest in military history. He studied for a BA in History at York before taking an MA in War Studies at King's College London and qualifying as a lecturer in Further Education at Cardiff. In 1995 he accepted a commission into the Royal Air Force, and has since served in a variety of locations, including Afghanistan. He is currently working in the Ministry of Defence in London.