Approximately 200 colour photographs

The hobby of historical re-enactment has come a long way over the past decade, attracting dedicated students of many aspects and periods of history to this uniquely engaging form of practical research.

The ever-fascinating Napoleonic period is well represented, and groups of knowledgeable enthusiasts in many European countries have been formed to recreate the uniforms and equipment, and to practice the drills and tactics, of these colourful armies.

The Line and Light Infantry who made up the backbone of the Emperor's armies are represented here in nearly 200 colour photographs taken over four seasons of re-enactment all over Europe. Here too are remarkable photos of working replica cannon of the Foot and Horse Artillery.

Stephen E. Maughan is an expert in the Napoleonic era, having travelled widely to museums, archives, private collections and battlefields to research information.