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The French Revolution was actively resisted by many of the aristocracy and significant numbers of the Royalist population in an attempt to restore the king to the throne. The forces raised by these emigres fought primarily alongside the British Army on battlefields from Holland to the West Indies.

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After disbanding many emigre units in 1802, following the Peace of Amiens, many more were formed with the resumption of hostilities in 1803. The new units were noticeably different from the French royalist regiments of the 1790s - only the Chasseurs Britanniques remained.

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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 clash with the British became inevitable, and when in 1753 they refused to evacuate the region, British thoughts turned to eviction.

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The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America escalate into open warfare as both sides sought to overcome the other's forts and trading posts. This book focuses on a daring feat of arms at the height of the French and Indian War.

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Napoleon, as a young artilleryman, was trained with the Gribeauval system, created to standardize the French field artillery. This work deals with 4-, 8- and 12-pdr guns, light 1-pdr guns and later innovations such as the 6-pdr gun, which were used by Napoleon in Italy, Germany and Austria.

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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 a special emphasis on their role, technical significance and operational use.

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Although somewhat overshadowed by Wellington's main campaign in the north, the Alcantara raid was an outstanding success. The primary objective of alarming and distracting the French forces in Spain was achieved. This book deals with this topic.

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This book covers the army that fought the Texans at the Alamo and San Jacinto, and was poised to fight the US in the Mexican-American War of 1846-48. It was far from negligible and on the eve of the latter war a correspondent from the London Times judged it superior to the US Army.

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This is the first in a three-volume set on the Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars. It begins by examining the effect in Spain of the French Revolution and goes on to cover the campaigns against the French and British. It ends with the Spanish victory at Bailen in 1808.

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The second of three volumes on the organisation, uniforms, and weapons of the Spanish Army in Europe in the 'MEN-AT-ARMS' series, this book considers 1808 to 1812.

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This volume is the third and final one covering the organisation, uniforms and weapons of the Spanish Army in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars, and deals with the period from 1812 to 1815.

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The battle of Talavera in 1809 was one of the major battles of the Peninsular War and Arthur Wellesley's first victory in Spain itself, following which he was created Viscount Wellington of Talavera and Wellington.

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Canada's 600,000 troops - of whom more than 66,000 died and nearly 150,000 were wounded - represented an extraordinary contribution to the British Empire's struggle. This book describes the Canadian Corps in WWI and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the four Canadian divisions which earned an elite reputation on the Western Front.

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This book provides an in-depth study of the construction and location of these fortifications, and examines what it was like to live and fight inside them, with the forts themselves illustrated by beautifully detailed artwork.

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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 book takes a look at the forts guarding the frontier defenses of New France from the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

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This details the uniforms, organization and role of the French forces which fought as allies with the Americans in the War of Independence. This volume is part of the "Men-at-Arms" series.

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This volume is the first of two covering the organistion, uniforms and weapons of the Portuguese Army in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars. Based on Portuguese as well as British documents, this study comprises a source on the material culture of these forces between 1806 and 1815.

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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 many battalions in service to the British.

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An examination of the background to the ancient alliances of Britain and Portugal. It investigates the formative events of the War of the Oranges, the army reforms of 1806, and the French invasion of Portugal in 1807, and describes the service, battle record and uniform of each regiment.

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"Spanish Army in North America C.1700-1783".

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To counter the assaults of the Englishmen, Frenchmen, and Dutchmen, as well as those of pirates, the Spanish built a system of fortifications. This title covers the three main periods of development including the first "castles" in Americas, based on medieval styles built to protect against marauding adventurers.

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General Abercromby's expedition against Ticonderoga embarked from its camp and within hours, Rangers ran into the French and Lord Howe, the darling of the army, was shot. Abercromby then assaulted Montcalm in retaliation, and battalion after battalion was sacrificed. This title tells the story.