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Per some discussion on the Canadian task force, I've created an auxiliary notice, {{ WPMILHIST Napoleonic Era task force}}, that can be inserted after the regular project notice; this might help with recruitment somewhat. Comments? — Kirill Lok s hin 04:51, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
Need some help with this project? I'm willing to lend a hand and share my knowledge if necessary... --
fdewaele 13:40 15 February 2006 (CET)
Is there any stuff to do for someone not well-versed in the actual facts of this particular segment of history? I'd love to copy-edit something and learn some facts in the process. The Minist e r of War (Peace) 23:46, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
I've been working on French Revolutionary Army, which will hopefully become a companion article to La Grande Armée, covering the period 1792-1804.-- ansbachdragoner 02:29, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Another article is up. I've just completed the 13 Vendémiaire. I hadn't meant to create this article, but when attempting to link to something on this 'battle' to the French Revolutionary Army page and failing fo find anything but the short paragraph in Nappy's bio, I created this. I'm now going back to working on the French Revolutionary Army, going to add in a bit about the reforms and influence of Carnot, early/late tactics etc.-- ansbachdragoner 23:24, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm currently building up userbox templates conforming to the the style found on the
Military history WikiProject. I'll be building one for this task force if its members dont mind. What would be a defining image representing the Napoleonic Era? Your help is appreacited.
Dryzen 13:42, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
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I've just made a major edit of ansbachdragoner's article on the Battle of Eckmuhl. The leading sources on this period, such as Chandler's Campaigns of Napoleon and Rottenberg's Napoleon's Great Adversary and Emperor's Last Victory, treat the fighting from April 19 - 24, 1809, as a single, continuous series of engagements, all of which comprise the "Battle of Eckmuhl". Given the existing structure of the "War of the Fifth Coalition" articles, adopting that position is perhaps too radical a change, but at a minimum the article on Eckmuhl needs to be expanded to incorporate the 21st.
I also completely revised ansbachdragoner's "Strategic Situation." The original article summary focused solely on the fact that the battle led to the evacuation of Bavaria by the Austrians. Though a positive outcome from the French perspective, it was of purely secondary importance. The Austrians had caught the French with their pants down around their ankles when they began the war on April 9. Moreover, the initially weak French position was further eroded by significant misteps on both the German and Italian fronts. The net effect was that for the first time in his career Napoleon was placed on the defensive, reacting to his opponent's initiatives. The crucial importance of Eck was that, thereafter, Napoleon regained the strategic initiative. The war was far from over, but after Eckmuhl the battles occurred where and when Napoleon chose, on grounds of HIS choosing.
-- Paco Palomo 22:48, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
No one has been attending the comments that have accumulated at this FAC. I think the article could succeed if the objections were addressed. Regards, Durova 07:09, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
Hey guys, I've removed myself from the list. I've been so busy in real life lately (finishing up my MA thesis), I noticed there is a great chasm between what I would like to do here on the pedia, and what I actually have the time for! Nonetheless, I'll be more than happy to help with direct requests or reviews of any kind. I'd love to stay involved, but working on a project is just too much of a commitment right now. Hell, I hardly have the time to do any of the MILHIST stuff i've been planning for ages!
Though I have to say, wasnt sure what I could contribute anyway with all these knowledgeable people around! Cheers, The Minist e r of War (Peace) 13:08, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
What type of infantry is it and what type of firearm is it? Is it possible to determine such infantry according to uniforms? Note that the years 1787-1825 maybe (I do not know) show something according to the history of the building, because there is similar relief with years when there there was an hospital founded in 14th century and I found on page in Czech language that there was an bridewell founded in 1843. I found nothing about the infantry. Thank you for your help. -- Snek01 19:06, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
Probably yes! It looks like plastic figures of Austrian infantry. Maybe from Seven Years War (1756–1763) or later? Is the gun musket? -- Snek01 22:27, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
The Nivelle page is now finished and I have removed it from the To Do list.
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Two things...
Firstly, are there any pages on weapons, types of unit and tactics and if there arn't then should we add that to the To Do list.
Secondly, on the War of the 6th Coalition, there is a long article featuring that and a stub. However, the long article is not the main page for that topic - it says that it the stub is the main page. Surely it would be better to delete the stub and make the article the main topic page.
Who has been contributing articles on Napoleon's 1812 Invasion of Russia? I would like to collaborate with you. I'm Kenmore, and you can contact me here at Wikipedia or my home email: kenmore3233@verizon.net. Thanks.unsigned comment by User:Kenmore
Could you determine these military uniforms or dress uniforms of Austrian command from 19 century ( Military history of Austria), please? -- Snek01 19:29, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
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Are there any sutible images which we can use to liven up this article - I am not sure about uploading one due to copyright. Your thoughts would be appriciated.
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I have created the page on the Second Battle of Stockach. However, I do not understand why it is listed as the Second Battle of Stockach. The Battle of Stockash (1800) happend after the second. -- Ineffable3000 04:49, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Can you please help me find a good campaignbox for the Battle of Suriname article? -- Ineffable3000 06:07, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
This is a good page summarazing Napoleonic battles. [1] -- Ineffable3000 16:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
I am a bit confused on the Battle of Montevideo (1807). Is it officially considered to be part of the War of the Fourth Coalition or is it unrelated? If it is unrelated, what war is it part of? -- Ineffable3000 22:39, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Most battle won by the coalitions against France is labelled "Allied victory", I want to change that to "Coalition victory", like on the Battle of Waterloo article. Any thoughts? Carl Logan 17:36, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Something I've noticed reading Napoleonic War articles is that frequently names of generals aren't linked and full names aren't given. It might just say General Davout or what have you, with no link. I've been adding links, but this is something people need to be on the lookout for, especially for less well known generals. -- AW 18:40, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
I would like to get a central decision on standardizing the combatants in Napoleonic infoboxes to avoide edits like MGRILLO's on War of the Sixth Coalition a while back. Any thoughts? Carl Logan
As no one is taking the bait, I will have to do it myself. I feel that we could solve a lot of problems if we decided which names to use in the infobox and where they should link. There by stopping all changing back and forth, here are a suggestion for most combatants in the Napoleonic Wars.
Any thoughts? Carl Logan 15:34, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
I see that the task force has decided to use 'Napoleonic era' for the entire Great French War, as is a relatively common shorthand convention. Is that considered to be an adequate definition for the purpose of naming articles? I wish to create an article dedicated to Luxembourg under French occupation, but don't quite know what to call it. 'French occupation of Luxembourg during [something]' follows the rule of the World War I and World War II articles, but what [something] is is open to debate. Any advice? Bastin 16:30, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Not entirely unrelatedly, stub categories Category:Napoleonic-stubs and Category:French Revolutionary Wars-stubs have been created recently, effectively duplicating the existing the Category:Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815) stubs. Can we work out the preferred terminology, so that these can be smooshed together to make one good one? Alai 03:25, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Have we misnamed this article? Although the overlap is significant, these terms surely refer to fundamentally distinct topics. We seem to be equating Bonaparte's Imperial restoration with the military effort he pursued against the Coalition powers. An article on the Hundred Days should describe in more detail the Empire's diplomacy, ministries (Carnot, Bigonnet, Fouché) constitution (l'acte additionel), etc., instead of treating social and political themes as preludes to the Waterloo campaign. The War of the Seventh Coalition article, in turn, could take a broader look at military operations. Albrecht 17:05, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
A question on the British siege(s) of Badajoz in 1811: in {{ Campaignbox Peninsular War (1811-1812)}}, we have two 1811 sieges listed (both redlinks at the moment) - the first (the successful French siege) and the second siege. I have sort of started (offline) on the 2nd siege, but am struggling a little for the simple reason that most historians consider that the British staged two sieges on the fortress in 1811. The first British siege was Beresford's, and was curtailed by the Battle of Albuera; the second was Wellington's, after Albuera. Are there opinions on whether we should keep it as is, or should change the campaignbox and have two articles for the two British sieges of that year?
An article on Beresford's siege would probably be pretty short, since the investment only lasted a two or three weeks at best, and didn't really achieve much (other than 700-odd allied casualties), but it would make the writing of the articles a lot simpler. On the other hand, combining the two sieges in one article makes it easier to document and explain Wellington's bad planning for both of the British aborted attempts on the town.
I'm at a loss as to how to proceed with this - I'm really not enjoying researching the details, partly because of this separation of the actions in sources, but the articles are needed, and indeed there's enough information around to get an FA out of it. Does anyone (if anyone is watching this page) have an opinion, or suggestion? Cheers. Carre ( talk) 22:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
I've recently created an article about Sgt James Graham (of the Coldstream Guards) having discovered it was missing! He, of course, was the man rewarded for closing the gate at Hougoumont, and was recognised by Wellington as the "bravest man at Waterloo". A lot of the contemporary writings mention him: seems to have been a bit of a popular hero. I've got pretty much as far as I can with the resources available to me, so I was wondering if any of you guys had anything more to add; I think with a bit of polishing it could make GA. I'm lacking images, too. What I would like is Robert Gibb's famous painting of the gates being shut. I've seen it replicated on dozens of sites, but am not sure how to discover the copyright status. But anything showing the gates/battle at Hougoumont would perhaps be ok. Graham also, apparently, was awarded a special gallantry medal (which one source speculated would have been a VC if they'd been invented). Any ideas what that would be, and whether it's anything official? Also, if any of you happen to be in Ireland, there's a few other photos/details I need (such as graves, memorial plaque); see Talk:James Graham (soldier)#Pictures/Details wanted. If you can't help with specifics, but have any comments to make about the article more generally, then that's great too. Many thanks! Gwinva ( talk) 04:17, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
We lack articles on the British, Austrian, Conf. of the Rhine, Saxony etc. armies. Like We can look up like Millitary History of Germany or like Millitary History of British but they aren't very specific as far as the details of the Napoleonic age. And their navies! Espeacially the navies!! We need articles Like the French Imperial Navy or the British Royal Navy of the 19th cen. Im aiming for SPECIFICITY. Philippe Auguste ( talk) 03:46, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Could anyone help with this translation please? Thanks. Neddyseagoon - talk 13:45, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
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Is WP: WikiProject Napoleonic Fiction associated with this task force? From what I can see it's only about Napoleonic military fiction... but the Project description isn't clear. Though the Project template is only on military fiction 76.66.196.229 ( talk) 13:34, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
{{WPMILHIST|Napoleonic=yes}}
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[pf] 10:46, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
Well, it's been about two months, and no activity from them, no responses on the project talk page. 76.66.193.69 ( talk) 11:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
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Well I've just signed on to help with the Task Force of the Napoleonic Era and Noticed that Aspern-Esseling has no Order of Battle. I can Provide a Order of Battle, but It only goes by Corps and Who Led the corps.
Here is what I would Post (I'm not sure this is where I should be posting this.)
French Army
Army Commander - Napoleon I
II Corps - Lannes
III Corps - Davout
IV Corps - Massena
Austrian Army
Army Commander - Archduke Charles
I Corps - Bellegarde
II Corps - Mohen Zolleren
IV Corps - Rosenberg
V Corps - Reuss
Reserve Infantry - Kienmaier
Reserve Cavalry - Lichtenstein
This source is from Gunther E. Rothenberg's book "The Napoleonic Wars" —Preceding
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Hi Guys,
I'm new to editing here, and I'm currently working on a page detailing Bonaparte's first Italian campaign, the work-in-progress can be viewed at my userpage. I would love you guys to give comments and stuff, maybe help with formatting and integrating it with currently existing articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quarkonium ( talk • contribs) 05:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
218.186.9.230 ( talk) 06:03, 20 July 2010 (UTC)Quarkonium
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Per some discussion on the Canadian task force, I've created an auxiliary notice, {{ WPMILHIST Napoleonic Era task force}}, that can be inserted after the regular project notice; this might help with recruitment somewhat. Comments? — Kirill Lok s hin 04:51, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
Need some help with this project? I'm willing to lend a hand and share my knowledge if necessary... --
fdewaele 13:40 15 February 2006 (CET)
Is there any stuff to do for someone not well-versed in the actual facts of this particular segment of history? I'd love to copy-edit something and learn some facts in the process. The Minist e r of War (Peace) 23:46, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
I've been working on French Revolutionary Army, which will hopefully become a companion article to La Grande Armée, covering the period 1792-1804.-- ansbachdragoner 02:29, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Another article is up. I've just completed the 13 Vendémiaire. I hadn't meant to create this article, but when attempting to link to something on this 'battle' to the French Revolutionary Army page and failing fo find anything but the short paragraph in Nappy's bio, I created this. I'm now going back to working on the French Revolutionary Army, going to add in a bit about the reforms and influence of Carnot, early/late tactics etc.-- ansbachdragoner 23:24, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
I'm currently building up userbox templates conforming to the the style found on the
Military history WikiProject. I'll be building one for this task force if its members dont mind. What would be a defining image representing the Napoleonic Era? Your help is appreacited.
Dryzen 13:42, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
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I've just made a major edit of ansbachdragoner's article on the Battle of Eckmuhl. The leading sources on this period, such as Chandler's Campaigns of Napoleon and Rottenberg's Napoleon's Great Adversary and Emperor's Last Victory, treat the fighting from April 19 - 24, 1809, as a single, continuous series of engagements, all of which comprise the "Battle of Eckmuhl". Given the existing structure of the "War of the Fifth Coalition" articles, adopting that position is perhaps too radical a change, but at a minimum the article on Eckmuhl needs to be expanded to incorporate the 21st.
I also completely revised ansbachdragoner's "Strategic Situation." The original article summary focused solely on the fact that the battle led to the evacuation of Bavaria by the Austrians. Though a positive outcome from the French perspective, it was of purely secondary importance. The Austrians had caught the French with their pants down around their ankles when they began the war on April 9. Moreover, the initially weak French position was further eroded by significant misteps on both the German and Italian fronts. The net effect was that for the first time in his career Napoleon was placed on the defensive, reacting to his opponent's initiatives. The crucial importance of Eck was that, thereafter, Napoleon regained the strategic initiative. The war was far from over, but after Eckmuhl the battles occurred where and when Napoleon chose, on grounds of HIS choosing.
-- Paco Palomo 22:48, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
No one has been attending the comments that have accumulated at this FAC. I think the article could succeed if the objections were addressed. Regards, Durova 07:09, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
Hey guys, I've removed myself from the list. I've been so busy in real life lately (finishing up my MA thesis), I noticed there is a great chasm between what I would like to do here on the pedia, and what I actually have the time for! Nonetheless, I'll be more than happy to help with direct requests or reviews of any kind. I'd love to stay involved, but working on a project is just too much of a commitment right now. Hell, I hardly have the time to do any of the MILHIST stuff i've been planning for ages!
Though I have to say, wasnt sure what I could contribute anyway with all these knowledgeable people around! Cheers, The Minist e r of War (Peace) 13:08, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
What type of infantry is it and what type of firearm is it? Is it possible to determine such infantry according to uniforms? Note that the years 1787-1825 maybe (I do not know) show something according to the history of the building, because there is similar relief with years when there there was an hospital founded in 14th century and I found on page in Czech language that there was an bridewell founded in 1843. I found nothing about the infantry. Thank you for your help. -- Snek01 19:06, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
Probably yes! It looks like plastic figures of Austrian infantry. Maybe from Seven Years War (1756–1763) or later? Is the gun musket? -- Snek01 22:27, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
The Nivelle page is now finished and I have removed it from the To Do list.
The Napoloenic Fiction WikiProject is looking for contributors. If you are interested, click on the link and sign up. Thanks.
Two things...
Firstly, are there any pages on weapons, types of unit and tactics and if there arn't then should we add that to the To Do list.
Secondly, on the War of the 6th Coalition, there is a long article featuring that and a stub. However, the long article is not the main page for that topic - it says that it the stub is the main page. Surely it would be better to delete the stub and make the article the main topic page.
Who has been contributing articles on Napoleon's 1812 Invasion of Russia? I would like to collaborate with you. I'm Kenmore, and you can contact me here at Wikipedia or my home email: kenmore3233@verizon.net. Thanks.unsigned comment by User:Kenmore
Could you determine these military uniforms or dress uniforms of Austrian command from 19 century ( Military history of Austria), please? -- Snek01 19:29, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
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Are there any sutible images which we can use to liven up this article - I am not sure about uploading one due to copyright. Your thoughts would be appriciated.
Eth
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I have created the page on the Second Battle of Stockach. However, I do not understand why it is listed as the Second Battle of Stockach. The Battle of Stockash (1800) happend after the second. -- Ineffable3000 04:49, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Can you please help me find a good campaignbox for the Battle of Suriname article? -- Ineffable3000 06:07, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
This is a good page summarazing Napoleonic battles. [1] -- Ineffable3000 16:51, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
I am a bit confused on the Battle of Montevideo (1807). Is it officially considered to be part of the War of the Fourth Coalition or is it unrelated? If it is unrelated, what war is it part of? -- Ineffable3000 22:39, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Most battle won by the coalitions against France is labelled "Allied victory", I want to change that to "Coalition victory", like on the Battle of Waterloo article. Any thoughts? Carl Logan 17:36, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
Something I've noticed reading Napoleonic War articles is that frequently names of generals aren't linked and full names aren't given. It might just say General Davout or what have you, with no link. I've been adding links, but this is something people need to be on the lookout for, especially for less well known generals. -- AW 18:40, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
I would like to get a central decision on standardizing the combatants in Napoleonic infoboxes to avoide edits like MGRILLO's on War of the Sixth Coalition a while back. Any thoughts? Carl Logan
As no one is taking the bait, I will have to do it myself. I feel that we could solve a lot of problems if we decided which names to use in the infobox and where they should link. There by stopping all changing back and forth, here are a suggestion for most combatants in the Napoleonic Wars.
Any thoughts? Carl Logan 15:34, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
I see that the task force has decided to use 'Napoleonic era' for the entire Great French War, as is a relatively common shorthand convention. Is that considered to be an adequate definition for the purpose of naming articles? I wish to create an article dedicated to Luxembourg under French occupation, but don't quite know what to call it. 'French occupation of Luxembourg during [something]' follows the rule of the World War I and World War II articles, but what [something] is is open to debate. Any advice? Bastin 16:30, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
Not entirely unrelatedly, stub categories Category:Napoleonic-stubs and Category:French Revolutionary Wars-stubs have been created recently, effectively duplicating the existing the Category:Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815) stubs. Can we work out the preferred terminology, so that these can be smooshed together to make one good one? Alai 03:25, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
Have we misnamed this article? Although the overlap is significant, these terms surely refer to fundamentally distinct topics. We seem to be equating Bonaparte's Imperial restoration with the military effort he pursued against the Coalition powers. An article on the Hundred Days should describe in more detail the Empire's diplomacy, ministries (Carnot, Bigonnet, Fouché) constitution (l'acte additionel), etc., instead of treating social and political themes as preludes to the Waterloo campaign. The War of the Seventh Coalition article, in turn, could take a broader look at military operations. Albrecht 17:05, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
A question on the British siege(s) of Badajoz in 1811: in {{ Campaignbox Peninsular War (1811-1812)}}, we have two 1811 sieges listed (both redlinks at the moment) - the first (the successful French siege) and the second siege. I have sort of started (offline) on the 2nd siege, but am struggling a little for the simple reason that most historians consider that the British staged two sieges on the fortress in 1811. The first British siege was Beresford's, and was curtailed by the Battle of Albuera; the second was Wellington's, after Albuera. Are there opinions on whether we should keep it as is, or should change the campaignbox and have two articles for the two British sieges of that year?
An article on Beresford's siege would probably be pretty short, since the investment only lasted a two or three weeks at best, and didn't really achieve much (other than 700-odd allied casualties), but it would make the writing of the articles a lot simpler. On the other hand, combining the two sieges in one article makes it easier to document and explain Wellington's bad planning for both of the British aborted attempts on the town.
I'm at a loss as to how to proceed with this - I'm really not enjoying researching the details, partly because of this separation of the actions in sources, but the articles are needed, and indeed there's enough information around to get an FA out of it. Does anyone (if anyone is watching this page) have an opinion, or suggestion? Cheers. Carre ( talk) 22:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
I've recently created an article about Sgt James Graham (of the Coldstream Guards) having discovered it was missing! He, of course, was the man rewarded for closing the gate at Hougoumont, and was recognised by Wellington as the "bravest man at Waterloo". A lot of the contemporary writings mention him: seems to have been a bit of a popular hero. I've got pretty much as far as I can with the resources available to me, so I was wondering if any of you guys had anything more to add; I think with a bit of polishing it could make GA. I'm lacking images, too. What I would like is Robert Gibb's famous painting of the gates being shut. I've seen it replicated on dozens of sites, but am not sure how to discover the copyright status. But anything showing the gates/battle at Hougoumont would perhaps be ok. Graham also, apparently, was awarded a special gallantry medal (which one source speculated would have been a VC if they'd been invented). Any ideas what that would be, and whether it's anything official? Also, if any of you happen to be in Ireland, there's a few other photos/details I need (such as graves, memorial plaque); see Talk:James Graham (soldier)#Pictures/Details wanted. If you can't help with specifics, but have any comments to make about the article more generally, then that's great too. Many thanks! Gwinva ( talk) 04:17, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
We lack articles on the British, Austrian, Conf. of the Rhine, Saxony etc. armies. Like We can look up like Millitary History of Germany or like Millitary History of British but they aren't very specific as far as the details of the Napoleonic age. And their navies! Espeacially the navies!! We need articles Like the French Imperial Navy or the British Royal Navy of the 19th cen. Im aiming for SPECIFICITY. Philippe Auguste ( talk) 03:46, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
Could anyone help with this translation please? Thanks. Neddyseagoon - talk 13:45, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
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Up for renaming, either to en-dashify the hyphen, or to make consistent with Category:Great French War, depending on which rationale you go for. Alai ( talk) 02:12, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
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Is WP: WikiProject Napoleonic Fiction associated with this task force? From what I can see it's only about Napoleonic military fiction... but the Project description isn't clear. Though the Project template is only on military fiction 76.66.196.229 ( talk) 13:34, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
{{WPMILHIST|Napoleonic=yes}}
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Well I've just signed on to help with the Task Force of the Napoleonic Era and Noticed that Aspern-Esseling has no Order of Battle. I can Provide a Order of Battle, but It only goes by Corps and Who Led the corps.
Here is what I would Post (I'm not sure this is where I should be posting this.)
French Army
Army Commander - Napoleon I
II Corps - Lannes
III Corps - Davout
IV Corps - Massena
Austrian Army
Army Commander - Archduke Charles
I Corps - Bellegarde
II Corps - Mohen Zolleren
IV Corps - Rosenberg
V Corps - Reuss
Reserve Infantry - Kienmaier
Reserve Cavalry - Lichtenstein
This source is from Gunther E. Rothenberg's book "The Napoleonic Wars" —Preceding
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Hi Guys,
I'm new to editing here, and I'm currently working on a page detailing Bonaparte's first Italian campaign, the work-in-progress can be viewed at my userpage. I would love you guys to give comments and stuff, maybe help with formatting and integrating it with currently existing articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quarkonium ( talk • contribs) 05:58, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
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