Lining up shoulder-to-shoulder wasn’t madness—it was strategy. Here's how Napoleonic armies used firepower, discipline, and drill to dominate the battlefield.

Last Updated on July 14, 2025 by Matt Staff The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded ...

The fire tactics of the British infantry, at any rate on the defensive, were shown by this battle to be far superior to those of any other army in Europe. Two facts, however, had not been ...

By Matt Bertz. Game Informer Magazine. Napoleon Bonaparte once said, "One must change one's tactics every 10 years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority." ...

This also means countering an enemy's moves by choosing the right tactics. If infantry are being attacked by cavalry, have them get into a square formation, which makes it difficult for cavalry to ...

These tactics exploited weak points in Soviet armor, but often came at a high cost. We also examine how adaptability, courage, and desperation shaped German infantry doctrine in the absence of ...

Quick Guide to Napoleonic Infantry Tactics October 8th, 2019 6 min A quick guide to infantry tactics and formations of the Napoleonic period, which first appeared in our video on the Battle of Aspern.

At Ratisbonne, in 1809, at Leipsic, in 1813, the masses of NAPOLEON's cavalry, without scarcely drawing a sabre, created the greatest disorder among the infantry of the Germans.

The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War Brent Nosworthy. Basic Books, $35 (754pp) ISBN 978-0-7867-1147-5 ...

A Napoleonic infantry battalion of 1000 men with muskets could fire 2000 rounds (with poor aim) per minute to a range of about 100 yards. In comparison, a World War I-era battalion armed with rifles ...