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Incomparable: a collection of essays: The formation and early history of Napoleon's 9th Light Infantry Regiment
By Terry Crowdy
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An elite battalion under Louis XVI, the 9th Light Infantry regiment were with Napoleon from almost the beginning of his campaigns, so much so that he dubbed them ‘Incomparable’. This collection of essays studies their early history and formation, prior to being so vital during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Terry Crowdy
Terry Crowdy has long been fascinated by many aspects of military history and takes great pleasure delving into forgotten historical sources and seeking information that has eluded others. The author of a number of articles and books including The Enemy Within: A History of Espionage, and Military Misdemeanours: Corruption, incompetence, lust and downright stupidity. Terry lives in Kent, UK.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a readable unit history following the 9th Light Infantry of the French Army through the Napoleonic period. The writer is a competent stylist, and has gathered some telling anecdotes and personal histories. It is more personal that Mark Urban's book on the 95th Rifles of the opposing British Army. the exact makeup of the internal organization is hidden in the footnotes, and the book could use some more maps especially of the latter years of the Peninsula campaign. But overall, a laudable effort, and I will look for other works by the same author.