How to Join Napoleon's Army? Recruitment and Training

In this documentary, we delve into the Napoleonic era from the ground level by seeing what it was like for the average soldier to join the French Army. In this first episode we cover the process of recruitment and training. Future episodes in this series will then look at daily life in Napoleon's Army from camp life to combat.  This coverage will hopefully give you greater context for the history of the Napoleonic Wars and what it was like to be in a Napoleon Battle scene like Austerlitz and Waterloo.

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