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Welcome to the Napoleonic era task force, which covers the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. If you have any questions about articles or are generally seeking advice, you're encouraged to ask at the main military history talk page, or you can directly approach one of the task force participants below. The coordinators of the Military history WikiProject can be contacted here. Scope This task force covers the events of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, corresponding to the period from c. 1792 to c. 1815. Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding Napoleonic-task-force=yes to the {{WPMILHIST}} project banner at the top of its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax). This will automatically place it into Category:Napoleonic era task force articles.

Re-founder

1. pbl1998 (talk · contribs) (I focus on the Napoleonic Wars (Peninsular Wars and Naval Warfare in Napoleonic Times mainly). If you have any queries please leave a message on my talk page. Re-founder of project.

Participants

If you approach anyone from this list for advice or help, please check their contributions first to check if they've edited recently. This list may contain people who have not edited Wikipedia in a long time.

1. Alexandru.demian (talk · contribs)
2. Andynomite (talk · contribs) (Austrian and French armies, their battles and generals)
3. Anne-theater (talk · contribs) (King's German Legion and Peninsular)
4. Auror (talk · contribs)
5. Buggie111 (talk · contribs) (1812 and pursuit to France.)
6. Captain panda (talk · contribs)
7. Carl Logan (talk · contribs)
8. CenturionZ_1 (talk · contribs)
9. Djmaschek (talk · contribs) (Austrian, Spanish & French generals & battles, Peninsular, 1796, War of the Pyrenees.)
10. fdewaele (talk · contribs)
11. Kenmore (talk · contribs) (I just did the Battle of Krasnoi article, and I'd like to upgrade it from a stub to something much more polished. I have the historical sources and the knowledge, but need to learn more about operating in Wikipedia format. I'd also like to write articles on other key battles in Napoleon's 1812 campaign: Polotsk I & II, Tarutino, Vyazma, etc. Anyone who can give me more orientation, please contact me at Wikipedia or at my email. Thank you.)
12. Kieran4 (talk · contribs)
13. pbl1998 (talk · contribs) (I focus on the Napoleonic Wars (Peninsular Wars and Naval Warfare in Napoleonic Times mainly). If you have any queries please leave a message on my talk page. Re-founder of project.
14. Renaissancee (talk · contribs) (Currently working on Sailing and Fighting Instructions, and all manuscripts listed)
15. Sadads (talk · contribs) (am beginning to do some major work on nautical history during this period, if anyone needs any help, contact me on my talk)
16. SoLando (talk · contribs)
17. Tirronan (talk · contribs) (Prussian Armies 1806 - 1815, Campaigns of 1812 - 1815 Eastern Europe)
18. UberCryxic (talk · contribs)
19. Admiral James Kaizer (talk · contribs) I'll help out where ever I can, with anything i can
20. Bruichladdich1 (talk · contribs)
21. Mahuna (talk · contribs) (mostly French, but fixing the English)
22. Samurai262 (talk · contribs) (I love the Napoleonic Era and have Several Books on the Subject. I'll clean up articles and do other things to make this more historical)
23. SteveMooreSmith3 (talk · contribs) I'll be hittin up these articles fixen them
24. MarcusBritish (talk · contribs) No bias - anything. Check my personal library for full details of what is available to me.
25. Marechal Ney (talk · contribs) I have a lot of general knowledge. Specialties are 1814 campaign, Imperial Guard Cavalry (also line cavalry, to a lesser extent)

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Article statistics

The table to the right shows the current article assessment statistics for this task force. A list of the top 500 most popular articles within our scope, as well as the number of page views each article received over the past month, can be found here. With most of our articles assessed as Stub- or Start-Class, there's a lot of work to be done. However, we also have a significant number of good, A-Class, and featured articles, which have been assessed as amongst the best Wikipedia has to offer. These article serve as a yardstick for what can be achieved and should be aimed for, and can provide ideas about how to write an article and what sources to consult; they are listed below: Featured articles Action of 1 August 1801 Action of 1 January 1800 Action of 13 January 1797 Battle of Albuera Battle of Austerlitz Battle of Barrosa Battle of the Nile Battle of Tory Island Isaac Brock USS Chesapeake (1799) USS Congress (1799) USS Constitution The Disasters of War Battle of Dürenstein England expects that every man will do his duty War of the Fifth Coalition Karl Aloys zu Fürstenberg Battle of the Gebora Glorious First of June Battle of Grand Port Peter Heywood Johann von Klenau Battle of Lissa (1811) Murray Maxwell USS President (1800) Battle of Pulo Aura HMS Speedy (1782) Tarrare HMS Temeraire (1798) The Third of May 1808 Ulm Campaign USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente Battle of Winterthur (1799) Featured lists Timeline of the Adriatic campaign, 1807–1814 Army of the Danube order of battle Order of battle in the Atlantic campaign of 1806 Order of battle at the Battle of Camperdown Order of battle at the Battle of the Nile Order of battle at the Battle of Tory Island Order of battle at the Glorious First of June Order of battle at the Battle of San Domingo A-Class articles Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette Battle of Marengo May Revolution Napoleon Battle of Ostrach Battle record of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Good articles 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot Action of 3 February 1812 Action of 3 July 1810 Action of 4 August 1800 Action of 5 May 1794 Action of 6 April 1809 Action of 7 May 1794 Action of 9 July 1806 Action of 10 February 1809 Action of 10 November 1808 Action of 13 March 1806 Action of 13 September 1810 Action of 15 July 1798 Action of 18 August 1798 Action of 18 June 1793 Action of 18 November 1809 Action of 18 October 1806 Action of 18 September 1810 Action of 20 October 1793 Action of 22 January 1809 Action of 24 October 1798 Action of 25 September 1806 Action of 26 July 1806 Action of 27 June 1798 Frigate action of 29 May 1794 Action of 29 November 1811 Action of 30 May 1798 Action of 31 July 1793 Action of 31 March 1800 Action of 31 May 1809 HMS Adamant (1780) Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814 HMS Agamemnon (1781) Allemand's expedition of 1805 HMS Amazon (1799) Atlantic campaign of May 1794 Atlantic campaign of 1806 Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière Raid on Batavia (1806) Battle of Pirano Battle of Tamatave Bonaparte Crossing the Alps Battle of Borodino François Antoine Louis Bourcier Black Brunswickers Battle of Camperdown HMS Canopus (1798) Roquebert's expedition to the Caribbean Troude's expedition to the Caribbean Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty Sir George Collier, 1st Baronet HMS Concorde (1783) John Cooke (Royal Navy officer) Nathaniel Dance Jean-Marie Defrance Raid on Dunkirk (1800) Jean Augustin Ernouf Expédition d'Irlande George Eyre Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino Honoré Théodore Maxime Gazan de la Peyrière James Graham (British Army soldier) Raid on Griessie Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810) Eliab Harvey Étienne Hastrel de Rivedoux Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul Friedrich Wilhelm, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg William Johnstone Hope Henry Inman (Royal Navy officer) Invasion of Île Bonaparte Invasion of Île de France Java campaign of 1806–1807 Louis Klein Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette Lamellerie's expedition Le souper de Beaucaire L'Hermite's expedition Linois's expedition to the Indian Ocean HMS Lowestoffe (1761) Charles Lydiard James Macnamara Battle of the Malta Convoy (1800) Siege of Malta (1798–1800) Invasion of Martinique (1809) Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 Maximilian, Count of Merveldt May Revolution Mediterranean campaign of 1798 Moustache (dog) George Murray (Royal Navy officer) Napoleon Friedrich Joseph, Count of Nauendorf Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson HMS Neptune (1797) Michel Ordener Battle of Ostrach Lord Henry Paulet Persian Gulf campaign of 1809 Manley Power HMS Romney (1762) Gunther E. Rothenberg Edward Rotheram Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf Raid on Saint-Paul John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent Battle of San Domingo Battle of Schliengen Johann Heinrich von Schmitt Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794 Battle of Tellicherry Luis Daoiz de Torres USS Enterprise vs Flambeau Battle of Vauchamps Battle of Vizagapatam James Walker (Royal Navy officer) Frédéric Henri Walther Battle of Waterloo Battle record of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Napoleonic era task force assessment statistics Articles Lists FA 51 FL 8 A 13 AL 0 GA 259     B 971 BL 15 C 1,596 CL 14 Start 2,629 List 52 Stub 563     Total 6,082 Total 89 Other pages Category 363 Disambig 10 Draft 1 File 41 Portal 0 Project 4 Redirect 61 SIA 7 Template 70 User 1 Total 558 Unassessed 0 Statistics ω 26,712 Ω 4.329 category

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Cleanup needed

List of wars 1800–99

Requested articles

Third Western Army • Friedland order of battle • Leipzig order of battle • Jean-Louis Ferrand • Jacques Ferrand (general)

Expansion needed

Louis Vincent Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire • Battle of Ratisbon • Battle of Wertingen • Battle of Montebello (1800) • Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner • Siege of Danzig (1813) • Siege of Danzig (1807) • Battle of Foz de Arouce • Siege of Riga (1812) • Pierre Baste • Siege of Graudenz • more...

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Maltese Light Infantry • Purchase of commissions in the British Army • Russian Army order of battle (1812)

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Citations needed

Battle of Borodino • Invasion of Trinidad (1797) • Purchase of commissions in the British Army • Battle of Pułtusk • HMS Barbara (1806)   Battle of Mileto   Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este

Translation needed

fr:Chouannerie • it:Pasque Veronesi

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Categories for discussion

• 15 Apr 2024 – Category:Marching (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by MikutoH (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

• 18 Apr 2024 – File:Kearley Calcutta.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2, 3) was FfDed by Felix QW (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 28 Mar 2024 – Swedish–Norwegian War (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) by UtherSRG (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

• 21 Feb 2024 – Credit Island (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Battle of Rock Island Rapids by Creuzbourg (t · c); see discussion
• 28 Nov 2023 – 99th Infantry Regiment (France, 1757–1803) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 99th Infantry Regiment (France, 1855–1997) by Cukrakalnis (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be split

• 11 Jun 2021 – Fédon's rebellion (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion

Resources

• Napoleonic Collection At www.militaryheritage.com
• Napoleonic Alliance
• Napoleonic Literature
• Napoleon-Series.org
• The International Napoleonic Society
• Napoleon, His Army and Enemies. (Armies, Campaigns, Battles, Tactics, Commanders)
• Bloom, Phillip. "The Emperor's Youth". napoleon-series.org. Retrieved 28 February 2005. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
• "Bonaparte (Napoléon Ier)". Insecula: L'encyclopedie des artes et de l'architecture. Retrieved 25 September 2003.
• "Napoleon". Napoleon Series. Retrieved 10 February 2004. (Now a dead link; comparable material is at [1].)
• "Napoleon I of France". France.com. Retrieved 20 February 2005.
• Full texts of:
  • The constitution of the Consulate (in French)
  • The Imperial Constitution (in French)
• Memoirs of Napoleon at Project Gutenberg
• The Life of Napoleon I at Project Gutenberg
• History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814, by François Mignet (1824), as made available by Project Gutenberg (out-of-copyright)
• If you know of other useful resources, please feel free to add them here.
• Online bibliography of the The Naval Chronicle "Containing a general and biographical history of the royal navy of the United kingdom with a variety of original papers on nautical subjects ([1799-1818])"

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