"looking for maps of the Major Napoleonic Battles " Topic

Hi

I am looking for a series of maps of the Major battles from the Napoleonic Wars. All the same scale and style any ideas where I can find them on line or in a single book

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At West Point

Thank you

Oh yes…thank you indeed.

What an incredible resource you have found for us!

Folks, follow this link and try it out! Campaign maps are superb. Battlefields less detailed than we might want, but still……..superb find

I have a large printed version on the West point maps from maybe 25 years ago.

Those on the site are a combination of the older, and much better, maps from the Esposito/Elting Atlas and those that were made for cadet instruction after 1968.

It should be noted that not all of the available maps are presented here. The Esposito/Elting Atlas has 169 maps covering 1796-1815.

I would highly recommend getting a copy of the Esposito/Elting Atlas, the latest edition (1999) is recommended and is in large format. There was also an edition in smaller format that is the same thing, just smaller.

For the Peninsular War I would highly recommend the Lipscombe Atlas.

I agree completely with Deadhead that this is an excellent site.

+1 for Brechtel--I have a copy from a guy who graduated West Point in '45. Superb--I've carried it around with me for over 45 years…

Don't forget there is a volume of Supplemental maps too, listed for HI 401-402 Subcourse II. Mine is dated 1972. Has some more maps but again, not all.

+1 for Brechtel--I have a copy from a guy who graduated West Point in '45. Superb--I've carried it around with me for over 45 years…

Thanks very much.

The first use of Atlas maps for study at West Point was done in 1939 and again in 1942 by the Department Head at the time, T Dodson Stamps. The texts being used then were Jomini's Life of Napoleon in 1939 then replaced by Yorck von Wartenberg's Napoleon as a General.

The Esposito/Elting Atlas came along in 1964 with the maps from the Wartenburg Atlas being used as a basis and were expanded from 125-169 and all of them required some modification to better illustrate the new accompanying text, which was written from 'all available original sources and the best secondary authorities.'

The maps for all three atlases were compiled and made by officers of the US Army's Corps of Engineers. All of these were done in house at West Point by the Department of Military Art and Engineers, now the Department of History.

I used to have the two volume "Napoleon as a General" set, but managed to lose them over the course of a misspent youth.

Don't forget there is a volume of Supplemental maps too, listed for HI 401-402 Subcourse II. Mine is dated 1972. Has some more maps but again, not all.

That's the one we were issued when I took the courses in 1975-1976.

The maps were not as good as those in the Esposito/Elting Atlas.

Nice, but a pity they're so small.

And let's not overlook Ian Robinson's 'An Atlas of the Peninsular War'. though it is of only about 130 pages, it is nevertheless an excellent book and well worth every penny of the £25.00 GBP. despite the few errors.

Paul :)

Atlas of Pen war……..Hunt around. Many a cut price bookshop selling it for £8.99 GBP now……excess stock not second hand. Got mine in York (the UK version, not the Big Apple)

Try – but not to constant scale:

link Maps of Peninsular War.
link Napoleon Series Map Archives – high quality maps on various battles, campaigns, & other items of interest on the Napoleonic Wars. Maps from variety of sources and about 75% of them are in colour.
link Nearly 120 maps of Napoleonic battles and campaigns.
link Thiers Atlas of the French Revolutionary Wars,
link Thiers Atlas of the Wars of the Consular & Empire periods.
nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm1383 Craan map of the Battle of Waterloo.
link Atlas of battles etc 1792-1815 by Ferdinand von Dürrich, Franz Georg Friedrich von Kausler, J. E. Woerl
link Maps showing evolution of the battle of Jena.
link Maps from 1812 campaign in Russia including battles of Smolensk, Polotsk (both battles), Malo-Jaroslawetz, Krasnoye & others.
link Maps of battles of La Rothière, Montmirail, Montereau, Craonne, Laon & others from 1814.

Plan der Schlacht von Gr[oß-]Goerschen den 2ten May 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/236
Die Schlacht von Bautzen den 21ten May 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/237
Schlacht bei Gross Beeren Den 23ten August 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/238
Die Schlacht an der Katzbach den 26ten August 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/239
Treffen bei Hagelsberg den 27ten August 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/240
Die Schlacht an der Katzbach den 26ten August 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/239
Schlacht bei Kulm am 29. und 30.August 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/242
Schlacht bei Dennewitz den 6ten September 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/243
Schlacht bei Wartenburg den 3ten October 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/244
Die Schlacht von Möckern am 16ten October 1813: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/245
Die Schlacht von Laon den 9ten März 1814: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/249
Die Schlacht bei Ligny am 16ten Juny 1815: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/250
Die Schlacht bei La Belle-Alliance am 18ten Juny 1815: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/254
Treffen bei Wavre den 18/19ten Juny 1815: tukart.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/258
[Plane der Schlachten und Treffen, welche von der preussischen Armee in den Feldzügen der Jahre 1813, 14 und 15 geliefert worden 5 parts (1821-1831):
These contain battle descriptions and keys to the plans:
1 – Enthält die Schlachten von Groß-Görschen, Groß-Beeren, Dennewitz und das Treffen von Hagelsberg (1821):
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2 – Enthält die Schlacht an der Katzbach, den Übergang über die Elbe bei Wartenburg, und die Schlacht bei Möckern (1822):
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3 – Enthält die Schlachten von Bautzen und von Laon (1824):
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4 – Enthält den Feldzug in Belgien im Jahre 1815, mit den Plänen der Schlachten von Ligny und Belle-Alliance und des Treffens bei Wabern (1825):
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5 – Anhang: Die Tage von Dresden und Kulm, in dem Feldzuge 1813 (1831):
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Various maps at Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek (Darmstadt) – Military maps [Kriegskarten (191)] can be viewed at: link

The battles of Prussia and its allies from 1741 to 1815, Friedrich Rudolf von Rothenburg 1848 link

Markus Stein has published all maps of the very rare Siborne atlas on the 1815 Campaign as part of Napoleon Online in a reasonable resolution. Follow the link given below and click on the thumbnails to enlarge the maps. These maps are really detailed and especially the ground is printed nearly "3-D". link

Maps of 1812 (Russian Campaign )

My thanks to Ralph R. Reinertsen at the Napoleonic Series Forum for the links etc to the Boutourlin Maps at the McGill collection. Left click on the map to get a larger version, then – using the map in the new window – right click to save the jpg file.

Planche 1: CARTE de la CONTREE ENTRE WITBSK et SMOLENSK (Opération 1812);
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Planche 2: CARTE de MOJAÏSK, MOSCOU et MALO JAROSLAWETS;
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Planche 3A: PLAN du Combat de SALTANOWKA;
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Planche 3B: PLAN de la Bataille de KLIASTITZY;
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Planche 4: PLAN DU COMBAT de SMOLENSK;
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Planche 5: PLAN DU COMBAT DE LOUBINO;
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Planche 6: PLAN de la BATAILLE DE BORODINO;
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Planche 7: PLAN de la BATAILLE DE GORODECZNA;
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Planche 8: PLAN POUR L'INTELLIGENCE DES DEUX BATAILLES LIVREES à POLOTSK avec joint le PAPILLON pour la BATAILLE de POLOTSK;
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Planche 9: PLAN du COMBAT DE LA CZERNICZNIA;
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Planche 10: PLAN du COMBAT de MALO -JAROLAWETZ;
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Planche 11: PLAN du COMBAT DE KRASSNOÏ;
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Planche 12: PLAN DU COMBAT DE SMOLIANTSY; and
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Planche 13: PLAN DES COMBATS DE STAKHOW et de STOUDENKI. link

Seen for the first time on line:

Maps & plans, showing the principal movements, battles & sieges, in which the British Army was engaged during the war from 1808 to 1814 in the Spanish peninsula and the South of France

Author Wyld, James (1812-1887)Mitchell, T. L.
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Thank you to Brechtel

I have Elting's 4 volumes on Knotel's uniforms so I know he is good and detailed so I will try to get the Esposito/Elting Atlas.

Christian

Prince Essling

Thank you I will go through those links i\ really appreciate the amount of work you put in there

Christian

@Prince of Essling

Very interesting links, thank you very much

Blimey. This Internet thing…it might actually have some use after all.

Incredible……..

Stupendous linkage there Prince, many many thanks indeed.