The entries below are aimed at pulling together links to downloadable material on the Nassau Military. My sincere thanks to the Napoleon Series Forum (in particular Steve H. Smith, John (Jack) H. Gill, George Nafziger & many, many others) and Markus Stein & colleagues (Napoleon Online). As with previous contributions this is not exhaustive but should give those who have an interest in the Nassau Military good access to a reasonable range of material – unfortunately not all unit histories are available, viewable, or downloadable.
Where possible I have inserted direct download links but unfortunately, I have not been able to achieve this for all entries.
Please note for some items, non-US inhabitants will need to use a VPN to gain access. If you do not have access to fast internet, you should think very carefully whether to attempt to try and download any items where multiple volumes can be downloaded in one go or where I have indicated either a big or large download. I may add to this list if and when I find other suitable material.
GENERAL WORKS
Die Geschichte der Herzoglich-Nassauischen Truppen
Philipp von Rößler
Stein, Wiesbaden 1863
link (uniform plate in colour & maps in colour are folded out)
Die historischen Begebenheiten und die Entwickelung der staatlichen Einrichtungen in den Nassauischen Landen
Philipp von Roeßler
Wiesbaden 1893
PDF link
Die Wehrmacht des Herzogtums Nassau,
A. Unzer
Nassauisches Heimatbuch, Wiesbaden 1913
No trace of a viewable item.
REGIMENTAL HISTORIES
Geschichte des Königlich preussischen 1. nassauischen Infanterie-Regiments Nr. 87 und seines stammes des Herzoglich nassauischen 1. Infanterie-Regiments, 1809-1874
Alfred von Roessler,
E.S. Mittler und Sohn, Berlin 1882
PDF link (not a perfect copy & maps are not folded out)
link (not quite a perfect copy & maps are not folded out)
Geschichte des Herzoglich Nassauischen 2. Regiments, Stamm des Königlich Preussischen 2. Nassauischen Infanterie-Regiments Nr 88: 1808 bis 1866
Wilhelm von Isenbart
E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Berlin 1891
link (not a perfect copy & maps are not folded out)
2. Nassauisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 88. 33 Bilder nach Original-Aufnahmen anläßlich des hundertjährigen Jubiläums 1808–1908
???
Gerhard Stalling, Oldenburg 1908
No trace of a viewable item.
CAMPAIGNS
Les Allemands sous les aigles françaises: Les soldats de Hesse et de Nassau
Jean-Camille-Abel-Fleuri Sauzey
R. Chapelot et ce, 1912
link
Translation into English by Greg Gorsuch (regrettably not like other translations with dropdown entries to the various sections, so have linked to each section. Translation appears incomplete as I could find no trace of 1 section)
Table of Contents link
link
Sources Consulted & Preface: link
Foreword & Chapter I – The Policy of the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt before its entry into the Confederation of the Rhine link
Chapter II – The Troops of Darmstadt and Nassau
Chapter III – Campaign of 1806-1807 against Prussia and Sweden
link
link
Chapter IV – Campaign of 1809 against Austria
link
link
Chapter V – The Hessians in the Campaign against Russia in 1812
link
Chapter VI – The Hessian Contingent in the Campaign of 1813
link
link
Chapter VII – War in Spain:
link
link
link
link
link
link
1812-1813. The Nassau contingent to the Army of the Centre. The D'Armagnac Division. Evacuation of Madrid. Meeting in Valence with the armies of Aragon and the South. Return to Madrid. Retirement of the army. Battle of Vitoria. Combats on the Bidasoa and the Nivelle. Defection of the Nassau 2nd Regiment; it is transported to England; its shipwreck on the coast of Holland: unable to find this section translated.
Appendix I – Uniforms of the Contingents of Hesse-Darmstadt and Nassau, From 1806 To 1813. link
link
Appendix II – Iconographic Sources to Consult link link
Appendix III – Officers of Hesse and Nassau Killed or Wounded in the Service of France during the Wars of the First Empire link
Table of illustrations link
Karte der Feldzüge der herzoglich-nassauischen Truppen mit tabellarischer Aufstellung der Feldzüge von 1806 bis 1849 und der Gefechte
link
Antheil der Herzoglich Nassauischen Truppen am spanischen Kriege von 1808 bis 1814
F. Hergenhahn
Wiesbaden 1840
PDF link
Opérations des troupes allemandes en Espagne de 1808 à 1813
Émile Costa de Serda
J. Dumaine, Paris 1874
link (no maps showing)
link (maps are folded out)
Die Franzosen in Saarbrücken und den Deutschen Reichslanden in Saargau und Westrich [1792-94] in Briefen von einem Augenzeugen
Philipp Bernhard Horstmann
H. Klingbeil, Saarbrücken 1890
link
Kriegserlebnisse nassauischer Soldaten in den Jahren 1808-1814
Paul Wagner
Wiesbaden 1917
No trace of a viewable item.
Das herzoglich-nassauische Militär 1813-1866
Peter Wacker
Schellenberg´sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Taunusstein 1998
No trace of a viewable item.
Unter Nassaus Fahnen. Geschichte des Herzoglich Nassauischen Offizierkorps 1803-1866.
Richard Kolb
Bechtold, 1903
No trace of a viewable item.
Annalen des Vereins für Nassauische Alterthumskunde und Geschichtsforschung
Der Verein, Wiesbaden 1827-2009
link (1827 to 1910/11)
link (1830 to 1929)
link (1915 to 2009 – unable to view more recent years)
link (1837 to 1910)
Annalen des Vereins für Nassauische Alterthumskunde und Geschichtsforschung Bd.21 (1889)
Die schlesische Armee in Nassau von Anfang November 1813 bis zum 1 Januar 1814
Pages 197 to 254
link
link
Annalen des Vereins für Nassauische Alterthumskunde und Geschichtsforschung Bd.34 (1904)
Korrespondenz des Herzogs Friederich August zu Nassau mit Oberst-Brigadier Frieherrn von Schaeffer wӓhrend des Feldzuges 1806/07 gegen Preussen
Pages 206-277
link
link
UNIFORMS
The German and Dutch Troops in Spain – Chapter 3 Part II: Troops of Nassau and Westphalia
Richard Tennant
The Napoleon Series
PDF link
Die Infanterie des Herzogtums Nassau im Feldzug von 1815
Napoleon-online.de
link
link
link
link
Nassau Infantry by Georg Schӓfer
Nassau Jӓger zu Pferde by Georg Schafer
Das Herzoglich Nassauische Militär 1806- 1866 mit Uniformtafeln von Carl Jakob Frankenbach
Peter Wacker
Taunusstein 1985
No trace of a viewable item.
Knotel
STANDARDS & FLAGS
Heer und Tradition
Rigo planche D29
gets started with Flintloque.
