Grand Armee Fin

GRAND ARMEE (TEMERAIRE)
In our time, Napoleon led one of the greatest and most successful sprees of conquest in human history.
Two hundred years before the rise of the EU, he unified an entire, fractious continent under his rule,
direct or through tribute. Commanding the first Western army to succeed a million troops he led
successful campaigns across the European hemisphere and at one point laid claim to everything from
Moscow to Madrid. Coalitions of neighboring superpowers tried and failed to defeat him on several
occasions and his victories then are still studied by military theorists today.
Yet, Napoleon was more than a conqueror and instituted a code that has influenced law for centuries
since. To summarize British Historian Andrew Roberts: “The ideas that underpin our modern world—
meritocracy, equality before the law, property rights, religious toleration, modern secular education,
sound finances, and so on—were championed, consolidated, codified and geographically extended by
Napoleon. To them he added a rational and efficient local administration, an end to rural banditry, the
encouragement of science and the arts, the abolition of feudalism and the greatest codification of laws
since the fall of the Roman Empire.”
So what could have made Napoleon even more successful?

Dragons.
This universe’s Napoleon not only has the same million strong legion at his command, but a draconic
airforce of almost twenty thousand. No dumb brutes are these, but brilliant creatures of logic, theorists
and thinkers, many of whom are equal to any brilliant man- if not better. It is with these dragons that
Napoleon aims to go even further than he has in our history and unify all that is known.
Contents
DRAGONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
CHARLEVILLE MUSKET MODEL 1777........................................................................................................ 6
LINE INFANTRY .............................................................................................................................................. 7
FUSILIERS................................................................................................................................................... 8
THE INCAN ARMY .................................................................................................................................... 10
LINEBREAKERS............................................................................................................................................. 11
GRENADIERS OF THE LINE ....................................................................................................................... 12
CARABINIERS-À-CHEVAL ............................................................................................................................. 13
DRAGOONS ............................................................................................................................................. 15
LANCERS .................................................................................................................................................. 16
RAPID RELIEF ............................................................................................................................................... 17
VOLTIGUERS ............................................................................................................................................ 17
CHASSEURS ............................................................................................................................................. 19
HUSSARS ................................................................................................................................................. 21
LIGHTWEIGHT DRAGONS ........................................................................................................................ 22
SHOCK & AWE ............................................................................................................................................. 26
MIDDLEWEIGHT DRAGONS ..................................................................................................................... 26
HEAVYWEIGHT ........................................................................................................................................ 28
ARTILLERY................................................................................................................................................ 32
CANNON TYPES ................................................................................................................................... 34
6-inch howitzer ................................................................................................................................... 34
4 LB Cannon ............................................................................................................................................ 35
8 Lb Cannon ............................................................................................................................................ 36
12 LB Cannon .......................................................................................................................................... 37
ANTI-DRAGON GUNS .............................................................................................................................. 39
SPECIALIST SUPPORT............................................................................................................................... 41
NAPOLEONIC GUARD .............................................................................................................................. 41
DRAGON TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................... 44
LEADERSHIP & HEROES ........................................................................................................................... 46
NAPOLEON/LIEN ..................................................................................................................................... 46
FRENCH MARSHALS ................................................................................................................................ 53
Joachim Murat ........................................................................................................................................ 54
Louis Nicolas Davout ............................................................................................................................... 55
Louis-Alexander Berthier ........................................................................................................................ 56
OTHER MARSHALLS ................................................................................................................................. 57
ARMY X-FACTORS........................................................................................................................................ 61
ADDITIONAL FACTORS/GENERAL STRATEGY .......................................................................................... 62
FORMATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 62
GENERAL STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................ 64
OPENING SETUP .................................................................................................................................. 64
FOREIGN RELATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 65
GENERAL STRATEGY ............................................................................................................................ 65
ADAPTIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 66
WITHDRAWAL ..................................................................................................................................... 67
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES ................................................................................................................... 67
APPENDIX A: NUMBER CALCULATION ........................................................................................................ 71
*Some disclaimers must be made to this profile. The first is that much of the information does come
from other profiles, webpages, biographies and the like. Such a bibliography is found at the bottom. The
second is that the numbers are my guesswork based on real life information.
Speaking of real life guesswork…..
95% percent of what occurs in Temeraire is exactly the same as the real world, despite the draconic
presence. There are only a few events, like the survival of the Incan Empire or the Invasion of Britain by
Napoleon, that are significant alterations. Thus I do assume most of what happened in real world
occurred the same as here until proven otherwise.
DRAGONS
Dragons in the series are similar to dragons in many real-world mythologies, although they are divided
into different "breeds", with differences in coloration, size, skeletal structure, etc. All (with the
exception of sea serpents, which are thought to be a separate species) have wings and the ability to fly,
even those that mass up to fifty tons (this is said to be partly due to their bodies' compartments of
lighter-than-air gas; "weight" figures represent overall mass, and a fifty-ton dragon might show a mere
ten tons on a scale).
Dragons are shown to be highly intelligent and sapient. While a few can only understand a few words,
most are probably smarter than humans, capable of learning advanced mathematical theories and
languages throughout their life. Dragons are typically born with the ability to speak. They learn
languages while still in their eggs, and can speak any language they are sufficiently exposed to during
that time fluently from birth. Throughout the series, it is stated that particularly intelligent dragons can
continue to acquire languages quickly throughout their entire lives. In the wild, dragons usually have
their own languages, and this is shown a number of times when "feral" dragons are encountered
throughout the series. Generally, all dragons are depicted as helplessly possessive, attracted to shiny
objects, property, and hoarding treasure whenever and wherever possible. This materialistic behavior
also extends to people, particularly with the Inca, who keep entire villages of individuals to acquire their
own.
Within the series, domesticated dragons "bond" with a human on hatching. This process is described as
typically happening when the human presents the just-hatched dragon with their first meal, usually
meat, and the dragon accepts it. The Chinese, who are renowned for their dragons, are described as
having a different method, however. They have another dragon take care of the hatchling and educate it
until it is knowledgeable enough to choose its own companion. Both methods are said to form a strong
psychological bond similar to filial imprinting seen in species of real-world birds; in some cases, this is
reminiscent of an owner-pet, friend-friend, and even parent-child relationship. Dragons will do anything
to prevent their companions from coming to harm. In battle, dragons can be "captured" and forced into
compliance, if their aviators are held at gunpoint or in some other way threatened. That said, kill one of
these companions and you drive the dragon into a beserk state where it is obsessed with revenge.
Dragons are commonly jealous of the attention of their human companions.
Napoleon has introduced several unheard of innovations in the West. He has sponsored their education,
so that all dragons in his army have the military education of an officer. He has given them rights, gifts,
payment and even responsibility to earn their loyalty, even giving some positions of power. There is at
least one Dragon Marshall (Lien) and rumored to be more.
THE MUSKET
(Because over 90% of Napoleon’s troops are equipped with this weapon, I figured it deserved its own
profile.
CHARLEVILLE MUSKET MODEL 1777
Effective Range: 50-100 Yards
Max Range: 200 Yards
ROF : 6 shots per minute under best case; 3 shots per minute more common
Starting in 1777 CE, the French armory at Charleville (and other smaller arms manufacturers) produced
over seven million Model 1777 muskets, ending production in 1839 CE, making it the most-numerous
firearm in Europe until the years before the Great War (also known as World War One) kicked off in the
summer of 1914 CE. All of Emperor Bonaparte’s infantry used this firearm, or the lighter carabine
version, whether they were light, heavy, native, foreign-allies, or quick-response mounted infantry.
In terms of penetration power, from the videos I have seen while it might fail at long distance, at close
to medium range it can reliably penetrate plate armor. In fact the musket’s prevalence is why nation’s
gradually abandoned the cuirass, as it hardly did anything except to glancing blows or at the greatest
ranges.
However, the weapon was not without its faults – it had an average range of only eighty yards, and
while it had a good rate of fire of three rounds per minute for most users it was remarkably inaccurate,
making coordinated volleys necessary in order to ensure its effectiveness. About 1/6 of shots misfired.
Most French commanders preferred to fire only one or two volleys before making a bayonet charge, as
it was a surer way of defeating the enemy than holding back and loosing volley after volley and hoping
for the best.
Bayonets were socketed at this juncture, meaning they could stuck on a musket even as the soldier
loaded and fired in contrast to earlier eras, where it had to be plugged into the rifle’s barrel. This
allowed the musket to function as a miniature pike in combat. The soldiers also might have some
fallback knives or other such implements.
Others: The Charleville Musket did have Carbine versions that are shorter and somewhat easier to
reload, being better used for dragonback fighting. However, as a result of this convenience it has
reduced range. Finally, a number of officers carrying various pistols that, while easy to use and fire,
probably have a range of 50meters at best and can only penetrate plate armor in what is basically melee
combat.
LINE INFANTRY
FUSILIERS
Training: 4-5
Mobility: 4
Effective Range: 50-100
Role: Line Infantry
*Note: Most of this description comes from the game Napoleon Total War
The word “Fusiler” comes from the French word “Fusi”, which refers to a type of musket. The line
infantry of the Napoleonic Wars, The fusiliers were considered the ordinary soldiers of Napoleon’s army.
They enjoyed little of the prestige and privileges showered on the Emperor’s precious guards, his
artillery formations, or the light troops. Yet they were vital to his victories: strong, dependable and loyal
to Napoleon. They could be counted on to do his marshals’ bidding in almost every circumstance.
It was the Fusiliers that served as the backbone of every corps, Fusiliers advance upon the enemy, firing
volley after volley before they close with fixed bayonets. Although they are foot soldiers, and lack the
dash and élan of cavalry, they take a justifiable pride in their worth in battle. They can form square when
threatened by cavalry, and give other enemy infantry a bloody time but they are still vulnerable to
shelling by artillery and sniping by skirmishers.
Fusilier training placed emphasis on speed of march, agility and endurance, along with individually
aimed fire at close range and close quarters combat. They were expected to cover 30 kilometers a day
(18.6 miles) though could double this, if pressed. In fact they were said to often sleep in their uniforms
at night, so they could be ready to march at the earliest possible moment. Many of the early Napoleonic
victories were due to the ability of the French armies to cover long distances with speed, and this ability
was thanks to the training given to the infantry.
The Fusilers was the single most common unit the French deployed, and around 1812 there were a 156
regiments in operation. Of these, 4/6 brigades were Fusilers and each brigade had between 400-600
men, meaning there were around 300,000 Fusilers in uniform (With an average of 556 per battalion).
The Italians sent many Legions to Napoleon’s armies and, indeed, it was under Napoleon that the first
iteration of a unified Italy arose. Between Italy and Naples, about 80,000 fought within the Russian
campaign. The various German polities donated about a 100,000 men, as Napoleon was popular in many
portions of Germany. There were also Irish, Egyptian, Swiss, Dutch and wider afield officers. It has been
estimated that between 50-60% of the
Napoleonic armies were foreign troops.
The most famous of the Polish Legions was the

so-called Legion of the Vistula, a 5,000 man
strong Polish regiment that served in every one
of Napoleon’s wars, from 1797-1815.Of
particular note was during the Russian
campaign, where the Legion of the Vistula was
said to be the first to enter and the last to leave,
serving in many valiant holding actions with one
Polish Prince, Józef Poniatowski, personally
saving Napoleon’s life.
Every infantryman was armed with musket,

bayonet, and carried a knapsack, water bottle, and blanket or greatcoat, besides an ammunition pouch.
Offensive: Charleville Musket 1777, Socketed Bayonet. Officers might carry a pistol
Defensive: None. However, if threatened by Calvary they could assume the square formation (see
formations) or build some palisade defenses as they did in Russia.
Starting Numbers: 24355
THE INCAN ARMY
(^^^ This, but with muskets)
Training: 4
Mobility: 4
Max/Preferred Range: Musket
Role: Line Infantry
While many events of Temeraire preceded normally, the existence of dragons has dramatically altered
several major historical events. One of them was the fall of the Incas.
In this timeline, things proceeded normally at first for Francisco Pizzaro, who captured the Incan
emperor as he did in history and held him ransom. This time it was the dragon of the Incan Emperor
who gathered up the ransom however, unfortunately, just like in history Pizzaro killed the emperor
anyway. This caused the dragon to go ballistic and, together with some others hunt down and kill every
last Spaniard of the expedition. As diseases began to wrack the Empire the dragons took control and
turned the Incan Empire into a giant, militarized state stretching from the isthmus to the bottom of
Chile.
Nowadays the modern Incans live in a literal shadow of their former empire. While at their real world
prime the Incans had a empire of 15 million now the modern Incans both own more territory and have
less people, only four million, thanks to the plague. The dragons have taken over the military
completely, though the Incan army is still shown to exist and, indeed, maintain their own traditions
apart from Europe.
When Napoleon boldly traveled to the Andes to marry the Incan Empress, he gained the loyalty of their
military, both draconic and human. Many returned to France with their Empress.
The Incan army is going to be a force primarily assigned to protecting key personnel and, perhaps,
locations. However beyond that the Incan army is likely going to be only used sparingly, as the non-stop
three centuries of plagues have drastically affected the psyche of the Incan Dragons, making them
possessive of their humans and unwilling to risk them if at all possible.
Offensive: Imported Musket, likely Charleville, along with some evidence of traditional weapons. Note
that historically, Napoleon gave all his allies free muskets.
Defensive: Traditional Cotton army. This cotton armor was very dense and could be two fingers thick.
And it repelled arrows and spears almost as well as a Spanish steel breastplate. Plus, cotton armor was
much lighter, cooler, and more flexible, which probably erased the breastplate’s advantage in
toughness.
Starting Numbers: 1,655
At its height the Incans numbered 15 million with an army of a 100,000. This has been effectively torn
into a third by the plague, so currently somewhere between 4-5 million, so following that logic the
Incans might have somewhere around 30,000. It is the dragons that preserve Incan independence, not
the Incans themselves.
Also given the possessiveness of Incan dragons (their overlords) it is likely these troops won’t be seen
except in key spots or around Napoleon himself.
LINEBREAKERS
GRENADIERS OF THE LINE
Training: 5-6
Mobility: 4
Role: Linebreakers
Napoleon's grenadiers (and carabiniers in light infantry) were elite troops, selected for their stature and
war experience. The Imperial Decree of February 18th 1808 stated in Article 9th: "The Grenadier
Company (...) shall be taken from the totality of the corps, from among the men most appropriate by
their height (...) and shall be accepted only if they have 4 years of service and have participated in at
least 2 of the following campaigns: Ulm, Austerlitz, Jena or Friedland." Newly formed regiments and
battalions didn't have grenadiers as they not had been in enough combat.
Historically, grenadier regiments and battalions began as ad-hoc assault groups. All line infantry
regiments had grenadier companies; collecting these sub-units gave commanders a useful group of
heavily armed, aggressive and skilful soldiers. Grenadier companies remained in line infantry regiments
after the creation of grenadier regiments, but they largely abandoned using grenades: instead, each
grenadier company became a “heavy mob” of the biggest and strongest soldiers in a regiment, used for
breaking open a weakpoint in the enemy’s lines.
Offense: Charleville Musket or Carabine. For close range they have bayonets and sabers. A few might
have grenades, though these are considered antiquated by this time and might only cover a couple
meters.
Defensive: None. Armor often ineffective against muskets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LnRqwPYhNU
Starting Numbers: 5325/1360 Carabiners
CARABINIERS-À-CHEVAL
Training: 5-6
Mobility: 7
Max Range: 100 meters
Preferred Range: Melee
Role: Shock Calvary
The Carabiners-a-cheval are essentially mounted
version of the carabiners. Their origins date back to the
mid-16th century, when they were created as elite
elements of the French light cavalry, armed with
carbines but then gradually evolved towards semi-
independent status during the 18th century. They only
became independent units as late as 1788, when a two-
regiment heavy cavalry corps was created. From the
French Revolutionary Wars onwards, they were the
senior heavy cavalry regiments in the French army, rose
to prominence during the Napoleonic Wars and were
disbanded in 1871, after the fall of the Second French
Empire.
Historically, French Carabiniers had royalist roots but, unlike the other royal units, managed to escape
abolition during the French Revolution, and instead found a place in France’s newly reorganised cavalry.
Despite this, the carabiniers still had some royalist sympathies and frequently clashed with the
Revolutionary authorities. When Napoleon came into power he showered them with “armes d’honneur”
in order to gain their loyalty. It worked. After the carabiniers sustained casualties in 1809 against the
Austrians, Napoleon revised their uniforms, giving them cuirasses and helmets.
Offensive: Straight swords, pistols, sometimes carabines.
Defensive: Iron Cuirasses

CUIRASSERS
Training4-5
Mobility: 7
Role: Heavy Assault
While other types of cavalry had their important roles to play, it was the cuirassiers, the descendants of
the medieval knights, who could turn a battle with their sheer weight and brute force. Equipped with
heavy, straight swords and wearing armour, cuirassiers are melee cavalry. If the cuirassiers can get in
among their foes, then they can do bloody work and have some protection in the fight granted by their
cuirasses and heavy helmets. They are rightly feared by enemy infantry, and other cavalry forces are
foolish not to treat them with a degree of respect. The price paid for this imposing strength is in speed:
cuirassiers are far from swift, dashing cavalrymen
In many ways, Cuirassiers hark back to an older style of warfare: cavalrymen had always been armoured,
until the widespread use of firearms meant that armour was more trouble than it was worth. The
magnificence of their appearance, however, added to their worth on the battlefield.
Offensive: Pistols, Straight Swords, Carabines
Defensive: Cuirass and helmet. Though the armour could not protect against contemporary flintlock
musket fire, it could deflect shots fired from long-range, stop ricochets and offer protection from all but
very close range pistol fire. More importantly, in an age which saw cavalry used in large numbers, the
breastplates (along with the helmets) provided excellent protection against the swords and lances of
opposing cavalry and against infantry bayonets.
DRAGOONS
Training: 4-5
Mobility: 7
Role: Rapid Assault
Dragoons are heavy cavalry, trained to

fight on foot and horseback.
The Dragoons’ strength lies in their

versatility: on horseback they can
produce an impressive charge or they can
ride to critical spots on a battlefield
where firepower is needed. Once dismounted, they can engage in melee or use their muzzle-loading
muskets to fire upon the enemy. This flexibility is also their greatest weakness: they are the slowest of
all cavalry units and may have difficulty when facing heavier cavalry and elite infantry.
Historically, the first dragoons were infantrymen, trained to ride into battle but fight on foot. Equipping
cavalry units with horses was an expensive business, and so the best were always kept for the ‘real’
cavalry, leaving the dragoons to make do with cheaper, slower steeds. Dragoons slowly changed into
cavalry soldiers like any other, and stopped fighting as mounted infantry, although regiments did retain
the dragoon title. The “old” cavalry had always regarded them as social inferiors, and the infantry had
resented them for not being proper soldiers, so the dragoons welcomed their new acceptability as full-
blown cavalry.
Offensive: Charleville Musket, Pistols, Bayonet, Sword
Defensive: None
LANCERS
Training: 4-5
Mobility: 7
Role: Rapid Assault
For years before the Napoleonic Wars, the lance was actually near-abandoned among the Western
European nations. However, towards the end of the 18th century it began to make a comeback.
In Western Europe, the greatest impetus for reintroducing lancers came from France. That country had
not employed mounted troops with lances since the days of Herman Maurice, marshal de Saxe, in the
mid-eighteenth century, and even these amounted only to a meager number of Polish volunteers and
adventurers. De Saxe used them for scouting and raiding; the French army did not even officially
recognize them.
After Napoleon conquered Prussia in 1806, he marched his Grande Armée into what had been Poland.
As he traveled from Poszan to Warsaw, a guard of honor — one hundred mounted Polish nobles —
accompanied the French leader. From them he learned of the famous Winged Hussars, who, during the
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, carried fifteen-foot-long lances and rode specially bred steeds to
victories over the Turks, Russians, and Swedes. After arriving in the Polish capital, the emperor marveled
at the expert manner in which Polish cavalrymen handled their lances.
He would later form several regiments of Polish and French Lancers.
Offensive: A six foot and nine inch lance for the first rank, to be abandoned once the fighting starts.
After that they may have pistols and a light saber. Note, only the first rank qas actually equipped with
lances, while the rest were given swords. This was to prevent the proceeding ranks of lancers from
poking those in front of them.
Defensive: None, relying more so on speed.
RAPID RELIEF
VOLTIGUERS
Training: 4-5
Mobility: 4
Max Range: Musket
Preferred Range: Musket
Role: Skirmishing
At the start of the Napoleonic period, most armies thought of light troops as auxiliaries to the line
infantry. Part of Napoleon’s genius lay in taking existing ideas and making them work really well: he got
the proportions of light and line troops right for his armies, and made sure that his attacking columns
were well supported by swarms of skirmishers, including voltigeurs. Originally, the name had come
about because they were expected to jump onto enemy cavalry horses and attack the riders that way!
This was nonsense, but the voltigeurs did prove excellent soldiers, skirmishers and urban fighters. They
were also given additional tasks, such as aiding pontonniers in building bridges; they could not only work
hard, but also fight effectively to defend the bridge if necessary.
In battle, their goal was typically to occupy buildings, clear woods, drive off other skirmishers and harass
enemy artillery. Should that be done they have been used to harass enemy line infantry.
Offensive: Theoretically voltigeurs were armed with 141.7 cm long dragoon muskets (it was a shorter
version of musket, easier to load and carry for a small guy). But it was rare and voltigeurs were armed as
the rest of infantry, with long muskets. They also carried a bayonet and short saber

CHASSEURS
Training: 4-5
Mobility: 7
Role: Screening/Skirmishing
Light, fast and agile, these men are experts at forming a skirmishing screen, providing diversions for an
advance, or rearguard cover for a withdrawal. Armed with muskets, they are equally adept when
deployed in line and loose skirmish formations. Their range and accuracy are exemplary, but they lack
the skills necessary for close combat; their inability to form square leaves them vulnerable to cavalry
charges.
Historically, Napoleon’s chasseurs included both foot and mounted regiments. The foot regiments were
named chasseurs à pied, and the men who served well in them could be rewarded by promotion to the
prestigious grenadiers. The cavalry troops were known as the chasseurs à cheval, and had a rivalry with
the French hussars. Each unit believed they were superior to the other, and this resulted in many
arguments between them over who wore the most dashing clothes or were the better horsemen.
Although the hussars had the more expensive uniforms, the chasseurs argued that Napoleon’s escort
unit was made up of men from their ranks
Offensive: Muskets/Carabines
Defense: None
HUSSARS
Training: 5-6
Mobility: 8
Role: Harassment, skirmishing, fast attack
Hussars are light cavalry, fast moving and useful for scouting ahead of an army.
These superb horsemen can be used as a screen for the main army, or for strategic scouting to locate
the enemy. Hussar speed makes them ideal for targeting skirmishers and artillery: enemies have little
chance to escape if hussars are sent against them. Hussars are armed with curved sabres, and can acquit
themselves well in melee or during a charge, although they do not fare well against disciplined infantry
or heavy cavalry.
Historically, hussars of all nations enjoyed the freebooting attitude of the Hungarian originals, and acted
independently of the main army as much as they could. This was useful, because they could be sent out
to do long patrols or reconnaissance, and possibly a little plundering. Their high-spirited approach to war
was matched by their popinjay uniforms, some of the gaudiest ever to have been worn into battle.
Hussar arrogance, however, was well deserved: in 1806 some 500 French hussars bluffed a 6,000-strong
Prussian garrison at Stettin into surrendering the fortress there.
Offensive: Sabers, Short ranged Pistols and sometimes Carbines

Defense: None
LIGHTWEIGHT DRAGONS
Mobility: 9-10
Training: 5-7
Max Range: Carabine/ 30 meters (firebreathers)
Preffered Range: Melee
Role: Skirmishers, harassment
The smallest of the Dragons is classified as a "lightweight" dragon- which means the dragon weighs as
much if not slightly more than an elephant(4-8 Tonnes) and is usually larger than one. The Lightweight
Dragons are probably the most common of the dragon archtypes, courtesy of the comparatively limited
logistical requirements, and often common enough to be used in swarms in the battlefield.
While previously the Lightweights were only used for courier missions and a few flanking attacks,
Napoleon has introduced significant adaptions for their role. For one, he has begun to use them as
skimishers against heavy and middleweight dragons, designed to sting and weaken the larger creatures
to exhaust them for when Napoleon's own heavyweights come. They also provide screens, flying in
great masses so that the enemy flyers has problems seeing what the mid-weight/heavyweights are
doing. Yet another tactic is for the Heavyweight dragon to go first, bullying through enemy air units
while light dragons fall upon the disorganized in a pack. He has also attached them to his regiments,
around eight of them to each I believe, who help when not fighting to move equipment.
They also have many traditional roles on the battlefield including- but not limited to- chasing after
fleeing soldiers, going after artillery crews, massing and assaulting flanks, harassing supply lines and
reconnaissance.
Offensive: Claws, jaws, and potentially (but not always) pilots that would carry a carbine or pistols. In at
least one depiction, a lightweigt dragon was able to use harpoons as hand weapons. A larger
lightweight may carry up to six people. A few Incan dragons or allied Spanish Flamme-del-fuego might
use venom or short ranged fire breathing attacks.
Defensive: Dragon Scale skin which gives some (but not total) protection to swords, claws, arrows,
lances etc. They can typically survive being shot multiple times by muskets, though it is considerably
easier to kill one of these with guns than other breeds. Though Dragon armor exists Lightweight dragons
-who prize speed- are unlikely to use it.
Starting Numbers: 238 – Note this includes dragons only, not crew.
“They went up again, high over the battlefield: with the pressure of the dragon-formation lifted, the
French skirmishers had burst out of the woods to engage the front ranks of Prince Louis's forces, and
behind them marched out a single battalion of infantry in line and some squadrons of light cavalry: not
yet a great commitment of forces, but the battle
was properly joined, and now the guns began to
speak in their deep thundering voices. Shadows were
moving through the wooded hills; impossible to
make out their exact movements, and as Laurence
turned his glass upon them, Temeraire let out a
ringing roar: a French formation of dragons had
lifted into the air, and was coming for them.
The formation was considerably larger than Eroica's,

but made almost wholly of smaller dragons, most of
them light-weights and even a few courier-types
among them. They had none of the crispness that
marked the Prussian maneuvers: they had formed
into a sort of pyramid, but a shaky one, and were
beating up at such different speeds that they were changing places with one another as they came.
Eroica and his formation came about in perfect order to meet the onrushing French, spreading out into a
doubled-line, at two heights. Temeraire was nearly turning himself in circles, trying not to overshoot their
left flank, where Laurence had set him to take up position; but the Prussians were in formation before
the French reached them, and riflemen aboard each dragon leveled their guns for the devastating volley-
fire for which the Prussians were justly feared.
But just as they came into rifle-range, and the guns began to crack, the French formation dissolved into
even more complete chaos, dragons darting in every direction; and the Prussian volley made almost no
impression. A very neat piece of work, tempting the volley out of them, Laurence was forced to
acknowledge; but he did not at once see the point: it would not do them much good, when the little
French dragons did not carry the manpower to return fire in kind.
They did not seem to wish to, either; instead, they only circled around in a frantic, buzzing cloud, keeping
a safe distance too far for boarding, and their crews firing off shots almost at random, picking off men
here and there, dashing in for a moment to claw or snap at the Prussian dragons in any opening they
were given. Of those, there were many; Temeraire's peevish criticisms were proving all too accurate, and
nearly every dragon of the Prussian force was soon marked and bleeding, here and there, as bewildered
they tried to go about in one direction or another, to face their opponents properly.
Temeraire, moving alone, was able best to avoid the skirmishing smaller dragons and pay them back;
with no threat of boarding and gunnery only a waste of ammunition against such small quick targets,
Laurence only gave him his head, and waved his men to stay low and keep out of the way. Pursuing
fiercely, Temeraire caught one after another of the littler French dragons, giving them each a vigorous
shake and clawing that had them squalling in pain and retreating hastily from the field.
But he was only one, and there were a great many more of the small dragons than he alone could catch;
Laurence would have liked to try and tell Dyhern to break up the formation, and let the single dragons
fight as they would: at least they would not have been rendering themselves so predictably vulnerable,
over and over, and their heavier weight ought to have told badly against the smaller dragons. He had no
opportunity, but after a few more passes Dyhern reached the same conclusion: another signal-flag went
up, and the formation broke apart; the bloodied, pain-maddened dragons threw themselves with
renewed energy at the French.
"No, no!" Temeraire cried, startling Laurence; and whipping his head around said, "Laurence, down
there, look – "
He leaned over the side of Temeraire's neck, already pulling out his glass: a great body of French infantry
were coming out of the woods to the west, enveloping Prince Louis's right flank, and the center was
being pressed back by hard, determined fighting: men were falling back over the bridge, and the cavalry
had no room to charge. Just now would have been the ideal moment for a dragon-sweep, to drive back
the flanking attempt, but with the formation broken up it was almost sure to fail.”-Blackpowder War
SHOCK & AWE
MIDDLEWEIGHT DRAGONS
Mobility: 8-9
Training: 5-8
Max Range: Carabine/ 30 meters (firebreather)/100 Meters (acid Spitters- though only downwards)
Role: Aerial Fights, Bombers

Middleweights typically weigh somewhere between 10-15 tons (with a maximum of 17) and can carry
crews around a dozen (or more) The Middleweights typically form the bulk of Napoleon's dragon forces,
with at least one attached to every regiment and often appearing in specialized formations or squads
designed to win aerial superiority or devastate enemy formations below.
It is the Middleweight that usually has more specialized combat abilities. The Flame-de-Gueche, of the
French, for example is a fire breather while several breeds of Incan
dragons can spit incapacitating poison. It is the Middleweights job to
devastate enemy formations below, and they are often loaded with
bombs that they drop en masse on them. Should aerial superiority be
achieved and their bombs be exhausted, they will strafe enemies
below or even land to start fighting in melee.
Offensive: Dragon teeth and claws (more powerful than lightweight) ,

a small crew (6-12 generally) armed with carbines and pistols. Some
dragons have special abilities, like spitting venom (or, more rarely,
acid) or firebreathing. The Flame-de-gueche has a breathe weapon
that can be unleashed on targets within forty meters. That said,
dragons with abilities (like firebreathing) are considered rare.
The crew might carry bombs such as grenades of that era capable of
killing a small squad each, Napatha fire bombs or even barrels of
inflamitory tar. When used in conjunction with a firebreather, these
have caused the immoliation of enter cities before.
Defensive: See Lightweight Dragon, though stronger scale and typically can survive multiple musket
balls courtesy of greater size. Direct cannon shots will kill them. These might also be equipped with
some form of massive dragon armor, like chainmail.

HEAVYWEIGHT
Mobility: 7-8
Training: 5-9(oldest)
Max Range: Carabine/ 30 meters (firebreather)/100 Meters (acid
Spitters- though only downwards)
>>>> HeavyWeights in action
Role: Air Superiority, Mass Destruction

The dominant and most powerful of the Dragon Breeds, these can
weigh between 20-50 tons, be over a hundred feet long and have a
wingspan of almost two hundred feet! The Heavyweight is generally the
longest lived dragon and have the larger crews, typically between 3-4
dozen though they can carry quite a bit more than that if pressed.
What is the Heavyweight's primary goal? Air Superiority. Supported by

middleweights the Heavyweight first priority is generally knocking down
or driving off every other dragon in the sky. To aid in this, they carry
teams of carabiners and specialized boarders designed to land on enemy dragons and take their
captains hostage.
However, heavyweights are no less a threat to the ground troops, as they typically carry more bombs
than a middleweight, have more riflemen etc. Their strafes are larger and more impactful, scattering
troops as a diving bird might the surf. And if they land they can carve through entire regiments. Even in
their dying throes their spirits remain unconquered, and in the Battles for Britain it was shown that
dying Grand Chevarliers would deliberaly fly their crashing bulks into British lines, to kill as many as
possible.
Offensive: Claws, sometimes hooked tails and teeth significantly more powerful than lightweights or
middle (can generally KO Lightweights in a single shot and make short work of Middleweights) along
with dozens of crew members armed with pistols, carabines and swords. Thanks to its greater carrying
capacity, a heavyweight may carry many more bombs than a middleweight and is large enough to simply
pull giant trees, boulders, or debris out of the ground and drop them on the enemy. In England British
heavyweights used netting to do this to devastating affect while the French learned how to uproot trees
and drag them while flying low above the ground like brooms. I will note that all heavyweights are
generally good at dueling and the Incans in particular have a culture based on it.
Also, thanks to the Concord, Napoleon has a few Kazziks meaning heavyweights that can breathe fire.
This is in addition to the Incans who possess poison or acid spitting heavyweights, with the former being
able to turn this into mist.
Defensive: At this size, Heavyweights generally regard musket balls as needle pinpricks with more worry
given to the prospect of infection than the bullets themselves. A direct cannon blow will probably still
kill them, though survival is at least possible based on where it hits. Also, highly likely to wear some form
of armor, like chainmail or Incan cloth (though not guaranteed along with all sorts of jewelry or trophies
(if incan).
Additional Factors- The French do have a specialized heavyweight known as the Fleur-de-Nuit that
operates exclusively at night, having near perfect vision during that time but struggling to near blindness
with the sun (though on a cloudy day, it may still operate). As such the French use it for night patrols,
recon and raids. There is also a unknown Incan breed that possesses night vision as well.
Speed is difficult to determine, but some heavyweights can travel up to 25 knotts (29 mph)
“Laurence had cause to be thankful for the endless labor and repetition of the last month and a half; if
the maneuvers they had practiced for so long had not become by now second nature for Temeraire and
Maximus, they could never have kept up with the practiced, effortless acrobatics of the others. The two
larger dragons had been added into position so as to form a back row behind Lily, closing the formation
into a triangle shape. In battle, their place would be to fend off any attempts to break up the formation,
to defend it against attack from other heavy-combat-class dragons, and to carry the great loads of
bombs that their crews would drop below upon those targets that had already been weakened by Lily’s
acid. “-
The French defenders had formed into a loosely woven line-of-battle, the larger dragons above, with the
smaller ones beneath in a darting unpredictable mass, forming a wall shielding the transport vessels and
their carriers. Laurence felt if only they could break through the line, there might be some hope.
ARTILLERY
From the web article “Napoleon’s Artillery”
"He is moving his guns around like they were a pair of pistols!" Duke Wellington
As a former artillery officer, Napoleon put an important emphasis on artillery. It was thanks to the
talents of his gunners that he took Toulon in 1793 and that he began to make a name. It was with
cannons that he faced the Royalist revolt against the Directory and gained the nickname "General
Vendémiaire". Once in power, Napoleon was therefore the most able to know how to intelligently
reform this weapon from which he is born and which he knows perfectly well, having held all the posts,
from simple gunner (as part of his training at the military School of Paris) to general. In 1803, when
Napoleon became the first Consul, he decided to simplify the Gribeauval system further by limiting the
number of calibers used. The goal is simple, always more standardize to always improve repairs and
supply.
To that end he introduced a number of innovations designed to improve his artillery core.
To start with, he modified the existing Gribeauval system, which standardized artillery placement sizes.
Napoleon introduced lighter carriages and guns. Napoleon's artillery was lighter and much more mobile
than most other nations' field artillery at this time, allowing him to move them up with his infantry in
battle. The field artillery of the 18th century was, if anything, more powerful than that of Napoleon’s
time; it was the want of mobility alone which prevented the Prussians from turning to good account an
opportunity fully as favorable as that of the German artillery at Sedan.
Napoleon increased the number of artillerymen and their support in the form of ammunition supply,
horses, carriages and carts and so on. Napoleon introduced lighter carriages and guns. Napoleon's
artillery was lighter and much more mobile than most other nations' field artillery at this time, allowing
him to move them up with his infantry in battle. The field artillery of the 18th century was, if anything,
more powerful than that of Napoleon’s time; it was the want of mobility alone which prevented the
Prussians from turning to good account an opportunity fully as favourable as that of the German artillery
at Sedan.
Napoleon standardised his guns - the 12-pounder [12pdr] foot artillery became standard of his army.
This meant that cannonballs were interchangable and guncrews could be moved from one gun to the
other. His guns were more organizationally more mobile than those of his enemies, as he could move
them with his innovative corps organisation (where each separate corps had infantry, artillery and
cavalry to fight even if alone). The 12pdr was heavier than earlier light field artillery (which often was 3
or 6pdr) and had a longer range than them, while still being mobile like light field artillery. Napoleon's
guns had a longer range and heavier punch.
Up to the introduction of rifled pieces, the Napoleonic case-shot attack was universally and justly
considered the best method of fighting, and in the transition stage of the matériel many soldiers
continued to put faith in the old method, — hence the Prussian artillery in 1866 had many smooth-bore
batteries in the field.
The horse artillery formed the boldest and skilfullest riders of its army, and they will take a particular
pride, on any grand field-day, in dashing across obstacles, guns and all, before which the cavalry will
stop. The tactics of horse artillery consist in boldness and coolness. Rapidity, suddenness of appearance,
quickness of fire, readiness to move off at a moment's notice, and to take that road which is too difficult
for the cavalry, these are the chief qualities of a good horse artillery.
Choice of position there is but little in this constant change of places; every position is good so as it is
close to the enemy and out of the way of the cavalry; and it is during the ebbing and flowing of cavalry
engagements, that the artillery, skirting the advancing and receding waves, has to show every moment
its superior horsemanship and presence of mind in getting clear of this surging sea across all sorts of
ground where not every cavalry dares, or likes to follow.
On the battlefield Napoleon advocated for overwhelming, continuous fire and close artillery-infantry
support. In Naomi Novak’s universe, Napoleon found a new means to carry and move about the
cannons- dragons. Using medium weight Dragons, Napoleon would have the cannons carried to one of
the better vantage points of the battlefield, with the cannon crew riding on top of the ragon, and deploy
them there. Or have the dragons assist the cannons in retreat, if needed. In such a manner, Napoleon
found a way to amplify his traditional tactics.
CANNON TYPES
6-inch howitzer
Max Range: 1250 meters ;250 Cannister

Preferred Range: 500 meters (regular shell)
Crew: 13
Rate of Fire: 1 Round Per Minute
By the late eighteenth century, improvements in artillery design had drastically reduced the weight of
cannons and their field carriages. Design improvements had reduced the time to get into action from
the march. By carefully positioning the barrel in the centre of the gun carriage, the balance, and
manoeuvrability of guns was significantly improved. Napoleon was an artilleryman, and his use of guns
in concentration against small parts of the enemy battle line persuaded many nations to increase the
size of their own artillery corps.
Howitzers were best suited for long-range fire. When howitzers and cannons were mixed in artillery
batteries, the howitzers tended to be used at the shorter ranges where cannons were more effective.
This led to a higher expenditure of ammunition. While artillery could be very destructive, it also
exercised a psychological effect. At close ranges, howitzers would switch to canister shot to devastate
enemy infantry.
4 LB Cannon
Max Range: 1,200 m

Preferred/Effective Range: Ball: 700 Meters; Cannister: 400 m
ROF : 2-3 rounds per minute
Crew : 8 Men
At beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars, all armies attached 3- and 4-pounder cannons directly to
the infantry units. They were supposed to be served by trained gunners but in reality they were often
worked by infantrymen drafted from the ranks. Each infantry battalion had two 4-pounders attached to
it and the guns were frequently called battalion pieces. Partly due to an overall lack of field guns,
Napoleon removed the battalion pieces from infantry battalions and combined them into batteries.
After his defeat at the Battle of Aspern-Essling in 1809, Napoleon reversed this policy and rearmed his
infantry units with battalion pieces
8 Lb Cannon
Max Range: 1,500 Meters

Effective Range: 800 Meters (Ball), 550 meters (canister)
Rate of Fire: 2 rounds per minute
Crew: 13 men
The 8-pound cannon had a six-foot iron barrel mounted on top of a frame with two wheels, with a total
weight of over 2,000 lbs. The inside diameter of the barrel was 106 mm (4 in), although the cannonballs
were only 103 mm in diameter. It was called an 8-pounder because it fired 8 pound cannon balls.
Napoleon deployed many of these all the way up to the Russian campaign, but gradually was attempting
to phase them out for the 12 lber.
12 LB Cannon
Max Range: 1,800 meters

Effective Range: 900m (Ball) 600 Meters( Cannister)
Rate of Fire: 1 Round per minute
Crew: 15
Types of Shot:
RoundBall : A solid spherical projectile made, in early times,

from dressed stone but, by the 17th century, from iron. The
most accurate projectile that could be fired by a smooth-bore
cannon, used to batter the wooden hulls of opposing ships,
forts, or fixed emplacements, and as a long-range anti-
personnel weapon. real roundshot was more like a bouncing
bowling ball, which would not stop after the initial impact, but
continue and tear through anything in its path. It could bounce when it hit the ground, striking men at
each bounce. The casualties from round shot were extremely gory; when fired directly into an advancing
column, a cannonball was capable of passing straight through up to forty men. Even when most of its
kinetic energy is expended, a round shot still has enough momentum to knock men over and cause
gruesome injury.
Cannister Shot: Canister shot consists of a closed metal cylinder typically loosely filled with round lead
or iron balls packed with sawdust to add more solidity and cohesion to the mass and to prevent the balls
from crowding each other when the round was fired. Compare it to a giant shotgun. Typically used for
inflicting mass causalities at close range and breaking up formations. In Temeraire, at certain distances
Cannisher shot has been shown to be very effective at intimidating (or wrecking) flying dragons.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFxxY28gnLE
Exploding Shot (6 Inch Howitzer only) : The common shell consisted of a hollowed-out cast-iron ball
that was filled with gunpowder. Each shell had a fuse 5 inches (12.7 cm) long that was cut by gunners to
varying lengths according to the range. The trick was to cut the fuse so that the shell exploded at the
target. If a fuse was cut too short the shell would burst in the air harmlessly. If the fuse was cut too long
it would roll around sputtering, and there were incidents where soldiers snuffed out the fuse. An
exploding shell had a kill zone of about 25 yards (22.9 m) but was less effective on soft, wet ground
ANTI-DRAGON GUNS
Max/Preferred Range: <300 Meters
As can be expected, the various nations of Temeraire's universe have had dragon armies for a long time,
and armies have created countermeasures though none of them is considered particularly over-
effective.
The first is the standard harpoon gun, which simply impales a dragon with a harpoon, like it was a whale.
If ropes are attached you might even pull the dragon down, though as a warning even a lightweight can
be stronger than a elephant.
The second is a form of anti-shrapnel gun that basically works as a anti-air canister shot. By flinging
shrapnel at high speeds and a shotgun like arc you can inflict many dire wounds on any dragon,
including tearing up the membranes of their wings along with potentially killing the crew. However, this
probably has the weakest range of all cannon types, but the French are said to have poisoned variants of
these.
The third is the pepper gun. Imagine pepper spray but magnified to the amount required for a cannon.
This weapon in capitates by burning lungs, causing blindness and difficulty breathing, great pain etc. I
will also note that its possible that the size of the shots- needed to incapitate a dragon- might make it
more lethal to a human than actual pepper spray is (which, based on police statistics, seems to have a
1/600 chance of causing deaths through complications). It has a range of at least 550 meters, and
according to comments the French were not firing at their full range.
“A powder-flash below caught his eye; an instant later came the thin whistling of a pepper-ball, flying up
from the French ships. Another of their formation members, Immortalis, had dived just a hair too low in
pursuit of one of the other dragons. Fortunately their aim was off: the ball struck his shoulder instead of
his face, and the best part of the pepper scattered down harmlessly into the sea; even the remainder was
enough to set the poor fellow sneezing, blowing himself ten lengths back at a time.”-Throne of Jade
“Temeraire went for the Anglewings, bulling them along and up again, and nudging a shoulder under
Velocitas, who had gotten worst-hit, a pepper ball right in the face. His golden-yellow head was speckled
black and red everywhere, and his eyes and nostrils were already swollen up so dreadfully he could not
see, streams of mucus dripping away from his face; he was moaning wretchedly” –Victory of Eagles
If no air forces are available, any of these might be used on enemy infantry/Calvary.
The crews for all cannons/howitzers will be armed with carbines, bayonets, and sabers for when
fighting is unavoidable.
250
---29 12pdrs – 11.6%
136 8pdrs - 54.5%
17 4pdrs – 6.9%
68 howitzers =27%
*BONUS* =10 Anti-air cannons

SPECIALIST SUPPORT
NAPOLEONIC GUARD
Training: 5
Mobility: Varies
Preferred/Max Range: Musket
Role: Protection
The Imperial Guard were the most famous soldiers in Napoleon Bonaparte’s army. An elite core of
fighting men, they held a special place in the Emperor’s heart and served a unique function in asserting
his power. The Imperial Guard consisted of specialized units of Calvary, infantry and artillery, all chosen
from what was in theory to be the best of the French Armies. Though the Napoleonic Guard literally
contained a bit of everything, two sub-units stood out
Young Guard : Raised from the ranks of the Imperial Guard, the Young Guard contains the crème de la
crème of the new recruits. They inspire surrounding units, encouraging them to fight on in the hope of
one day joining the Guard themselves. Unfailing discipline means these men have excellent accuracy
and their reload times are exceptionally good. These skills make them an expensive unit. Their only real
vulnerabilities are artillery fire and sniping from skirmishers. Historically, the Young Guard attracted a
number of ambitious young soldiers looking to make a name in battle
OLD GUARD: These highly trained and experienced troops are handpicked by Napoleon and act as part
of his personal guard. Taken from the ranks of the Imperial Guard, the Old Guard is made up of the most
intimidating soldiers the French army has to offer. Chosen specifically for their physical attributes and
notably above average height, these men strike fear into the hearts of Napoleon’s enemies. Their
prowess as soldiers is world-renowned and the mere presence of these men on the battlefield can
inspire even war weary fellow Frenchmen to fight on.
The Napoleonic Guard, prior to the invasion of Russia, was composed of 50,000 men. Hypnotically elite,
they were often charged with the protection of the Emperor himself.
Offensive: Musket, Bayonet, Pistols, Sabers
Defense: None.
Starting Numbers (2775)

DRAGON TRANSPORTATION
One of the major innovations Napoleon emphasized even in real life is mobility. From supply bases, to
regimented marching orders, Napoleon wanted his troops to arrive on the field as fast as possible- and
in the right place.
In Temeraire-verse, Napoleon's emphasis on this only increased with two major innovations. The first
was a form of aerial boat capable of carrying two thousand men each- plus a couple artillery- at once.
Pulled by four middleweights working together like work horses, Napoleon used these to invade Britain
during his first invasion. However, the weaknesses came quickly apparent as the pulling dragons were
entirely unable to defend themselves and needed support, a single blow to the ships could send a
thousand men plummeting to their deaths and they had limited mobility in the skies.
The second was a series of silk harnesses attached to the underside of a dragon allowing each to carry
several times its normal carrying capacity. For example even a light dragon could carry dozens while a
heavy weight could carry up to five hundred at once, or several artillery, or a combination thereof (note
only heavyweights and middleweights can carry even one artillery- lightweights are not strong enough).
While at a disadvantage in the air, at least in this method the dragons could defend themselves.
Napoleon emphasized these rapid transports even on the battlefield. In Jena, for example, he first
revealed his silk harnesses by taking artillery and deploying them on a cliff overlooking the battlefield,
where they reigned fire on those Prussians below. Frequently entire regiments could be moved around
to bulk up flanks, reinforce the center or even appear at the rear of the enemy!
“And then the dragons began popping up over the distant woods like jack-in-the-boxes: not the light-
weights they had encountered in battle at Saalfeld, but the middle-weights who made up the bulk of any
aerial force: Pcheurs and Papillons, coming at great speed and out of formation. They landed among the
French troops securing Jena, something very odd in their appearance. Looking closer through the glass,
Laurence realized that they were all of them almost covered over with men: not their own crews only,
but whole companies of infantry, clinging on to silk carrying-harnesses, of the same style which he had
seen used in China for the ordinary transport of citizens, only far more crowded.
Every man had his own gun and knapsack; the largest of the dragons bore a hundred men or more. And
their talons were not empty: they carried, laboring, also whole caissons of ammunition, enormous sacks
of food, and, shockingly, nets full of live animals: these, being deposited into the pens and cut free, went
wandering about in aimless daze, knocking into the walls and falling over, as visibly drugged as the pigs
Temeraire had carried over the mountains, not so very long ago. Laurence sinkingly recognized the
damnable cleverness of the scheme: if the French dragons had carried their own rations with them in this
manner, there could be any number of them brought along, and not the few dozen which were counted
the sum total who could be sustained by an army on the march through hostile territory.
In the course of ten minutes, nearly a thousand men had been assembled on the ground, and the
dragons were already turning back for fresh loads; they were coming, Laurence estimated, scarcely a
distance of five miles, but five miles with no road, heavily forested and broken by the river. A corps of
men would ordinarily have taken a few hours to come across it; instead in minutes they were landing in
their new positions.
How Bonaparte had induced his men to consent to attach themselves to dragons and be carried through
the air, Laurence could scarcely imagine and had no time to consider; Badenhaur was inarticulately
pulling him away. In the distance were rising the heavy-weights of l'Armee de l'Air, the great Chevaliers
and Chansons-de-Guerre in all their massive and terrible splendor, on a course for the summit itself, and
they were carrying not food nor ammunition but field guns.
Laurence and Badenhaur flung themselves down the hillside and away, both of them skidding and sliding
in a cloud of pebbles on the steep trail, clouds of dust and dying leaves stinging their faces as the
dragons landed atop the summit. Halfway down the slope, Laurence stopped long enough to risk a final
look back: the heavy-weights were discharging battalions by twos and threes, the men running at once
to drag the guns into place along the foremost ridge, and the dragons' belly-rigging was being unhooked
to deposit great heaps of round-shot and canister-shot beside them.
There would be no challenging them for the summit, and no chance of retreat. The battle would take
place as Napoleon had desired, in the shadow of the French guns.”-Gunpowder War, page 256
Napoleon, too, had seen their plight; perhaps even before they themselves had marked it. Down on the
ground, the ranks of the Old Guard were moving forward, and with that anchor the French withdrawal
everywhere was halting. Companies were re-forming and wheeling around, light-weight beasts dropping
to pick up cannon and replace them in firing position, the enormous clockwork of Napoleon’s war
machinery turning under its master’s hand.-League of Dragons
LEADERSHIP & HEROES
NAPOLEON/LIEN
See this link for his pre-Temeraire history. Warning, extensive biography ahead.
The history of Napoleon diverged from our world just prior to the Battle of Traflgar. Here, instead of it
being a devastating and unintentional loss of the French fleet to the Britist, it was a deliberate sacrifice
to lure both the Royal Navy and air force to the far south. Then, using a newly invented sky carrier pulled
by four dragons each, the French were able to land across the straits of Dover and may well have
inflicted a crushing blow on the Britist then and there. However, as would become a recurring theme in
Napoleon’s life, he was defeated by unknown circumstance- the Celestial Dragon Temeraire. Said
Dragon managed to manifest a powerful new ability, the Divine Wind, which was a move that had never
been seen in the West before, and even in the East it was regarded as legendary. After a portion of his
force was badly mauled, Napoleon ordered a retreat.
An albino dragon—white is the color of death in traditional Chinese culture, and is considered horribly
unlucky. Despite being one of the very few Celestials available to the nation, Lien was treated as an
outcast... until a prince named Yongxing took pity on her, and the two became inseparable. Too bad
Yongxing was plotting to have Laurence killed, which Temeraire of course wasn't going to stand for.
Swearing revenge, she sought out Napoleon, who she knew was an enemy of the British and thus
Laurence. While at first nothing more than an alliance of convenience, she genuinely began to believe in
and care for Napoleon.
Tien Lien was a scholastic genius, knowledgeable in all of the great works of Chinese literature, including
Sun Tzu's Art of War (which, in this universe, contained significant passages on dragon warfare).
Together with Napoleon they revolutionized French aerial warfare, employing skirmishing light dragons
to counter the more cumbersome heavyweights, creating joint dragon-french troop methods of
maneuvering armies and logistics, using silk harnesses for transport and creating a dragon bill of rights
that expanded the numbers of dragons available to France from less to a thousand to many times that.
Feral Dragons who had previously avoided human contact came into French ranks for employment.
These tactics were deployed agaisnt the Prussians at Jena where Napoleon first overwhelmed the
Prussian dragons with skirmishing lightweights, causing them to be exhausted. Then the fresh French
middle and heavyweights entered the fray, circled their formations and with an excess of boarders and
captured most of them. Other dragons assaulted the flanks of the Prussians, charged alongside cavalry
(which previously did not occur in Western warfare, as horses were instinctively afraid of calvary, and
required a Chinese invention to mitigate) and moved artillery around to key positions.
The victory over the Prussians seems to have been more total than in our history.
Unfortunately for Napoleon a plague struck, ironically spread from Native American dragons to
Europeon ones. Though it first hit the Brits, the efforts of Temeraire and his captain, William Laurence,
managed to find a cure that was spread across the isles, albeit after the deaths of many deaths. They
then deliberately spread it to France and the rest of Europe, and it likely would have spread farther still.
The intent was nothing less than the destruction of all of the French air corps through the genocide of a
race.
Fortunately for Napoleon Laurence and Temeraire did not condone genocide so they showed up and
delivered the cure, which resulted in their imprisonment once the Brits found out. Though Napoleon
was sincerely grateful, he had long planned a invasion of Britain and now knew A. the British air corps
were devastated and B. Temeraire, who had previously single-handidly stopped the previous invasion,
was impounded.
Napoleon launched a massive invasion with hundreds of dragons, devastating the Royal Navy and
successfully landed tens of thousands of troops in Britain. The invasion of Britain had begun and
proceeded rapidly, as the Brits had always invested in their navy over army. Tens of thousands turned
into hundreds of thousands and a last ditch defense of London was defeated when Napoleon and
Davout managed to flank the British under Wellesey with twenty thousand men and thirty dragons.
Britain was pushed all the back to Scotland and Napoleon expected a surrender. However Wellesey had
a final adaption to play - he went unconventional. He had small, guerilla forces backed up by a hundred
dragons constantly raid French supply lines and harass caravans. As Napoleon was even more vulnerable
to such tactics than the real world (courtesy of having to feed his dragons, which required a
considerable amount of food) these tactics forced him to withdraw many dragons and a fair amount of
soldiers from Britain.
Eventually, Wellesy tried again at the Battle of Shoeburyness which was a massive battle that involved
two hundred thousand men and two hundred dragons. It was a close run thing, even with the months of
attrition wearing Napoleon down. Ultimately, the British were only able to win by sneaking the navy up
the River Thames, who pounded French positions with the cannon of fifteen ships. Ultimately the British
only just managed to squeak out a victory though, in the final act, Lien managed to sink almost the
entire British Navy with her Divine Wind.
Napoleon was bloodied, but not broken, from his British defeat. He retreated from the isles and
widened his campaign. He made common cause with the African Nation of ___, who had become a anti-
slaving superpower thanks their incredible number of dragons. They lacked a navy - he didn't and so he
feried them all over to the colonies of the other Europeon powers. Now what remained of his navy had
dragon escorts and there wasn't much the devastated British navy could do about it.
Napoleon then attempted the boldest move of his career- loading up a small honor guard, he left France
and personally entered the Incan Empire. There he presented his newly divorced hand to the unwed
Incan Emperoress, a gesture that won her attention. They married, had a kid and Napoleon gained
access to thousands of Incan dragons in a single stroke.
Newly invigorated, Napoleon set about dominating the other Europeon powers again. He set up a
Continental system, instituted his dragon code of rights across the continent and attracted dragons from
across the berth of it. However, the Peninsula War occurred just like in the real world and it began to
steadily drain him of troops.
And then Russia broke their pact with him and, in response, the invaded the country. Events proceeded
initially just like they did in canon, except Napoleon was more successful thanks to all his dragons.
Moscow still burned. He defeated the Russians in a devastating battle where, despite the advantage of
three hundred Chinese dragons (and sixty Russian), Napoleon managed to use his entire army as a
distraction and hastily flanked the Russians with a second army. Seeing the onset of winter, Napoleon
began his devastating retreat.
However, unlike in the real world, Napoleon made that winter as devastating for his enemy as his own
forces. He had Murat sneak behind enemy lines and free every feral breeding camp. As the Russians
treated the ferals horribly, they were starved half-mad things who promptly rampaged the countryside,
destroying the Russian supply line, forcing the Chinese dragons to retreat, terroizng peasants,
consuming cattle and forcing peasents to flee to the Russian army for defense, overburdening them.
That said his force was still devastated, the Russians still pursuing and the subdued states of Europe still
revolting. To aid his force, he declared a Concord, offering all dragons who sided with him- anywhere-
land rights, the cure to the plague that still rampaged across the land, and other gifts.
This was shown to be frightenly effective, enough that the other Europeon powers almost considered a
genocide on dragons as a result (which, good that it didn't, as series protagonists Laurence/Temeraire
announced they would defect to Napoleon if that came to pass). Chinese reinforcements to Europe
were delayed greatly thanks to dragons in Central Asia siding with the Corscan and in his ranks he had
dragons from all nations of Europe, portions of Asia, even from Bengal India and the Native American
dragons of the Sioux. Even more fearsome was that the breeding program Lien had instituted was
paying off, and it was announced that the French could create 4,000 new dragons per year.
Ultimately, his defeat only came because he was betrayed by two forces at once- the Tatswana and his
wife. The former believed he would eventually head for Tatswnana and the latter believed he would
eventually lose, and her son would lose the joint French-Incan throne. So the Incans abandoned him in
the final battle against the Russian-Prussian-Chinese-English combined force while the Twatswana struck
him from the back with 70 heavyweight dragons. He was captured by Temeraire/Laurence and exiled to
St. Helena along with Lien (St. Helena instead of Elba as Lien could easily fly from Elba back to the
mainland).
Offensive: Napoleon has a sword and pistol but he would never command from the front. His dragon
Lien, has claws, teeth, a form of dragon martial arts training and a form of the Divine Wind.
The Divine Wind is a breath weapon with potentially hundreds of meters range, though the effects
diffuse over distance. At close range it can break apart stone walls, flatten trees and cause fatal
hemorages to dragons and men.
Defensive: See Heavyweight, though Lien would consider chain armor to be barbaric.
X-Factors
Adaptive Creativity: 78/100: Napoleon and Lien have introduced a number of innovations- some
imported from the East, others their own invention- to alter the Enlightenment era combat doctrine and
their armies composition. However, they are a bit limited when it comes to unconventional warfare
adaptions.
Tactics- 82/100: Napoleon was a master at achieving victory on the field and even the main characters
of Temeraire note that that they often won by luck more than any other reason. Historically, he is
considered one of the best commanders to ever live.
Strategy-76/100: While Napoleon was a genius when it came to planning in advance his battles, he did
historically (and in Temeraire) struggle with unconventional warfare which drained his troops in the
British, Peninsula and Russian campaigns. He also has a tendency to 'overreach' in his conquests.
Intuition- 60/100: Napoleon has a conqueror's intuition when it comes to surprising his foes, though he
himself has been surprised before.
Psychological Warfare- 62/100: Good at predicting his foes and places an emphasis on demoralization.
He even encourages defections and the enlistment of natives through all sorts of techniques. That said,
he does not engage in mass terror campaigns or psychological warfare as something in and of itself,
seeing it only as another tool for battlefield performance.
Inspiration: 70/100- Vive La France!
Audacity: 79/100: Napoleon is characterized by bold tactics and bolder ambitions, but he does not
waste troops for the sake of it. That said, he will not give up and both the Russian/Peninsula campaigns
show he is willing to shove hundreds of thousands at a threat. This is actually why the Incan Emperoress
betrayed him- she believed strongly that he would not give in until France and the Incan Empire were
both dust, so she needed to take control to negotiate a favorable peace.
Corruption: 52/100: Has genuine views that he is making the world a better place, yet is also a
warmonger who schemes to wage war whenever possible.
Laurence felt Temeraire gathering himself, drawing in the great breaths one after another which
expanded out his lungs, and yet something different: when Laurence put down his bare hand, he felt
nearly a drumming tension to the hide. The enemy dragons were coming, swiftly; then Temeraire turned
and roared: but not once only; he roared, low, and roared again, and a third time, and only with the
fourth rose to that shattering, terrible sound that was the divine wind.
The very air seemed to shake and howl, rushing away from them; the rain-mist boiling into tight
spindled clouds. The first dragons of the formation were pulling up, beginning to pull up, as the ripple
struck, and Laurence saw blood come bursting from their noses and their ears.
The three dragons foremost in the formation fell from the sky without a sound, stone-dead; Laurence
heard their bodies crashing through the branches below. Others, too, were falling, thrashing in mid-air,
choking on blood; and only the hindmost beasts survived, sheltered by the bodies of their fellows:
survived, reeled back, and fled away into the night, shrilling out their horror. –DIVINE WIND IN ACTION
“The Prussian formations dispersed or driven off, the French dragons had acquired a clear dominance
over the aerial arena. Now in answer to Lien's call, they all moved together into a straight-line formation.
Below, the French cavalry all as one wheeled and broke away to either side of the battlefield, all the
horses spurred as quick as they could go, and the infantry fell back from the front lines, though keeping
up a steady musket- and artillery-fire as they went.
Lien rose higher into the air and drew a great breath, her ruff under its steel diadem spreading wide
around her head, her sides belling out like sails overpressed with wind, and then from her jaws burst the
terrible fury of the divine wind. She directed it against no target; she struck down no enemy and dealt
not a single blow; but the hideous force of it left the ears ringing as though all the cannon in the world
had gone off at once. Lien was some thirty years of age to Temeraire's two, a little larger and more
experienced by far, and there was not only the power of her greater size behind it but a sort of
resonance, a rise and fall in her voice, which carried on the roaring a seemingly endless time. Men reeled
back from it, all along the battlefield; the Prussian dragons huddled themselves away; even Laurence and
his crew, familiar with the divine wind, jerked instinctively away so that their carabiner straps drew taut.
A complete silence followed, broken only by small shocked cries, the moans of the wounded on the field
below; but before the echoes had stopped ringing away, all the line of French dragons lifted up their own
heads and, roaring in full voice, plunged earthwards. They pulled up their dive just short of collision with
the ground; some few, indeed, were unable to do so, and tumbled out of the sky to crush great swaths of
the Prussian ranks beneath their bodies, though crying out in agony as they rolled over their own wings.
But the rest did not even pause: dragging their claws and tails as they skimmed just above the ground,
they went tearing through the stunned and unprepared ranks of the Prussian infantry, and they left great
bloody ranks of the dead behind them as they lifted away again into the air.
The men broke. Before even the dragons struck the front ranks, the lines to the rear were dissolving into
utter confusion, a wild panicked attempt at flight, men struggling with one another and trying to flee in
different directions. King Frederick was standing in his stirrups, three men holding his frantic and heaving
charger to keep it from throwing him off; he was shouting through a speaking-trumpet while signal-flags
waved. "Retreat," Badenhaur said, gripping Laurence's arm: his voice sounded utterly matter-of-fact, but
his face was streaked and dirty with tears, which he did not seem even to notice he was shedding; down
on the field below, the Duke of Brunswick's limp and blood-spattered body was being carried back
towards the tents.
But the men were in no frame to listen or to obey; some few battalions managed indeed to form into
square for defense, the men standing shoulder to shoulder with their bayonets bristling outwards, but
others went running half-mad back through the village, through the woods, which they had only just won
with so much labor; and as the French dragons dropped to the earth to rest, their blood-spattered sides
heaving, the French cavalry and infantry poured all down off the hill and streamed past them, roaring in
human voices, to complete the ruin and defeat.- The Gunpowder War
FRENCH MARSHALS
In 1804 Napoleon re-established the title of Marshal of France when he created the French Empire, both
to reward loyal generals and establish legitimacy in the eyes of Europe. The first 18 Marshals were
distinguished generals of the French Revolution, and Napoleon added to their ranks based on merit. In
1812 there were 22 Marshals, with one having being installed as the king of Sweden but deciding to
pursue his own path and another dying in battle.
Note: Napoleon has at least twenty such marshals, most of which had the exact same lives as in our-
universe. I have provided more detailed biographies of those that did not. Also he does have at least two
Dragon marshal- Lien above, and one unnamed one.
Joachim Murat
Undoubtedly the most flamboyant (and, in Temeraire, the

most active) of Napoleon's marshals, Joachim arose
rapidly through the ranks during the chaos of the French
Revolution. It was Murat who managed to sneak cannons
past rioting Parisians during the National Convention,
which allowed Napoleon to save that convention. He
served in both the Italian and Egyptian campaigns, helped
Napoleon pull off his coup and even married Napoleon's
sister, Caroline.
In the Italian campaign of 1800 Murat helped win the

decisive Battle of Marengo, and in 1801 he rapidly
concluded the campaign against Bourbon-ruled Naples by
imposing the Armistice of Foligno. As governor of Paris in
1804, he was included among the first generals promoted
to the rank of marshal after Napoleon’s coronation as
emperor on December 2. In 1805 he played a conspicuous role in the Austerlitz campaign, helping to pin
the Austrian Army in Ulm, where it was forced to surrender, and defeating Austrian and Russian cavalry
on the field of Austerlitz. At Jena in 1806 his energetic pursuit completed destruction of the Prussian
Army, and at Eylau in 1807 his headlong charge saved a desperate tactical situation.
In the British campaign, using new innovations to help lead cavalry even from dragonback, he inflicted
great damage on the island nation. However, he played his most pivotal role in the Russian campaign
where he and a small group of fast moving dragon riders infiltrated and freed most of the Russian
breeding camps, though he was captured freeing the last.
This had long lasting consequences as the famously ill-treated beasts descended en masse upon the
countryside, devouring peasants and livestock, causing other serfs to flee to the Russian army and even
raiding the supply lines of those armies themselves. As a result, Napoleon came much closer to victory
then he did in our timeline, more French soldiers got out and the Russian winter was nearly as
devastating to the Russians as it was to the French.
As a commander Murat was known for his valor, speed of maneuver and skill that helped the French
defeat individually superior armies. However he was a bit of a loose cannon and often had to be guided
by Napoleon to operate effectively.
Louis Nicolas Davout
Born into the noble family of d’Avout, he was

educated at the École Royale Militaire in Paris and
entered Louis XVI’s service as a second lieutenant in
1788. Amid the divisions caused by the French
Revolution in the army, d’Avout sided with the pro-
revolutionaries in 1790 and was forced out, but he
was reinstated after the establishment of the First
Republic two years later. At that time he changed the
spelling of his name to Davout so as not to indicate
his noble birth.
He served with distinction in the armies in northern

France and Belgium and rose rapidly to the rank of
general of brigade (1793). But the antiaristocratic
Jacobins soon purged him from his position; after
their fall from power in 1794, he was reinstated yet
again. In 1798 he served under Napoleon in Egypt.
Returning to France in 1800, Davout later married
Louise-Aimée Leclerc, sister-in-law to Napoleon’s
sister Pauline Bonaparte.
Given command of the troops at Bruges that became

the Third Corps of Napoleon’s army and named
marshal of the empire, Davout played a major role in the Battle of Austerlitz (1805), where he force
marched his troops seventy miles in two days, allowing him to reinforce Napoleon’s flanks and allowing
Napoleon to focus on overwhelming the enemy center. The following year, at Auerstädt, with 26,000
men of the Third Corps, he destroyed a Prussian army of nearly 60,000 troops; that success would earn
him the title duke of Auerstädt. He also played a significant role in the Battles of Eylau (1807), Eckmühl
(1809), and Wagram (1809).
He also played a key role in the Temeraire universe specific invasion of England. After capturing the area
of Kent, he again managed to force march twenty thousand men and thirty dragons in a absurd amount
of time to flank the British in the Battle of London, thus ensuring that Napoleon captured the capital.
Davout commanded the First Corps during Napoleon’s Russian campaign (1812) and was wounded at
the Battle of Borodino. In 1813 Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Leipzig, and his army retreated
west of the Rhine. Davout was left in command of the besieged city of Hamburg, and from October 1813
to May 1814 he held the city, surrendering it only when the new Incan government of France confirmed
that Napoleon had abdicated.
Louis-Alexander Berthier
Louis Alexander-Berthier was an experienced soldier, general and chief of staff that first saw action
during the American Revolutionary War, earning the position of colonel during the fighting. During the
French Revolution, he actually helped protect two aunts of Louis XVII before joining the Revolutionary
Army. There he met Napoleon, with whom he fell in with, and would serve as the Emperor's chief of
staff for the rest of his life.
Mr. Berthier was actually a sub-par general but an amazing staff assistant. He was known for his
hardworking nature, accuracy and quick comprehension and his mastery of detail. He was a truly
excellent organized and could carry out orders to the minute detail. Historically, Napoleon attributed his
loss at Waterloo to Berthier not being there.
OTHER MARSHALLS
Bon Adrien Jeannot de Moncey
Born in 1754 to a lawyer in Doubs, Moncey ran away from home and enlisted in several different
militaries before later embracing the French revolution serving in its armies. He continued to serve
competently under Napoleon but refused to accompany him into Russia. Moncey is generally known as
a solid not but spectacular soldier and commander that led the French army that defeated Spain.
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Born in 1762 to a surgeon family in Limoges, Jourdan enlisted at the age of 16 and was an ardent
member of the military all his life. He served in multiple campaigns for the republic near the Rhine but
was mostly unspectacular under Napoleon. Jourdan was the hero of the battle of Fleurus, and was a
mostly solid and able commander during his time serving the republic.
André Masséna
Born in 1758 to a merchant family in Nice, Masséna’s father died at a young age and Masséna was
initially a sailor before enlisting into the French army and performing admirably in the French
Revolutionary Wars. He fought mostly in Italy early on, but was deployed by Napoleon to other theatres
of battle. Masséna was dogged, tenacious, and able to command independently and was called by
Napoleon "the dear child of victory" for his talents.
Pierre François Charles Augereau
Born in 1757 to a fruit seller in Paris, Augereau spent most of his early military career as a drifting
mercenary dragoon after being immediately discharged from the French army when he enlisted. He
eventually returned to France and served ably under both the republic and Napoleon in many different
theatres of war. Napoleon himself described him "Much character, courage, steadiness, activity; is used
to war, liked by the soldiers, lucky in his operations."
Guillaume Marie Anne Brune
Born in 1763 to a merchant in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Brune was a political journalist prior to joining the
revolutionaries and eventually being appointed to command after the French Revolution to fight against
the royalists. He ably serve Napoleon in Italy and afterwards, fighting in many different theatres across
Europe. He was a solid but not particularly noteworthy commander, outside of being a distinguished
cavalry commander.
Jean de Dieu Soult
Born in 1769 to a notary in Saint-Amans-Labastide, Soult enlisted as a private at the age of 16 after the
death of his father. Soult’s education allowed him to rise in the ranks, and he served the republic in
Germany, Switzerland, and Italy before being deployed by Napoleon to Spain. Soult was a skillful military
strategist and capable logistician, earning the respect of his adversary Wellington in Spain, but with a
noted weakness of not quite commanding well tactically once battle was joined. Soult was bestowed the
nickname, the “Duke of Damnation”, by his English enemies in Spain and “Hand of Iron” by his soldiers.
Jean Lannes
Born in 1769 to a merchant in Lectoure, Lannes had little education but remarkable physical strength.
He served the republic ably before being deployed to Italy where he caught Napoleon’s eye and was
selected to accompany him to Egypt. He proved instrumental as an overall able commander to
Napoleon’s successes throughout his career, before dying in 1809 after a cannonball took both his legs
and his life. Upon his death, Napoleon wept. For the purposes of this profile, he will be brought back to
life for the battle.
Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier
Born in 1768 to a merchant in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Mortier got swept up in the revolution and entered
served both the republic and Napoleon as an able general. He distinguished himself during the war
against the Second Coalition in the German theatre, particularly at the battle of Zurich and the
occupation of Hanover. Mortier was a solid all-around general, with no seeming strengths of
weaknesses.
Michel Ney
Born in 1769 to a cooper in Sarrelouis, Ney was a notary before joining the French Hussars and later the
French Revolutionary Army. Under the republic and Napoleon, Ney became noted as an excellent
cavalry commander and for his incredible bravery and daring. Ney was one of the best, if not the best,
cavalry commanders Napoleon had at his side and was called the "bravest of the brave".
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Born in 1768 to a barber surgeon in Cahors, Bessières joined the revolutionary armies and was
distinguishable for his valour. He caught Napoleon’s attention in the Italian campaign, and followed him
to Egypt and fought under him after against Spain and Austria. He was an able cavalry commander, but
was mostly noted for his relative lack of fire and aggression and his advise being the possible cause of
Napoleon not decisively winning his Russian campaign.
François Christophe de Kellermann
Born in 1735 to a tax collector in Strasbourg, Kellermann enlisted at the age of 15 with the French
Hussars. He distinguished himself during the Seven Years War as the hero of the battle of Valmy and an
able all around commander. He embraced the French Revolution, but was 62 years old when appointed
as Marshal. Kellermann is unlikely to see active duty, mostly being employed in army training and
administration.
François Joseph Lefebvre
Born in 1755 to a Hussar in Rouffach, Lefebvre joined the army at the age of 17 and proved himself an
able commander when he joined the French Revolution. Under Napoleon served in the German,
Spanish, and Russian campaigns. He was not a spectacular commander, but was valued for his
straightforward personality.
Dominique Catherine de Pérignon
Born in 1754 to minor nobility in Grenade-sur-Garonne, Pérignon had a peaceful military career before
he joined the armies of the French Revolution. Pérignon distinguished himself against the Spanish, and
then continued to mostly live an uneventful life aside from an unsuccessful posting to Italy where he
was held hostage for a year. Pérignon was probably an okay commander, having being appointed
Marshall, but generally didn’t seem to like being a general all that much
Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier
Born in 1742 to minor nobility in Laon, Sérurier’s father purchased him a commission in the militia when
he was 13 and served in the Seven Years War. He served the republic as an able commander during the
revolutionary war, and was a key stabilizing figure in Napoleon’s campaign in Italy. Sérurier was a solid
and dependable commander, known for his character and honesty and was loyal to Napoleon for all of
his career.
Claude Victor-Perrin
Born in 1764 to a notary in Lamarche, Victor joined the army at the age of 17 and despite leaving the
army after his service was complete he later joined the French Revolution. He distinguished himself in
Italy, Prussia, and Russia as a capable enough commander to be the sole Marshal promoted in 1807. He
was promoted due to his valour at the battle of Friedland, and is generally viewed as a skilled all around
general.
Jacques MacDonald
Born in 1765 to a Scottish expatriate soldier in Sedan, Macdonald joined the army against his parent’s
wishes. MacDonald rose to command and fought well on the side of the Revolution and later under
Napoleon in Italy, Spain, and Russia. MacDonald was a capable commander, and was frank and
outspoken.
Nicolas Charles Oudinot
Born in 1767 to a bewer in Bar-le-Duc, Oudinot initially joined and left the army due to lack of
promotional opportunity only to rise joining the French Revolution. Oudinot served the republic on the
German frontier, and served under Napoleon in Germany, Italy, and Austria. Oudinot is best known as
the commander of Napoleon’s elite grenadiers, and for his insane durability and being almost unkillable.
He is known to have been wounded 34 different times in battle by sabres, bullets and artillery shells and
often returning to battle shortly after.
Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont
Born in 1774 to an ex-officer in Châtillon-sur-Seine, Marmont loved soldiering from an early age and
became an officer at artillery school. He met and became friends with Napoleon at the Seige of Toulon,
and followed him in every adventure after. Marmont is generally held as a good and educated
commander, talented in both tactics and strategy, and was able to give a good account of himself
against Wellington. In 1814, beyond the scope of this profile’s snapshot of 1812, Marmont lost faith in
Napoleon’s abilities and betrayed him to earn a Benedict Arnold-like status with the name of his title as
Duke of Ragusa becoming the French verb “to betray”.
Louis Gabriel Suchet
Born in 1770 to a silk manufacturer in Lyon, Suchet was rapidly promoted as a volunteer in the cavalry of
the National Guard. Suchet commanded ably in Italy, but made his name and earned his Marshal’s baton
by beating Spain into submission. Suchet’s brilliance and valour are often remarked upon, as is generally
regarded as an excellent general in nearly all areas.
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Born in 1764 to a tanner in Toul, St. Cyr initially tried living as an artist and painter until he volunteered
for the Revolution. Saint-Cyr gradually rose in command, serving the republic and Napoleon as an able
commander all over Europe. Saint-Cyr is particularly noted for his stoic, icy, and intellectual approach to
war and treating it as if it were a game of chess. He was given the nickname of “The Owl”, and Napoleon
remarked that Saint-Cyr was his equal on defence.
ARMY X-FACTORS
Morale: 54/100: Napoleon's troops are well trained, and sometimes in the books moments of admirable
heroism would occur. However, they
are essentially real world soldiers and
their morale could be broken just like
real world soldiers would. Dragon
morale is probably harder to break,
however.
Discipline: 56/100: Napoelon's troops
were extremely well-drilled and could
march in lock-step with one another.
Cohesion: 58/100: So long as

Napoleon wins, no one really betrays
him. However, if he starts losing and
losing big, like with the Russian campaign, then certain of the less loyal Marshals consider betrayal and
his Incan wife might consider sacrifices to ensure her legacy remains on the throne.
Army Intimidation: 59/100: Thanks to dragons.
Espionage: 44/100: Napoleon uses scouts and spies, and might even condone sabotage as he did in
Russia. However, this is not really part of his game plan and Napoleon vastly preferred conventional field
tactics.
Blockade: 47/100: The Russian campaign is a example of this, and sometimes he might try to use a
flanking maneuver to get at the enemy supply train.
Logistics: 60*/100: Napoleon was a master of logistics and is notable for incorporating all his dragons in
this task, as each were capable of carrying hundreds of men at once (or equivalent supplies). That said,
there is an asterix here. The more dragons he has out, the more issues he has with ressuply. Though
Napoleon towards the end of the series managed to feed a thousand dragons on one front, he was
taxed and more would tax this ability even further, to the point where he would need serious local
support to do so.
Reinforcement Rate: HIGH: At his height the Grand Armee has a million soldiers at its command and he
probably recruited several million total throughout his decade spanning campaigns.
Reason for Battle: Napoleonic Dreams: Honestly, it’s hard to get a sense of what exactly motivates
Napoleon. His destractors would say that nothing other than conquest as a motivator, while his
supporters believe he dreams of a better world. Temeraire takes the position of both, as a sincere
ideologue who is obsessed with using conquest as a means to an end. The novel also espouses the belief
that Napoleon is extremely stubborn when it comes to acknowledging his own defeat.
ADDITIONAL FACTORS/GENERAL STRATEGY
FORMATIONS
-Line Formation: Essentially a batallion that stands in several consecutive lines, several ranks deep, so as
to maximize firepower. Up to three rows can fire at once, with the front row getting on their knees, the
backrow firing normally and sometimes a third row firing from the gaps. Sometimes this formation was
used to provide continious fire, with those in the ranks behind switching positions while those in the
front reloaded. However, as a weakness these formations proved difficult to sustain against terrain
problems and were considered weak against calvary charges.
-Column Formation: Generally this formation, of men marching in a column that from above would look
like a domino, was used for speedy marches, as it allowed the whole battalion to stay together on a
road.It was, however, considered a easier target by musket and cannon, so it generally was broken up
into line or infantry square when the time came for battle.
-Infantry Square: The Infantry square was like its name, a square 4-6 Ranks deep and marked by
bristling bayonets. It presented no rears or flanks for calvary to exploit and was used against such foes.
However, it was considered weak to muskets and artillery.
GENERAL STRATEGY
OPENING SETUP
Like many armies of his day, Napoleon relied on accurate cartography and scouting to acquire the lay of
the land and knowledge of the best positioning of armies. To that end, he will certainly use scouts and
try to acquire local knowledge, if possible. However, in addition to these methods, Napoleon does have
plenty of dragons who can carry cartographers above them to get aerial views of the battlefield, or else
scout enemy forces. He can do this night and day, for he has at least two breeds of dragons that can only
be used at night.
From Jena to London to Austerlitz, Napoleon has always valued surprising his enemy with key positions.
When war is inevitable, Napoleon will attempt to seize them early on, using his dragon transports to do
so. He will send his night dragons to scout and perhaps raid the enemy at night and have some fast
moving skirmishers harass them. However, the Napoleonic emphasis is on the field battle, and that is
what he will try to bring his enemy into.
FOREIGN RELATIONS
While a scheming conqueror who lived for military campaigns, Napoleon has nonetheless proven
himself to be skilled in the arts of diplomacy. In the real world, he and his diplomats convinced great
numbers of nationalists- Italian, Polish, Irish, German etc- to join his forces through a mixture of
promises, insinuations and sometimes threats. In this universe he successfully wooed the Incan
Emperoress, convinced the fanatically anti-slavery Tswana to form a alliance of convenience of him and
convinced many thousands of dragons from across the globe to aid him with the Concord. It has been
noted by main characters Laurence and Temeraire that Napoleon himself possesses a powerful charisma
and character that lends himself to personal negotiations.
GENERAL STRATEGY
Most Napoleonic battles took place on fields, roads, streams and other places where ideally all elements
of a army could be brought to bear.
Light infantry would run forward and attempt to skirmish with the opposing skirmishers or main
formations, picking off a few at a time to try to slow and bleed the enemy or even get them to break
formation. These fought as individuals and were usually marksmen, taking advantage of all bits of cover
in their harassment. Eventually, the Light infantry would either be forced to retreat or be overtaken by
Napoleon's line infantry, whereupon the light infantry would take positions in the firing line.
Once the infantry reached 100m, they would begin to open fire. A few volleys would be exhanged until
the point where the infantry commander would have to decide whether to bayonet charge or not. It
should be noted that the volleys would have ever-diminishing accuracy, courtesy of the gunpowder
smoke that would increasingly obscure their vision. It is often hoped that the sight of this charge breaks
the enemy morale; otherwise a bitter and gory fight would commence. Grenadiers would take their
position during this, showing up where the fighting is heaviest to try to break through.
The influence of cavalry on the field, though perhaps not as prominent as prior eras, was nonetheless
invaluable. Though they probably wouldn't have formed the 'screens' that they historically did on the
field (as Napoleon's dragons could see around that) . Still they had a important role of dueling with
enemy cavalry. performing flanks, assaulting artillery or hitting infantry or else 'fixing' them in place by
faking a charge, forcing the enemy regiment to assume immobile square formations then backing off.
Napoleon was known for his artillery tactics and known in particular for massing them in support of his
infantry. To that end, he generally brought a lot more artillery than was previously considered for other
nations. The role of the artillery was simply nothing less than the destruction of enemy cavarly or, more
particularly, infantry. At long range roundshots and explosive howitzer shells were used to gory effect,
while closer ranges had canisters shells functioning as devastating shotgun like blasts.
The role of the dragons was, first and foremost, aerial superiority. Their goal is to clear or dominate the
skies of enemy dragons and foil attacks on cavarly or infantry, even as a few veer off for their own
bombing runs. If or when this is achieved, however, then the dragons dedicate all their efforts to the
ground by attacking artillery, dropping bombs or debries on enemy infantry. Some even 'skim' enemy
ranks, like a seagull skimming and parting the water for fish. It is rare that they, however, fully drop to
the ground to manually engage infantry as these dragons are creatures of logic and from their viewpoint
why should they take damage from enemy bayonets or musket balls when there is more effective
means to attack that do not carry the risk?
It must also be noted that not only does every French captain have both tactical training, but the
dragons do too, along with a degree of autonomy(up to the point where there are actually Dragon
marshalls, who would command dragons and men each). Expect some to break off and do what they
think best, like lift up and save a beleaguered artillery crew, attack a breaking enemy infantry or stall a
breech in Napoleon's own lines.
It is the goal of Napoleon to break the enemy army as soon as possible and his tactics are designed to
inflict the causalities required to do so.
ADAPTIONS
Napoleon is known for his battlefield suprises and techniques designed to counter enemy strengths. For
example, against the Prussians who were renowned for their regimented heavy dragons he first used
masses of agile light dragons to harass and annoy the Prussian dragons, before employing his medium
and heavyweights to attack. However, rather than attack the heavyweights, they instead flanked and
attacked the few middleweights, before other middleweights- overloaded with boarders- hit the
heavyweights to capture their captains. Against the Russians, known for their cruelty to dragons, he
used their callousness against them by creating alliances with the oppressed native beasts and using
them to raid the enemy supply lines.
He has frequently used all sorts of flanking maneuvers, dragons transport to position better soldiers and
artillery and other conventional adaptions,though he does struggle with unconventional adaptions, as
well as adapting to unconventional tactics.
WITHDRAWAL
While Napoleon does have problems conceding defeat, this is on a macro-level rather than battlefield.
On the battlefield he can and will retreat if he believes there is a risk of possible destruction of his own
army, though he is confident enough to where it may take him a while to come to that conclusion.
VICTORY GAINS- Napoleon wants to incorporate whatever he can into his armies. Thus he has
troops from across all of Europe, from Ireland to Poland, from Egyptian Mamulkes to German
nationalists, into his forces, and the last book, League of Dragons, notes that he has dragons in his ranks
from places as diverse as India, various Native American tribes, the Incan Empire, the Ottoman Empire
and Russia. These include ideas, as shown by his adoption of many honed Chinese battle doctrines to
hone the effectiveness of his dragons.
He has made technological adaptions whenever he could, and would presumably not being adverse
to incorporating that. Though he has never encountered magic, there is nothing in his character that
would suggest he would abstain from it unless it was clearly evil and dangerous.
STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

STRENGTHS
1. Gunpowder- As an Enlightenemnt force, his entire army has access to gunpowder weapons
whether that is cannon or musket.
2. Dragons- With access to somewhere between 10-20,000 dragons, Napoleon in this universe has a
truly massive air force.He has further refined this air force with Chinese tactics, his own personal
innovations and vigorous training.
3. Napoleonic Genius - Napoleon is widely considered one of, if not the, best commander who ever
lived. He is just as brilliant in Temeraire as well and it is frequently notable by the protagonists that if
just one thing happened differently in each of their conventional battles, he would have won. If
Temeraire didn't suddenly manifest the unheard of Divine Wind, if the Tatswana/Inca didn't both betray
him at once, if the Chinese had only arrived a week later than in canon etc. He is a highly adaptive
organizational genius whose traits are only heightened by having the scholastic Lien as his personal
dragon.
4. Charisma- Personally charismatic, Napoleon is excellent at convincing neutral factions to join him,
doing so successfully with the Inca, Tatswana, Polish, Italian/German nationalists, dragons across the
world etc.
Weaknesses
1. Attritional Warfare- Just like in real life Npaoleon- while a master of conventional warfare- had
serious problems dealing with unconventional guerilla warfare. Every campaign he lost- the Peninsula
War, the invasion of Britain and Russia etc- all had elements of guerilla warfare deployed against him.
2. Napoleonic Flaws- Napoleon has the major weakness of almost all major conquerors-
overextentsion. If he did not attempt to divy the world up with the Concord after he had just lost, his
wife probably wouldn't have been convinced to betray him. According to William Laurence, he has a
second flaw where he has mental difficulties accepting his own defeats or whether he is outclassed.
3. Dragon supplies- A heavyweight dragon needs to eat a cow a day to mantain fighting fitness,
while medium weights might be able to split one between two. Dragons add severe strain to his
logistical system and this had burderned him on campaigns with inclement weather or where his enemy
harasses his supply lines.
Napoleon, even with all his organizational improvements, generally struggles to travel with more
than 1-200 in a single force. The Chinese - whose tactics and knowledge Napoleon has access to the
courtesy of Lien- are able to bring more than that on the battlefield, however, they typically do so by
splitting the entire force into groups of four and dispersing them, only coming together (and with some
difficulty) on the battlefield.
The highest Napoleon had ever fielded in one army was 400-500, and that was towards the end of the
war.
4. No Magic- Napoleon does not have access to nor has ever fought magic.
APPENDIX A: NUMBER CALCULATION
So because of certain other profiles and because the information is well documented historically, I
decided to apply specific numbers to this profile. Read on to determine how I got it….
The Line Infantry/Light Infantry force organization was as follows
-Regiment :4-6 Battalions (5 Medium)
-Battalions (6 Companies each)
-Each Company was 140 men, and always composed of four Fulisier/Chasseurs (if Light Infantry), 1
Grenadier and 1 Voltiguer.
At its height, Napoleon had 137regiments of the line to his name *, and then 26 light infantry regiments.
Thus we can calculate the theoretical numbers, near enough, of Napoleon’s army (though in practice, it
was likely a bit lower depending on the time period)
Fulliser/Chasseur numbers
4x 140 = 640 (one Battalion)
640 x 5= 3,200
3,200 x 137 OR 35 = 438,400(F) OR 112,000(C )
Voltiguers
140x 1 = 140 per Battalion
5x 140= 700 per Regiment
(35 +137) x 700= 120,400
Grenadiers/Carabiners (Light Infantry)
140x 1 = 140 per Battalion
5x 140= 700 per Regiment
700 x 137 OR 35 = 95,900 & 24,500
All in all, a whopping total 791,200 Infantry. This number likely includes all foreign troops within
Napoleon’s legions. Not including the Inca, who are specific to this story and who add another 30,000.
So 821,200.
*At least in practice. Technically the designations went up to 156 though quite a few regiments had
been disbanded.
Calvary
According to the website Napolun (which chronicles the Corsican’s achievements) at its height Napoleon
possessed the following :
“Napoleon's cavalry consisted of the following regiments: 2 horse carabiniers, 12-15 cuirassiers, 15-30
dragoons, 7-9 lancers, 15-31 chasseurs and 7-14 hussars.” And later says regiment sizes (at least at the
start of a campaign) varied between 800-1200, with the average being 1,000. So, under those
assumptions and averaging out the discrepancies….
Horse Carabines =2,000
Cuirassiers= 13,000
Dragooons= 23,000
Lancers= 8,000
Hussars= 11,000
Total Cavalry= 57,000
ARTILLERY NUMBERS
Note, for these numbers I go by the so-called Smolensk ratio, which occurred at the height of
Napoleon’s power.
And in 1812 at Smolensk:
57 12pdrs – 11.6%
267 8pdrs - 4.7 54.5%
34 4pdrs – 6.9%
132 howitzers =27%
Total= 490 (Note: This is far from the total of cannons in the Empire- Napoleon had 8,500 howitzers
alone). According to the Napoelun was able to briefly able to achieve his desired 5 cannons per a
thousand soldiers during that time, meaning a starting force of 50K would have 250 cannons. Now
entering those ratios back into the starting 250
50,000 Starting numbers
29 12pdrs – 11.6%
136 8pdrs - 54.5%
17 4pdrs – 6.9%
68 howitzers =27%
~250 Cannons
Obviously anti-dragon cannons are not included in that ratio however these specialized things are
generally portrayed as very rare and I would expect them to be even less common than the 4pdrs.
So with all that it probably comes to
~280 Cannons. Note in the KC artillery crews do not count into total numbers
Total numbers are difficult to calculate, however Napoleon was said to have 8,000 Howitzers alone.
However, if we assumed 5 cannons in these ratios for every a thousand soldiers (Napoleon’s hopes) ,
then we would get 4,500 artillery pieces.
DRAGON POPULATION
Calculating dragon populations is a bit difficult and some context is required.
In the nations of the West in Temeraire all dragons, once out of their shell, are required to submit to
human trainers who saddle and mount the beasts, training them for years in the various tactics and
methodologies of their nations before deploying them in battle as part of the official and elite Aerial
Corps. Those that chose not to be harnessed or rebelled against their masters were forced into
‘breeding camps’ or else fled to become feral in the forests.
Under this method it seems that the great nations of Europe- Great Britain, France, Prussia etc- could, at
most, possess draconic forces numbering in the low hundreds. This is further solidified in the Black
Powder War, where various English ministers- armed with their nation’s intelligence- express the belief
that the only way Napoleon could muster 300 dragons in England is if he completely drained every
garrison he had elsewhere. However, what they didn’t know at the time was that Napoleon had
introduced significant reforms, inspired by the Eastern Dragon Lien, and gave every dragon in France
rights, freedom from the breeding camps and various bribes.
His numbers of dragons were said to have swelled to around 1000 very quickly, with the figure 5,000
later used in one of the books. This is in addition to the Inca, who are also specifically said to have 5,000
dragons to their name. Later in the series, he institutes the Concord, which offers Dragons legal rights,
free land and cure to a plague that is going around. This amplified his numbers even further, as dragons
everywhere start joining his force. For example, Chinese reinforcements to Europe were delayed greatly
thanks to dragons in Central Asia siding with the Corscan and in his ranks he had dragons from all
nations of Europe, portions of Asia, even from Bengal India and the Native American dragons of the
Sioux.
At his height, it is said he could produce 4,000 dragons a year from eggs. As dragons typically only have
one egg at a time, that is 4000 breeding pairs.
I believe the number of dragons Napoleon has to be around 15,000-20,000 when all is said and done.
That said, logistics does weigh heavily upon his force and most battles only have dozens of dragons, with
the largest featuring hundreds. At his highest point, near the end of his series, Napoleon probably had a
thousand active dragons in Germany and another 500 in Spain. Note these do not count dragons
garrisoned throughout his Empire, in the Incan lands or breeding posts, or insurgents that were
apparently causing problems everywhere else.
It is difficult to break down dragon numbers, only that middleweights apparently form the ‘core’ or’
bulk of” of all aerial forces in Napoleonic times with lightweights being common enough to overwhelm
unassisted heavyweights. In Britain it is noted that their heavyweight breed, the Regal Copper, is
apparently only hatched 4-5 a generation….which, admittedly, does come out to dozens available to
them, as heavyweights can live several centuries. While the French (and Inca) do have more
heavyweight breeds- and have, at times, featured battles with dozens of them- I believe the logistical
challenge of the heavyweights(they eat at least one cow a day) provides some limitations on their
numbers and Napoleon also has emphasized middle and light, over heavies.
So my fan numbers would be
5% heavies (which are disproportionately featured in the military)

50% Middleweight
45% Lightweight
Factoring those numbers into a hypothetical 17,500

875 Heavyweights
8750 Middle
7875 Lightweights
As per KC rules, crews are factored into the dragons.
Thus we get, between the four branches, a rounded 900,000. Note, of course if we were counting
artillery dragon crews and other support we would likely get 1,000,000, but under KC we don’t.
900,000 by Percent %
Infantry
438,400(Fulisier) =48.71%
112,000(Chasseur ) =12.11%
120,000 Voltigiuers =13.33%

95,900 Grenadiers = 10.65%
24,500 Carabiners=2.72%
30,000 Incan=3.33%
Cavarly
2,000 Horse Carabines = 0.22%
13,000Cuirassiers = 1.44%
23,000 Dragooons = 2.55%
8,000 Lancers = 0.88%
11,000 Hussars= 1.22%
4,500 Artillery=0.5%
17,000 Dragons=1.88%
-850 Heavies= 0.0972%

-8500 Middle=0.972%
-7650 Light=0.875%
(50,000) Imperial Guard- 5.55
Note the Imperial Guard is Napoleon’s personal corps, and included ‘elite’ members of what could be
seen above. As their numbers are already incorporated into the above (in various places) I am not going
to separate them out, rather, put into parethesis the numbers of the varied units to fall into this mark. In
other words, it does not count as a separate unit to the 50,000 Mark
Factoring those percentage points into 50,000….
24355 Fulisiers
6055 Chasseurs
6665 Voltiguers
5325 Grenadiers
1360 Carabiners
1665 Incans
Cavarly
110 Carabiner-a-cheval
720 Cuirassiers
1275 Dragoons
440 Lancers
610 Hussars
Artillery
-250
---29 12pdrs – 11.6%
136 8pdrs - 54.5%
17 4pdrs – 6.9%
68 howitzers =27%
*BONUS* =10 Anti-air cannons

DRAGONS
49 Heavyweights (Rounded)
486 Midweights
238 Lightweights (Rounded)
(2775) Imperial Guard

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CHARLEVILLE MUSKET MODEL 1777

Effective Range: 50-100 Yards

Max Range: 200 Yards

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Every infantryman was armed with musket,

Starting Numbers: 24355

THE INCAN ARMY

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Starting Numbers: 1,655

Defensive: None. Armor often ineffective against muskets.

Starting Numbers: 5325/1360 Carabiners

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Defensive: Iron Cuirasses

Starting Numbers: 110

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Starting Numbers: 720

Dragoons are heavy cavalry, trained to

The Dragoons’ strength lies in their

Offensive: Charleville Musket, Pistols, Bayonet, Sword

He would later form several regiments of Polish and French Lancers.

Defensive: None, relying more so on speed.

Starting Numbers: 440

Starting Numbers: 6665

Offensive: Sabers, Short ranged Pistols and sometimes Carbines

Max Range: Carabine/ 30 meters (firebreathers)

Preffered Range: Melee

Role: Skirmishers, harassment

The formation was considerably larger than Eroica's,

Preferred Range: Melee

Role: Aerial Fights, Bombers

Offensive: Dragon teeth and claws (more powerful than lightweight) ,

Starting Numbers: 486

>>>> HeavyWeights in action

Preferred Range: Melee

Role: Air Superiority, Mass Destruction

What is the Heavyweight's primary goal? Air Superiority. Supported by

From the web article “Napoleon’s Artillery”

Max Range: 1250 meters ;250 Cannister

Max Range: 1,200 m

Max Range: 1,500 Meters

Max Range: 1,800 meters

RoundBall : A solid spherical projectile made, in early times,

Max/Preferred Range: <300 Meters

---29 12pdrs – 11.6%

136 8pdrs - 54.5%

*BONUS* =10 Anti-air cannons

Starting Numbers (2775)

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