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Napoleon's Finest: Davout and His 3rd Corps. Combat Journal of Operations, 1805-1807. Edited by Matthew Delamater et al. Translated by Scott Bowden. Madison, Wise.: Military History Press, 2006. Maps. Illustrations. Tables. Diagrams. Appendixes. Indexes. Pp. iii, 227. $295.00.
The III Corps, commanded by Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout has often been termed the X Legion of Napoleon's Grande Armée. Davout's command was, next to the Imperial Guard, the best organized in the army. It had a particular reputation for hard fighting and was involved in the bitterest of engagements, especially during the "Glory Years" 1805-7. This period witnessed the greatest Napoleonic victories, at Ulm, Austerlitz, Jena-Auerstadt, Friedland, and the very bloody indecisive battle of Eylau. Davout and his III Corps took a...