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Napoleonic Horseman

Napoleonic Horseman follows a cavalryman through the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The series moves between French and British service, espionage, the Peninsular War, sieges and Waterloo, using mounted warfare to show how individual soldiers are pulled through the largest conflicts of the age.

Reading order

Books in this series (10 books)

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1. Chasseur À Cheval

Griff Hosker

4.2(1,471)

Robbie Macgregor, the illegitimate son of a French aristocrat and a Scottish servant, grows up without the status or wealth his father’s name might have provided. During the French Revolution, social rejection becomes political danger, and joining the army offers one of the few routes by…

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2. Napoleon’s Guard

Griff Hosker

4.3(1,405)

Robbie MacGregor has a dilemma; he has followed his heart and served the country that his father loves, but when Napoleon Bonaparte uses him as a spy to betray his mother’s country he begins to have doubts. When he is accused of murder he is left…

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3. British Light Dragoon

Griff Hosker

4.4(1,227)

Robbie Matthews is now a captain in the 11th Light Dragoons. Despite the peace he is soon sent to France to spy on Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion plans. Barely escaping with his life he returns to England to discover that not all of the new officers he…

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4. Soldier Spy (the Napoleonic Horseman Book 4)

Griff Hosker

4.4(1,286)

Captain Matthews is recruited by Colonel Selkirk for the dangerous work of a double agent. To remain useful he must convince Napoleon’s officials that he is still loyal to France, even while passing information to the British and returning repeatedly to conventional military service where discovery…

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5. 1808

Griff Hosker

4.5(1,462)

In 1808, Robbie Macgregor serves during Britain’s first major intervention in the Iberian Peninsula. Sir Arthur Wellesley wins early victories against the French, but political and command changes alter the campaign before its promise can be secured, leaving British forces exposed to a rapidly changing strategic…

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6. Talavera

Griff Hosker

4.5(1,207)

Major Matthews returns to serve as aide to Sir Arthur Wellesley as British forces enter the Iberian campaign. Colonel Selkirk also uses him for intelligence work, forcing Matthews to watch supposed allies as carefully as French troops while the army advances through a political landscape in…

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7. The Lines of Torres Vedras

Griff Hosker

4.6(1,151)

With the rest of Europe subservient to Emperor Napoleon, he sends his best Marshals to Portugal to rid himself of the annoyance that is Sir Arthur Wellesley. Thanks to an uncooperative parliament, the Viscount has little chance of defeating the French with their superior numbers and…

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8. Bloody Badajoz

Griff Hosker

4.5(1,087)

One marshal has been defeated by Viscount Wellington but more have been sent to drive the British back into the sea and to reconquer Portugal. The defences at Torres Vedras played their part and now the British must see if they can overcome the French defences…

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9. The Road to France

Griff Hosker

4.5(1,086)

Now recovered from his wound and having had a brief period of rest with his wife Major Matthews, General Wellesley’s aide and sometimes spy, is sent back into Spain. The allies have gathered enough men to begin to retake Spain and then begin to attack the…

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10. Waterloo

Griff Hosker

4.6(1,358)

Robbie Macgregor believes the long wars against France are ending and races back to England and the family life repeatedly interrupted by military service. A move to Sicily with Alan appears to offer a permanent change, but peace proves less secure than expected and an encounter…