Matters of the Body in the World of Napoleon's Soldiers. Outline of Issues from the Polish Perspective
Matters of the Body in the World of Napoleon's Soldiers. Outline of Issues from the Polish Perspective
Author(s): Marcin BaranowskiSubject(s): History, Military history, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: the Napoleonic Wars; the Duchy of Warsaw; the Polish Army; a body; a soldier during campaign
Summary/Abstract: The text sketches various aspects of a soldier’s life in the Napoleonic era. The issues focus on matters related to the body, such as illness, wounds, their treatment, matters of nutrition and stimulants. The source basis is primarily Polish narrative sources, less well known to the Western historiography.
Journal: Studia Historica Gedanensia
- Issue Year: 2/2024
- Issue No: 15
- Page Range: 257-263
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
