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Napoleon: Total War Guide

2010 · Turn-based strategy and real-time tactics

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GuideWhat you will find
Napoleon: Total War campaign map with a British army selected.Campaign orderChoose a campaign by its scale and rules before planning the first advance.
Napoleon: Total War winter campaign map with armies and national borders.ReplenishmentKeep veteran formations effective between battles and through hostile seasons.
Napoleon: Total War mounted commander beside an advancing cavalry formation.Army tacticsUse infantry to fix the enemy and mobile units to exploit an opening.
Napoleon: Total War close view of cavalry fighting at close quarters.Artillery & navyChoose ammunition and firing angles for the target in front of you.
Napoleon: Total War mounted commander beside an advancing cavalry formation.CommandersIdentify the people, factions or battlefield roles used throughout this guide.

At a glance

Three useful starting points
FocusWhat to know
Preserve units for replenishmentRecover casualties in suitable friendly territory instead of replacing every veteran.
Watch campaign conditionsDesert and winter attrition can undo a successful advance.
Coordinate armsInfantry holds, artillery pressures and cavalry exploits openings.

Characters Character guide →

Key characters and their roles
CharacterRoleAt a glance
Napoleon BonaparteFrench commanderCentral figure in the Italian, Egyptian and European campaigns.
Arthur WellesleyBritish commanderAssociated with British opposition and the Peninsular setting.
Gebhard von BlucherPrussian commanderA leading Coalition commander represented in the era.
Mikhail KutuzovRussian commanderA major Russian opponent of Napoleon.
Archduke CharlesAustrian commanderA major Austrian military leader of the period.

Quick answers

Unlocks, routes and useful answers
TopicGo straight to
Campaign orderFollow the Napoleon sequence →

Pictures All pictures →

Napoleon: Total War campaign map with a British army selected.
Napoleon: Total War campaign map with a British army selected.
Napoleon: Total War mounted commander beside an advancing cavalry formation.
Napoleon: Total War mounted commander beside an advancing cavalry formation.
Napoleon: Total War winter campaign map with armies and national borders.
Napoleon: Total War winter campaign map with armies and national borders.
Napoleon: Total War close view of cavalry fighting at close quarters.
Napoleon: Total War close view of cavalry fighting at close quarters.
References
Guide references
ReferenceWebsite
Napoleon: Total War: game and edition overviewstore.steampowered.com