Favourite Nation during the Napoleonic Wars!

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1 ) Kingdom of Sweden - Kicked the danes butt! :grin:
2 ) Kingdom of Prussia
3 ) Swiss Confederation
 
My favourite nation? Prussia. They had AWESOME uniforms at the time, and the Landwehr and Freikorps ideas were ingenius as well.
I also sympathise with britain, however, the one-and-the-same lobster red uniforms and alternative battle tactics and recruiting methods turn me off.
 
SillySausage 说:
and recruiting methods turn me off.

Why is a system where one can freely join (and more importantly, freely choose NOT to join) off-turning?
 
Vicccard 说:
SillySausage 说:
and recruiting methods turn me off.

Why is a system where one can freely join (and more importantly, freely choose NOT to join) off-turning?

unless this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressment
 
He said red coats, so he obviously meant the British Army, which did not conscript.

If you want to be completely technical, the Navy didn't impress people, either. Ships did, since ordinary seamen (which is what almost everyone impressed was) weren't part of the navy but rather they were employed by the ship.
 
Dutch army had best recruiting, though:

King: "Right, we need an army. But because you all hate conscription, which was used by the French..."
People: "Yeah, **** the French!"
King: "Yes, so we are going to use a purely voluntary army! Hurrah!"
People: "Hurrah, God save the K-"
King: "Wait on. Aw. I need more soldiers. Right, conscription is back in!"

And that's how the National Militia was born.
 
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