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Napoleon: Art of War

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Napoleon: Art of War
Platform Napoleon: Total War
Mod Type Overhaul
EraNapoleonic Wars
Mod Leader Dee Jay
Release Status Dead Mod
Forum / Thread None


Napoleon: Art of War recreates the entire original game, leaving no traces of the vanilla game behind, to make the most realistic gaming experience. The 4 main aspects our mod strives for is Realism, Historical Accuracy, Opportunity and Flexibility. I think, and all of our fans do too, that we have achieved this to a point that no other mod has gotten any were near reaching.

Change List

Campaign Modifications

  • All nations playable
  • Renamed the Campaigns of the Coalition to The Grand Campaign, because you can now play as everyone
  • Changed the Campaign start time to 1806, which is when the Confederation of the Rhine was created
  • Changed ownership of plenty of regions for this start time
  • Added an Area of Recruitment system
  • Modified recuitment times of all units

Battle Modifications

  • All nations playable in the custom battle
  • Unit Stats have been completely overhauled; Accuracy, Reloading, Ammo, Attack, Defence, Charge, Morale, Armor
  • Added many units to ever nation, to add more depth to your armies
  • Each nation has their correct unit sizes, which is exactly based on their company sizes (or battery sizes)
  • Each nation has the correct ammount of artillery pieces in a unit, based on the historical amount in a battery
  • Every nations rank and file spacings are based exactly on what it was historically
  • Nations rank depth organsiation is based on what it was historically
  • Each nation has their historical firing formations, for most it's fire-by-rank
  • Changed the stats that a unit gets when it gains experience
  • Militia, Reserve Infantry, Light Infantry, Line Infantry, Elite Infantry and Guard Infantry can all use square formation
  • Modified the range of every projectile to a much more realistic figure
  • Modified projectile lethality, for a more realistic figure
  • Removed campaign unit limits from all units except Guard Infantry and Guard Cavalry
  • Multiplayer unit caps are; 1 of every Guard Infantry and Guard Cavalry; 1 of each Artillery; 2 of each Cavalry; Unlimited of all other Infantry
  • Modified Generals special abilities, you get 10 instead of 2
  • Generals rally and inspire ability have a greater effect
  • Elite Infantry scare nearby enemies
  • Guard Infantry inspire nearby allies and scare nearby enemies
  • Elite light troops have good stamina
  • The morale effects have had a complete overhaul, to make the game 100% historical
  • Cannons don't get destroyed as easy
  • Buildings don't get destroyed as easy
  • Introduced many new unit classes
  • Bigger caliber cannons have more shots in a cannister shot
  • Cannister shots reload quicker than a round shot

Removed many things too;

  • Removed wooden stakes
  • Removed honour regiments
  • Removed foreign regiments from custom battle
  • Removed tracers
  • Removed experimental howitzers

Siege Modifications

  • Siege artillery is the only artillery that can brake through walls
  • Removed grappling hooks
  • Men on the walls can shoot much further, and reload quicker

Naval Modifications

  • Removed Rocket Ships
  • Removed Bomb Ketches
  • Removed Ironclads

Visual & Audio Modifications

  • Renames all units to what they actually should be
  • Renamed all nations to what they should be
  • Renamed all classes
  • Added our own Main Menu music

Playable Nations

French Empire

Unit Roster

In our mod, nations unit rosters will go all the way back to 1798 (just in case I want to take the campaign back further). Also, the roster will evolve with new units and uniforms as you research the correct technologies (we though about doing it by the historic date, but we though it would be better for you to choose when these reforms happened instead of it being forced on you). So below I will give you the historic dates of then the roster evolved, to give you some idea of how it evolve through the tech tree:


1798

  • Foot Gendarmes
  • National Guard
  • Chasseurs
  • Carabiniers
  • Fusiliers
  • Voltiguers
  • Grenadiers


  • Horse Gendarmes
  • Horse Chasseurs
  • Hussars
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers
  • Horse Carabiniers


  • 4-pdr Horse Guns
  • 8-pdr Field Guns
  • 12-pdr Field Guns
  • 24-pdr Siege Guns
  • 5.5-inch Horse Howitzers
  • 8-inch Field Howitzers
  • Siege Mortars


1799 (At this date, France became a Consul, so you will gain access to the Consular Guard)

  • Foot Chasseurs of the Consular Guard
  • Foot Grenadiers of the Consular Guard
  • Horse Chasseurs of the Consular Guard
  • Horse Grenadiers of the Consular Guard
  • 8pdr Horse Guns of the Consular Guard
  • 5.5-inch Horse Howitzers of the Consular Guard


1801 (The Elite Gendarmes of the Consular Guard were created on this date)

  • Elite Gendarmes of the Consular Guard


1803 (The System of the Year XI was created on this date, which will remove all the 4pdrs, 8pdrs, 5.5-inch and 8-inch artillery pieces, but allow the following):

  • 3pdr Field Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Howitzers
  • 24pdr Field Howitzers

The following units were also created on this date, so you will gain access to them too:

  • Voltiguers
  • Marines of the Consular Guard


1804 (France became an Empire on this date, so all your guard units will be replaced by the following):

  • Foot Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
  • Foot Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Marines of the Imperial Guard
  • Elite Gendarmes of the Imperial Guard
  • Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
  • Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
  • 6pdr Horse Guns of the Imperial Guard
  • 6pdr Horse Howitzers of the Imperial Guard
  • 12pdr Field Guns of the Imperial Guard
  • 24pdr Field Howitzers of the Imperial Guard

The following units also had uniform changes at this date:

  • Cuirassiers
  • Hussars


1806 (The following unit was created at this date):

  • Dragoons of the Imperial Guard

The following unit will also have a uniform change at this date:

  • Horse Chasseurs


1807 (The following units had uniform changes at this date):

  • National Guard
  • Fusiliers
  • Chasseurs
  • Carabiniers
  • Grenadiers
  • Voltiguers
  • And all artillery

Also, the following guard units were introduced at this date:

  • Fusilier-Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Fusilier-Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard


1809 (More guard units were introduced at this date):

  • Tirailleurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Voltiguers of the Imperial Guard

Also, the following unit received a new uniform on this date:

  • Horse Carabiniers


1811 (MORE guard units were introduced at this date):

  • Flanquer-Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Flanquer-Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard

Another unit was also introduced into the army at this time:

  • Lighthorse Lancers


1812 (Many different units received new uniforms at this date, shown below):

  • Foot Gendarmes
  • National Guard
  • Fusiliers
  • Chasseurs
  • Voltiguers
  • Carabiniers
  • Grenadier
  • Horse Gendarmes
  • Dragoons
  • Horse Chasseurs
  • And all artillery


1813 (Last year, the last two units that were introduced into the French army are listed below):

  • Honor Guard of the Imperial Guard
  • Horse Scouts of the Imperial Guard


Final List

  • Foot Gendarmes
  • National Guard
  • Fusiliers
  • Chasseurs
  • Voltiguers
  • Carabiniers
  • Grenadiers
  • Flanquer-Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Flanquer-Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
  • Voltiguers of the Imperial Guard
  • Tirailleurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Fusilier-Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Fusilier-Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
  • Marines of the Imperial Guard
  • Foot Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Foot Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard


  • Horse Gendarmes
  • Horse Chasseurs
  • Hussars
  • Lighthorse Lancers
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers
  • Horse Carabiniers
  • Honor Guard of the Imperial Guard
  • Horse Scouts of the Imperial Guard
  • Elite Gendarmes of the Imperial Guard
  • Dragoons of the Imperial Guard
  • Horse Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
  • Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard


  • 3pdr Field Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • 12pdr Field Guns
  • 24pdr Siege Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Howitzers
  • 24pdr Field Howitzers
  • Siege Mortars
  • 6pdr Horse Guns of the Imperial Guard
  • 6pdr Horse Howitzers of the Imperial Guard
  • 12pdr Field Guns of the Imperial Guard
  • 24pdr Field Howitzers of the Imperial Guard

United Kingdom

Unit Roster

In our mod, nations unit rosters will go all the way back to 1798 (just in case I want to take the campaign back further). Also, the roster will evolve with new units and uniforms as you research the correct technologies (we though about doing it by the historic date, but we though it would be better for you to choose when these reforms happened instead of it being forced on you). So below I will give you the historic dates of then the roster evolved, to give you some idea of how it evolve through the tech tree:


1798

  • Fencibles
  • Infantry
  • Highland Infantry
  • Light Infantry
  • Highland Light Infantry
  • Grenadiers
  • Highland Grenadiers
  • Guard Light Infantry
  • Guard Infantry


  • Yeomanry
  • Hussars
  • Light Dragoons
  • Dragoons
  • Dragoon Guards
  • Life Guards
  • Royal Horse Guards


  • 3pdr Field Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • 12pdr Field Guns
  • 32pdr Siege Guns
  • 5-inch Horse Howitzers
  • 10-inch Field Howitzers
  • Siege Mortars


1800 (On this date, the following units received new uniforms)

  • All Infantry
  • All Artillery

The following unit was also introduced at this date:

  • Rifles


1807 (At this date, the following unit received a new uniform):

  • Rifles


1809 (The following unit was introduced at this date):

  • 9pdr Field Guns


1812 (The following units received new uniforms at this date):

  • All Infantry (except Rifles)
  • All Cavalry
  • All Artillery

Final List

  • Fencibles
  • Infantry
  • Highland Infantry
  • Light Infantry
  • Highland Light Infantry
  • Grenadiers
  • Highland Grenadiers
  • Rifles
  • Guard Light Infantry
  • Guard Infantry


  • Yeomanry
  • Hussars
  • Light Dragoons
  • Dragoons
  • Dragoon Guards
  • Life Guards
  • Royal Horse Guards


  • 3pdr Field Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • 9dr Field Guns
  • 12pdr Field Guns
  • 32pdr Siege Guns
  • 5-inch Horse Howitzers
  • 10-inch Field Howitzers
  • Siege Mortars

Russian Empire

Unit Roster

In our mod, nations unit rosters will go all the way back to 1798 (just in case I want to take the campaign back further). Also, the roster will evolve with new units and uniforms as you research the correct technologies (we though about doing it by the historic date, but we though it would be better for you to choose when these reforms happened instead of it being forced on you). So below I will give you the historic dates of then the roster evolved, to give you some idea of how it evolve through the tech tree:


1798

  • Cossack Infantry
  • Musketeers
  • Jägers
  • Grenadiers
  • Lifeguard Cossack Infantry
  • Lifeguard Grenadiers


  • Cossack Cavalry
  • Hussars
  • Horse Lancers
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers
  • Lifeguard Cossack Cavalry
  • Lifeguard Hussars
  • Lifeguard Horse
  • Guard Cavalry


  • 3pdr Field Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • 12pdr Field Guns
  • 24pdr Siege Guns
  • 10pdr Horse Unicorns
  • 20pdr Field Unicorns
  • Siege Mortars


1801 (The Guard Artillery was introduced at this date, so you will gain access to the following):

  • Lifeguard 6pdr Horse Guns
  • Lifeguard 12pdr Field Guns
  • Lifeguard 10pdr Horse Unicorns
  • Lifeguard 20pdr Field Unicorns


1802 (The following unit received a new uniform on this date):

  • Jägers


1803 (The following units received new uniforms on the date):

  • Musketeers
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers
  • Lifeguard Horse
  • Guard Cavalry
  • All Artillery


1805 (The following units received new uniforms on this date):

  • Grenadiers
  • Lifeguard Grenadiers

Also, on the same year the following unit was created:

  • Lifeguard Jägers


1806 (The following units were created on this date):

  • Opelchenie Infantry
  • Opelchenie Cavalry


1807 (Horse Lancers were removed on this date and the following unit replaced them):

  • Uhlans


1809 (On this date, the following units were added to the Lifeguard):

  • Lifeguard Uhlans
  • Lifeguard Dragoons


1812 (On this date the following units received new uniforms):

  • All Infantry (except Opelchenie and Cossacks)
  • All Cavalry (except Opelchenie and Cossacks)
  • All Artillery

Also, the following units were created:

  • Carabiniers
  • Horse Jägers

And the Lifeguard Grenadiers unit was renamed to:

  • Lifeguard Infantry


1814 (The following unit was added to the Lifeguard on this date):

  • Lifeguard Horse Jägers


Final List

  • Opelchenie Infantry
  • Cossack Infantry
  • Musketeers
  • Jägers
  • Carabiniers
  • Grenadiers
  • Lifeguard Cossack Infantry
  • Lifeguard Jägers
  • Lifeguard Infantry


  • Opelchenie Cavalry
  • Cossack Cavalry
  • Hussars
  • Horse Jägers
  • Uhlans
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers
  • Lifeguard Cossack Cavalry
  • Lifeguard Hussars
  • Lifeguard Horse Jägers
  • Lifeguard Uhlans
  • Lifeguard Dragoons
  • Lifeguard Horse
  • Guard Cavalry


  • 3pdr Field Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • 12pdr Field Guns
  • 24pdr Siege Guns
  • 10pdr Horse Unicorns
  • 20pdr Field Unicorns
  • Siege Mortars
  • Lifeguard 6pdr Horse Guns
  • Lifeguard 10pdr Horse Unicorns
  • Lifeguard 12pdr Field Guns
  • Lifeguard 20pdr Unicorns

Kingdom of Prussia

Unit Roster

In our mod, nations unit rosters will go all the way back to 1798 (just in case I want to take the campaign back further). Also, the roster will evolve with new units and uniforms as you research the correct technologies (we though about doing it by the historic date, but we though it would be better for you to choose when these reforms happened instead of it being forced on you). So below I will give you the historic dates of then the roster evolved, to give you some idea of how it evolve through the tech tree:


1798

  • Musketeers
  • Fusiliers
  • Jägers
  • Schuetzen
  • Grenadiers
  • Guard Fusiliers
  • Guard Musketeers


  • Hussars
  • Towarczys
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers
  • Horse Guards


  • 3pdr Field Artillery
  • 6pdr Horse Artillery
  • 12pdr Field Artillery
  • 24pdr Siege Artillery
  • 7pdr Horse Howitzers
  • 10pdr Field Howitzers
  • Siege Mortars


1808 (The following units received new uniforms on this date):

  • All Infantry
  • All Cavalry
  • All Artillery

The following unit replaced Guard Infantry:

  • Guard Grenadiers

The following unit replaced Towarczys:

  • Uhlans

Also, the following unit was added to the Guard

  • Guard Jägers


1813 (The following units were created on this year):

  • Landwehr Infantry
  • Landwehr Cavalry
  • Volunteer Jägers
  • Guard Schuetzen
  • Guard Light Cavalry


1814 (The following units recieved new uniforms on this date):

  • Cuirassiers
  • Horse Guards


1815 (The following units replaced the Guard Light Cavalry):

  • Guard Hussars
  • Guard Uhlans
  • Guard Dragoons


Final List

  • Landwehr Infantry
  • Musketeers
  • Fusiliers
  • Volunteer Jägers
  • Jägers
  • Schuetzen
  • Grenadiers
  • Guard Fusiliers
  • Guard Schuetzen
  • Guard Jägers
  • Guard Grenadiers


  • Landwehr Cavalry
  • Hussars
  • Uhlans
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers
  • Guard Hussars
  • Guard Uhlans
  • Guard Dragoons
  • Horse Guards


  • 3pdr Field Artillery
  • 6pdr Horse Artillery
  • 12pdr Field Artillery
  • 24pdr Siege Artillery
  • 7pdr Horse Howitzers
  • 10pdr Field Howitzers
  • Siege Mortars

Austrian Empire

Unit Roster

Unit Roster In our mod, nations unit rosters will go all the way back to 1798 (just in case I want to take the campaign back further). Also, the roster will evolve with new units and uniforms as you research the correct technologies (we though about doing it by the historic date, but we though it would be better for you to choose when these reforms happened instead of it being forced on you). So below I will give you the historic dates of then the roster evolved, to give you some idea of how it evolve through the tech tree:


1798

  • German Fusiliers
  • Hungarian Fusiliers
  • Volunteer Jägers
  • Windbüchse Jägers
  • Light Infantry
  • Grenzers
  • German Grenadiers
  • Hungarian Grenadiers


  • Hussars (This unit is split into multiple, for each region they came from)
  • Chevauxlégers
  • Light Dragoons
  • Horse Jägers
  • Uhalns
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers


  • 3pdr Field Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • 12pdr Field Guns
  • 24pdr Siege Guns
  • 7pdr Horse Howitzers
  • 10pdr Field Howitzers
  • Siege Mortars


1800 (The following militia troops were created on this date:)

  • Insurrection Infantry (This unit is split into multiple, for each region they came from)
  • Insurrection Cavalry (This unit is split into multiple, for each region they came from)


1801 (The following unit replaced, Volunteer Jägers, Windbüchse Jägers, Horse Jägers and the Light Infantry units):

  • Tyroler Feld-Jägers


1806 (On this year, the following units received new uniforms):

  • German Fusiliers
  • Hungarian Fusiliers
  • Grenzers
  • Chevauxlégers
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers


1808 (The following unit replaced the Tyroler Feld-Jägers):

  • Feld-Jägers


1809 (The following unit was created on this date):

  • Landwehr (This unit is split into multiple, for each region they came from)


Final List

  • Landwehr (This unit is split into multiple, for each region they came from)
  • Insurrection Infantry (This unit is split into multiple, for each region they came from)
  • German Fusiliers
  • Hungarian Fusiliers
  • Feld-Jägers
  • Grenzers
  • German Grenadiers
  • Hungarian Grenadiers


  • Insurrection Cavalry (This unit is split into multiple, for each region they came from)
  • Hussars (This unit is split into multiple, for each region they came from)
  • Chevauxlégers
  • Uhalns
  • Dragoons
  • Cuirassiers


  • 3pdr Field Guns
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • 12pdr Field Guns
  • 24pdr Siege Guns
  • 7pdr Horse Howitzers
  • 10pdr Field Howitzers
  • Siege Mortars

Kingdom of Spain

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Ottoman Empire

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  • Fellah
  • Re'aya
  • Sekban
  • Levend
  • Derbend Muhafızı
  • Battery Guards
  • Light Cemaat Janissaries
  • Cemaat Janisssaries
  • Benluk Janissaries
  • Nizam-ı Cedid Infantry
  • Nizam-ı Cedid Light Infantry
  • Nizam-ı Cedid Rifles
  • Bostanci


  • Arab Cavalry
  • Humidie
  • Tımarlı Sipahi
  • Djellis
  • Yörük
  • Memlük
  • Sipahis of the Porte
  • Garipler
  • Ulufeciler
  • Nizam-ı Cedid Lancers
  • Silahtar
  • Sipahi Oglans


  • 4pdr Sahi Field Guns
  • 8pdr Sahi Field Guns
  • 14pdr Sahi Field Guns
  • 120pdr Balyemez Old Heavy Guns
  • 8pdr Abus Howitzers
  • 25pdr Abus Howitzers
  • 6pdr Horse Guns
  • Nizam-ı Cedid 6pdr Field Guns

Kingdom of Portugal

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Kingdom of Bavaria

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Kingdom of Württemberg

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Kingdom of Saxony

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Duchy of Berg

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Electorate of Hesse

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Duchy of Oldenburg

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Duchy of Mecklenburg

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Swiss Confederacy

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Kingdom of Italy

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Kingdom of Naples

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Kingdom of Sicily

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Kingdom of Sardinia

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Kingdom of Denmark

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Kingdom of Sweden

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Duchy of Warsaw

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