As part of our sequence of talks on Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia in 1812, the NHSA are extremely pleased to welcome Dr Stephen Summerfield as our first speaker. Stephen has written extensively on the Napoleonic period with lavishly illustrated works on the artillery, flags, organisation, tactics, and uniforms of the Austrian, British, French, Prussian, Russian, Spanish and Westphalian Armies among many of the other protagonists. He has covered aspects of the 1812 campaign in detail with co-author, Paul Richardson, in (2024) Russia 1812, The Death of Napoleon’s Grande Armée and (2021) Vilnius 1812: Ghosts of Napoleon’s Grande Armée through their Artifacts.  He is an acknowledged expert on artillery of the period with consultancies with the Channel 5, Fort Amherst, Royal Armouries and the Shorncliffe Trust among others. He is the editor of the Smoothbore Ordnance Journal that deals with the technical aspects of 18^th and 19^th warfare. Stephen has recently carried out extensive research on the logistics of the 1812 campaign and his talk will address this subject. The talk will take place at 9.15 am on Monday 2 October 2023. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 or through the contact page on this site if you would like to attend