Brothers of the Capucine (Book 1)

Rob McLaren

Brothers of the Capucine is the first adventure in the Jobert Series, occurring soon after the execution of Louis XVI and the declaration of France as a Republic. The protagonist, Andre Jobert, is a veteran cavalry officer in one of the newly formed cavalry units raised by the Republic to quell enemies both at home and abroad. As such, the book falls into two main sections – Jobert’s role in the training of his new recruits and his units’ experiences during the siege of Toulon.

This is a meticulously researched story based in historical fact. For lovers of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, it provides a comprehensive depiction of life within a cavalry regiment, horsemanship, uniforms and training. As a leader, Jobert demonstrates leadership, strategy and cunning. The combat scenes are gritty and brutal. And, in broader terms, it gives the reader a taste of the politics of the time.

This book introduces us to a tough, skilled war hero with many more adventures to come.

Review by Diane Clarke

Duty on a Lesser Front (Book 2)

1794. Revolutionary France’s ‘Terror’ enters its second year. The only way the fledgling Republic can feed her massive armies is to invade neighbouring lands. Veteran cavalry officer Captain André Jobert leads 2nd Company of the 24th Chasseurs à Cheval to join a French infantry division campaigning in the steep and barren passes of the Maritime Alps on the Mediterranean coast.

Join Jobert's company as they lead the French army into a foreign land for the first time against the battle-hardened forces of the massive Austrian-Hungarian Empire and the lurking threat of the British Navy.

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Yet Another General (Book 3)

1796. Desperate for gold and grain, France focuses on the elimination of Austria as an enemy. Twenty-seven-year-old Napoleon Bonaparte joins a ragged army on a ravaged shore to create a diversion to support the main effort against Vienna.

Promised ‘honour, glory and riches’ by his fifth commander in two years, veteran André Jobert leads his light horsemen, hardened by relentless combat and bitter from endless privations, against the determined and disciplined ranks of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire onto the battlefields of Lodi, Castiglione, Arcole and Rivoli.

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