NAPOLEON THE EMPEROR  ---- blurb


    This file is for the benefit of those you
who are browsing online in an archive or BBS
library.  It is a longer description of
"Napoleon the Emperor" than is in "File_Id.diz".


    In "NAPOLEON THE EMPEROR", a shareware
Windows 3.1+ wargame, the battle of Waterloo
(a.k.a. Belle Alliance, a.k.a. Mont St.Jean)
is simulated.  In the registered version of
the program the battles of Ligny and of
Quatre Bras, which led up to the climatic
clash at Waterloo are also simulated.

    Waterloo was the first and last meeting
of Wellington and Napoleon in battle. The
brave and colorful Prussian Field-Marshal
Blucher also makes his last appearance.
This battle on the long day of June 18th
1815 was extremely tense since the
British/Allied army needed to hang on
until the Prussians arrived and the French
needed to defeat them first.

    Ligny saw Napoleon's last victory.
A victory that fell short of being the
decisive battle of annilhilaton that he
needed.  Blucher leading the cavalry
charges that allowed most of his troops
to escape had his horse fall on him, but
lived to fight two days later at
Waterloo.  To his dying day Blucher
called that battle "Belle Alliance".

    At the same time as Ligny and a few miles
away Wellington was keeping Marshal Ney busy at
Quatre Bras.  This battle was as close as
Wellington ever came to defeat.  For once
the French were able to force him to fight
on ground not of his own chosing.  He began
the fight heavily outnumbered although
reinforcements steadily arriving eventually
brought his strength up to the point that
he was able to sucessfully counter-attack.

    "NAPOLEON THE EMPEROR"  has mostly
brigade sized units organized into
divisions and corps.  The map covers an
area roughly 6 1/2 miles (10 km) wide by
4 1/2 miles (7 km) high with individual
locations being roughly 200 yds (m) in
size.  The map displays at both sizeable
to full screen strategic level and a zoomed
in tactical level.  Slopes are shown using
hachures.  Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and
Commander type units with strengths given in
men are available for orders issued every
20 minutes in simulated game time.  It
can take as little as 2 hours to play, but
you may wish to take a weekend and make your
decisions with care.  There are 9 different
speeds of resolution that can be selected.

    Most important of all "NAPOLEON THE EMPEROR"
is shareware and you get to try it out before
deciding to part with any money.  Even then
at $25 (U.S.) and Shipping & Handling the
game is good value.

    "NAPOLEON THE EMPEROR" is a production
of Reality Engine Computer Games.  You should
have a monitor and video card capable of
at least 640X480 resolution (800X600+ is better)
and showing 256 or more colors to play
the game.