Napoleon (2023)

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Napoleon Movie Poster Country United Kingdom United States Directed by Ridley Scott Release Date November 22, 2023 Language English Studio Apple Studios Scott Free Productions Distributor Apple TV+ Sony Pictures Releasing Main Cast Character Actor Napoleon Bonaparte Joaquin Phoenix Joséphine de Beauharnais Vanessa Kirby Paul Barras Tahar Rahim Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt Ben Miles Thérésa Tallien Ludivine Sagnier Lucien Bonaparte Matthew Needham Marshal Davout Youssef Kerkour

Napoleon is a 2023 epic biographical drama film directed by Ridley Scott which focuses on Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix) and his rise to power, underpinned by his tumultuous relationship with Empress Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby).

The following weapons were used in the film Napoleon:

Muskets

Charleville Mle. 1777

French soldiers are armed with Charleville Model 1777 muskets.

Charleville Fusil Modèle 1777 - .69 caliber

"Shall we vote?"
French soldiers of the Garde Impériale aim their Charlevilles during the Coup of 18 Brumaire.

Brown Bess

The Brown Bess Flintlock Musket is used by British soldiers. It is also wielded by Austrian soldiers instead of their own Infanteriegewehr M1798 musket and by Russian partisans.

Modern reproduction "Long Land Pattern" Brown Bess Musket - .75 caliber

British soldiers in an infantry square formation fire their Brown Bess muskets with fixed bayonets during the Battle of Waterloo.

Baker Rifle

A Baker Rifle with an attached telescope is used by a British sharpshooter during the Battle of Waterloo.

Pattern 1800 Infantry Rifle - 0.625 inch (15.9 mm)

Enfield Pattern 1853

Various British soldiers are seen with anachronistic Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifle-Muskets presumably standing in for Brown Bess-es.

Enfield Pattern 1853 - .577 Ball

Other

Gribeauval Cannon

Gribeauval cannons are under Napoleon's command during the 13 Vendémiaire and the Battle of the Pyramids.

Canon de 12 Gribeauval

French soldiers prepare the cannons.

Canister shot are fired at Parisian civilians during the 13 Vendémiaire.

Soldiers fire the cannons during the Battle of the Pyramids. In the trailer it looks like the shot is rather unrealistically aimed at the Pyramids.