mbailey,
I would start with Napoleon Total War first and play through some of the tutorial missions to get a feel for the flow of the game. Afterwards, I would highly recommend checking this article out:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=125890668 This article goes further in depth at the concepts of gun warfare during that period and how to fully take advantage of your armies.
Let me know what you think!
