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Manuscript of the Bourgeois of Hamburg. Reproduction (facsimiles) from the year 1902 (Paris). Part III.

The plates are taken from the above-mentioned original edition. The following show illustrations of French troops

Plate 38. Marshal and general staff of the army.

Plate 39. Aide-de-camp of the Prince of Ponte-Corvo (Bernadotte) with the latter's son.

Plate 40. Aide-de-camp of the Prince of Ponte-Corvo in full uniform.

Plate 41. Aides-de-camp of the Prince of Ponte-Corvo in undress uniform.

Plate 42. Gendarmes of the 8th Army Corps.

Plate 43. Orderly gendarmes.

Plate 44. Colonel of the gendarmes; maréchal-de-logis.

Plate 45. Horse artillery of the army corps of Prince d'Eckmühl.

Plate 46. Horse artillery of the 8th Army Corps.

Plate 47. Cuirassiers of the 1st regiment performing service on foot for lack of horses during the blockade.

Plate 48. Officers of dragoons and chevau-légers.

Plate 49. Dragoons and cuirassiers.

Plate 50. Officers of the 23rd and 24th regiments of chasseurs.

Plate 52. Trumpeters of the 14th, 23rd and 24th chasseurs regiments.

Plate 53. Carabiniers of the 23rd chasseurs regiment.

Officer of the 9th regiment of chevau-légers.

Plate 57. Chasseurs.

Plate 58. Chasseurs.

Plate 65. Guides of the Prince of Ponte-Corvo.

Plate 66. Hussars of the 1st, 7th and 2nd regiments.

Plate 67. Hussar of the 10th regiment. Officers of the 5th Corps of the reserve army.

Plate 68. Officer and soldier of the 5th Corps of the reserve army.

Plate 69. Soldiers of the 5th Corps of the reserve army.

Plate 70. Soldier and farrier of the 5th Corps of the reserve army.

Plate 71. Artillerymen.

Plate 72. Infantry officers of the 8th Army Corps.

Plate 73. Soldier of the line troops of the 8th Corps.

Plate 74. Grenadier and sapper of the light infantry.

Plate 75. Trumpeter of a voltigeur of the light infantry.

Plate 76. Drummer of the voltigeurs and sapper of the chasseurs.

Plate 77. Light infantry.

Plate 79. Captain-adjutant-standard-bearer and officer of the 9th regiment.

Plate 80. Soldiers of the 13th, 14th and 15th line regiments.

Plate 81. Musicians of the National Guard.

Plate 82. Sappers of the National Guard.

Plate 83. Standard-bearer of the National Guard.

Plate 84. Soldiers of the 17th line regiment.

Plate 85. Drummer of the Hamburg Prefectural Guard and head baker.

Plate 86. Voltigeur of the Paris Guard.

Plate 87. Paris Guard. (only the figures on the far right).

Plate 88. Prefectural Guard of Hamburg.

Plate 89. Foot gendarmes.

Plate 90. Sailors of the Guard.

Plate 91. Sailors of the Guard.

Plate 92. Sailors.

Plate 94. Customs officers.

Plate 95. Drummer of the customs officers.

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