Archive for this collection
Explore articles
0 contributions in the archive
Loading results …
The results could not be loaded. Please try again.
43 articles found
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - The Cavalry - Cuirassiers II
The Uniforms of the First Empire. Historical card series (published from 1907). The illustrations are based on the original (!) cards (Nos. 1 - 85a).
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - The Cavalry - Cuirassiers III
Les Uniformes du Premier Empire. Historical card series (published from 1907). The illustrations are based on the original (!) cards (Nos. 86 - 152a).
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I. (1800 - 1815) - The Line Infantry. Part II
The uniform plates shown below supplement the first article on the French line infantry. They follow the respective serial numbers.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
French uniforms - including foreign troops - of the First Empire in original watercolors by Ernest Fort (1868 - 1938)
The following original watercolors - in the possession of the author - mainly depict French soldiers in Spain, particularly in the clothing of everyday military life.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - Foreign Troops - The Battalion of the Prince of Neuchâtel
The principality of Neuchâtel, which belonged to Prussia (today the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland), officially came under France in 1806 (Paris Treaty of 15.02.1806).
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - Foreign Troops - Regiment de la Tour d' Auvergne
The Regiment de la Tour d' Auvergne was established on 30.09.1805, in Wissembourg in Alsace.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - Medical services
The medical service of the Napoleonic army was inadequately organized, although this was also true for all other European armies of that time (see in general: The care of combat-wounded soldiers in Napoleonic Europe - 1805-1813. Diss. Nebiha Guiga, University of Heidelberg).
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - (Old and Young) Imperial Guard - Chasseurs à Cheval
From the Guides of General Bonaparte (Guides du Général Bonaparte) in the Italian campaign (1796/97) came the Guides in the Egyptian campaign (1798).
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - Imperial Guard - Mamelukes
The Mamelukes were probably the most colorfully dressed unit in the French army and were particularly visually striking because of their oriental attire.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I. (1800 - 1815) - Imperial Guard - 1st and 3rd Guard Chevaux-Légers Lancers
A mounted honor guard made up of Polish nobles that accompanied Napoleon in 1807 in Warsaw inspired him to establish a corresponding unit for the (Old) Imperial Guard.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - Imperial Guard - 2nd Guard Chevau-légers Lancers
The 2nd Guard Chevau-légers Lancers were formed on September 13, 1810.
Uniformierung & Ausrüstung
The Uniforms of the French Army under Napoleon I (1800 - 1815) - The Line Infantry. Part I
Like all armies in the Napoleonic era, the French army included all branches of service.