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Napoleon's Carabiniers

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - French Revolutionary War/Napoleonic Wars - France

Last Stocked on 11/22/2023

Product Info

Title
Napoleon's Carabiniers
Publisher
Category
Author
Ronald Pawly
Publish Year
2005
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398288
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA405
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA405

Description

The two privileged regiments of Carabiniers survived the French Revolution with their elite status intact. They covered themselves with glory at Austerlitz, Friedland, Ratisbonne and Wagram - where their bloody losses shocked Napoleon into ordering them new helmets and cuirasses. Re-formed after near annihilation in Russia in 1812, they fought at Leipzig and in many actions of the 1814 French campaign, and made one of the final charges at Waterloo. lllustrated with rare early prints and meticulous colour reconstructions, this book details their story, and their unique uniforms, from surviving period documents.