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Napoleon's Mamelukes

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

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

Last Stocked on 1/22/2024

Product Info

Title
Napoleon's Mamelukes
Publisher
Category
Author
Ronald Pawly
Publish Year
2006
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147400009
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA429
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA429

Description

The most exotic of all the troops of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard were undoubtedly the Mamelukes – the bodyguard of Oriental cavalry which followed him home after the Egyptian expedition of 1798–1801, and remained with his Mounted Chasseurs regiment throughout the First Empire. For the first time in English, this book tells the Mamelukes’ story, from Austerlitz to Waterloo. Quoting from the original nominal rolls and battle casualty returns, the author brings individual members of this extraordinary unit to life. His text is illustrated with rare early engravings and paintings, and the full-color plates show the development of the unit’s romantic Turkish uniforms.