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Napoleon's Dragoons of the Imperial Guard

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

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

Last Stocked on 11/17/2024

Product Info

Title
Napoleon's Dragoons of the Imperial Guard
Publisher
Category
Author
Ronald Pawly
Publish Year
2012
Pages
48
Dimensions
7x10x.2"
NKG Part #
2147467649
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA480
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA480

Description

Dressed in distinctive green uniforms and classically inspired copper helmets, the Dragoons of the Imperial Guard were raised in 1806 by the same criteria as other Guard units – by selection of picked, literate veterans from Line regiments who had six to ten years of service, and citations for bravery in at least two campaigns. The following year they were named Dragons de l’Impératrice in a unique compliment to the Empress Josephine. As a ceremonial regiment it enjoyed many privileges, but it also saw combat on a number of occasions, including the battles of Essling and Wagram (1809), the Russian campaign (1812, when it suffered severe losses), at Bautzen, Wachau and Leipzig (1813), in the 1814 Campaign of France, and at Ligny and Waterloo (1815).