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Napoleon's Guard

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: General Military - Napoleonic Wars


Product Info

Title
Napoleon's Guard
Publisher
Category
Author
Philip Haythornthwaite
Publish Year
2000
Pages
64
Dimensions
7.5x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147955961
Type
Softcover

Description

Napoleon's Imperial Guard was the elite corps of the French Army. The Guard differed from the guard corps of other European sovereigns of the period, in that its function was rather functional than ceremonial, and its expansion was such that it came to represent a considerable portion of France's military establishment. By supplying personnel to other units, it functioned as a training school for the remainder of the army, yet the elite status of the guard did little to protect its soldiers from the rigors of combat in the brutal Napoleonic Wars.