Napoleon's Scouts of the Imperial Guard
Published on 10. August 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-84176-956-1 (ISBN)
Description
Napoleon's last 'Campaign of France' in 1814 proved to be one of his most brilliant. He relied as never before on committing his elite Imperial Guard cavalry to battle. He raised three new regiments of crack "claireurs" - 'Scouts', which were attached to the Guard Mounted Grenadiers, Empress's Dragoons and Polish Lancers respectively which would counterattack the Cossacks and gather vital information. Each regiment had its own style of uniform, but part of each was armed with lances. Although they were short-lived, these Scout units greatly distinguished themselves in the last battles of the collapsing Empire.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
40 b/w
Dimensions
Height: 160 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
163 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84176-956-1 (9781841769561)
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Ronald Pawly
Napoleon's Scouts of the Imperial Guard
E-Book
02/2012
1st Edition
Osprey Publishing
€12.49
Available for download
Ronald Pawly
Napoleon's Scouts of the Imperial Guard
E-Book
02/2012
1st Edition
Osprey Publishing
€12.49
Available for download
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Ronald Pawly was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1956. He is a respected member of several international societies for Napoleonic studies, and an expert on 19th century military portraiture. He has written many titles for Osprey, including Napoleon's Red Lancers; MAA 378, Napoleon's Guards of Honour; and Elite 115, Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters (1): Organization & Personnel and MAA 429, Napoleon's Mamelukes.
Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1950 and has been a professional illustrator for 20 years. Entirely self-taught, his dramatic and lucid style has won him widespread admiration in the field of military illustration.
Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1950 and has been a professional illustrator for 20 years. Entirely self-taught, his dramatic and lucid style has won him widespread admiration in the field of military illustration.
Content
Napoleon's dilemma in 1813 - shortage of light cavalry, and frustration of reconnaissance by Russian Cossacks
His solution - the creation of three regiments of Mounted Scouts - organization and numbers, officers
Uniforms & equipment: 1er Regt d'Eclaireurs-Grenadiers - 2e Regt d'Eclaireurs-Dragons - 3e Regt d'Eclaireurs-Lanciers
The Scout regiments in the Campaign of France, 1814
His solution - the creation of three regiments of Mounted Scouts - organization and numbers, officers
Uniforms & equipment: 1er Regt d'Eclaireurs-Grenadiers - 2e Regt d'Eclaireurs-Dragons - 3e Regt d'Eclaireurs-Lanciers
The Scout regiments in the Campaign of France, 1814