Napoleon S Guards Of Honour

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780965598

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Napoleon's Guards of Honour by Ronald Pawly Pdf

One of the least understood of Napoleon's corps were the four regiments of Gardes d'honneur, raised in 1813 during the frantic rebuilding of the French cavalry after the huge losses in Russia. Recruited from the leading social classes, uniformed and equipped at their own expense, and accompanied by servants to take care of such unpleasant chores as stable duty, these men were promised commissions as officers after a year's service in the ranks. Though spectacularly unready for combat upon their arrival with the army, the Guards of Honour would gain skill and confidence while serving alongside the élite cavalry of the Imperial Guard in the campaigns of Saxony and France, 1813-14, and distinguished themselves in battle at Hanau and Rheims. The story of their organisation, uniforms and service is researched from rare archives and memoirs, and illustrated with portraits, surviving uniform items, and meticulous colour plates.

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780965604

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Napoleon's Guards of Honour by Ronald Pawly Pdf

One of the least understood of Napoleon's corps were the four regiments of Gardes d'honneur, raised in 1813 during the frantic rebuilding of the French cavalry after the huge losses in Russia. Recruited from the leading social classes, uniformed and equipped at their own expense, and accompanied by servants to take care of such unpleasant chores as stable duty, these men were promised commissions as officers after a year's service in the ranks. Though spectacularly unready for combat upon their arrival with the army, the Guards of Honour would gain skill and confidence while serving alongside the élite cavalry of the Imperial Guard in the campaigns of Saxony and France, 1813-14, and distinguished themselves in battle at Hanau and Rheims. The story of their organisation, uniforms and service is researched from rare archives and memoirs, and illustrated with portraits, surviving uniform items, and meticulous colour plates.

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964096

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Napoleon’s Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard by Ronald Pawly Pdf

A concise history of the hand-picked elite cavalry guard that served as Napoleon's close personal escort and were committed to the most dangerous areas of combat on the battlefield. Formed from his original escort of 'Guides' and the 'Consular Guard' in 1799, the Mounted Chasseurs were a personal favourite of the Emperor, who wore their uniform on campaign. Ronald Pawly's unique research into regimental archives has uncovered unprecedented detail about this exceptional unit and its soldiers and officers. With their colourful uniforms recreated in full-colour artwork and accounts of their actions in the most critical Napoleonic battles, this book provides a comprehensive description of these legendary elite soldiers.

Author : Joel Tyler Headley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : France
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1QWU

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The Imperial Guard of Napoleon by Joel Tyler Headley Pdf

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964072

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Napoleon’s Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard by Ronald Pawly Pdf

A concise history of the hand-picked elite cavalry guard that served as Napoleon's close personal escort and were committed to the most dangerous areas of combat on the battlefield. Formed from his original escort of 'Guides' and the 'Consular Guard' in 1799, the Mounted Chasseurs were a personal favourite of the Emperor, who wore their uniform on campaign. Ronald Pawly's unique research into regimental archives has uncovered unprecedented detail about this exceptional unit and its soldiers and officers. With their colourful uniforms recreated in full-colour artwork and accounts of their actions in the most critical Napoleonic battles, this book provides a comprehensive description of these legendary elite soldiers.

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964157

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Napoleon’s Scouts of the Imperial Guard by Ronald Pawly Pdf

Driven out of Germany after his defeat at Leipzig in 1813, Napoleon seemed to face disaster. Some 345,000 Allied troops were converging on France from the east; and Napoleon had only about 80,000 men. Most of his veterans had been killed in Russia and Germany, and he was short of cavalry to counter the swarms of Cossacks. For his last and possibly most brilliant campaign, Napoleon raised three regiments of mounted Scouts for his Imperial Guard. Through the story of these units the reader can follow Napoleon's dazzling manoeuvres in the campaign of 1814; and their widely varied uniforms are reconstructed in meticulously researched colour plates.

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964171

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Napoleon’s Scouts of the Imperial Guard by Ronald Pawly Pdf

Driven out of Germany after his defeat at Leipzig in 1813, Napoleon seemed to face disaster. Some 345,000 Allied troops were converging on France from the east; and Napoleon had only about 80,000 men. Most of his veterans had been killed in Russia and Germany, and he was short of cavalry to counter the swarms of Cossacks. For his last and possibly most brilliant campaign, Napoleon raised three regiments of mounted Scouts for his Imperial Guard. Through the story of these units the reader can follow Napoleon's dazzling manoeuvres in the campaign of 1814; and their widely varied uniforms are reconstructed in meticulously researched colour plates.

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1846034493

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Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard by Ronald Pawly Pdf

Mounted upon their huge black horses, the Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the senior heavy cavalry unit of the French army and were never defeated in battle. Their long list of battle honors earned them the nicknames 'the Giants' and 'the Gods'. In this latest addition to the Osprey mini-series on the Imperial Guard, author Ronald Pawly tells the story of this famous unit using unparalleled documentary and pictorial sources. Along with detailed artwork depicting the unit's colorful uniforms, this book gives a history of the unit's organization and record drawn from original letters, orders, and inspection reports that still survive in the Paris Archives. Interspersed are the stories of some of the individuals that served in the Mounted Grenadiers and helped to make it one of the most storied units to have served during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815).

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964041

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Napoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard by Ronald Pawly Pdf

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).

Author : Commandant Henri Lachouque
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 1062 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786255822

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The Anatomy Of Glory; Napoleon And His Guard, A Study In Leadership by Commandant Henri Lachouque Pdf

The glory of the Imperial Guard resounds above all others in the annals of war. Created, built and nurtured as a bodyguard for Napoleon, it grew from a brigade of less than two thousand men into a virtual army, and became ‘a human fortress which no one but he could dominate and no enemy could penetrate’. And, on such battlefields as Austerlitz, Jena, Friedland, Wagram and Waterloo, it won the laurels of undying fame. Written by France’s foremost historian of the Napoleonic Wars, Commandant Henry Lachouque, and translated and adapted by Anne S. K. Brown, this sumptuous work is enhanced by over 180 illustrations, including 86 plates in full colour. With its vivid narrative and lavish illustrations, The Anatomy of Glory can lay justifiable claim to be one of the most magnificent books on military history ever published. The critical acclaim that greeted it upon its first publication provides ample testimony to its reputation: ‘This dramatic account of the birth, life and death of the fabulous Imperial Guard tells a stirring story in English for the first time.’-The Saturday Review of Literature. ‘No one but the most presumptuous who wishes to know about the Imperial Guard can afford to ignore this astonishing compilation. The illustrations alone...are reproduced with a clarity, a beauty, and technical perfection which no one can fail to admire.’ Journal of the RUSI. ‘This sumptuous book ... can yield rich rewards to any reader interested in the fabric of leadership. It is a delight to look at and a pleasure to read.’ -The New York Times. `... Not the well-worn history of conquest and defeat, but of the grognards themselves, marching through readable pages.’ -History Today. ‘Anne S. K. Brown has used her knowledge of French history and uniforms to render Lachouque freely and vigorously. Napoleon just happened to be fallible. But the superb apparatus of his fallibility is gorgeously recalled in this volume.’ The Scotsman.

Author : Henry Lachouque
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Costume
ISBN : STANFORD:36105034269600

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The Anatomy of Glory by Henry Lachouque Pdf

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964119

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Napoleon’s Polish Lancers of the Imperial Guard by Ronald Pawly Pdf

This book draws on original regimental records to give by far the most detailed account ever published in English of the organization and personalities of the most renowned of the foreign units that served in the Emperor's armies. Unlike most of his foreign troops, these Polish horsemen were true volunteers, who owed their honoured place in his Imperial Guard to their proven courage and dash on battlefields from Spain to Russia. The text is illustrated with rare portraits and photographs, and with detailed colour plates of the Lancers' magnificent uniforms.

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780964133

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Napoleon’s Polish Lancers of the Imperial Guard by Ronald Pawly Pdf

This book draws on original regimental records to give by far the most detailed account ever published in English of the organization and personalities of the most renowned of the foreign units that served in the Emperor's armies. Unlike most of his foreign troops, these Polish horsemen were true volunteers, who owed their honoured place in his Imperial Guard to their proven courage and dash on battlefields from Spain to Russia. The text is illustrated with rare portraits and photographs, and with detailed colour plates of the Lancers' magnificent uniforms.

Author : Ronald Pawly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780965550

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Napoleon’s Carabiniers by Ronald Pawly Pdf

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.

Author : Paul Lindsay Dawson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781446747995

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Napoleon's Gods: Grenadiers a Cheval de la Garde 1796-1815. by Paul Lindsay Dawson Pdf