Chasseurs of the Guard : the Chasseurs à Cheval of the Garde Imperials, 1799-1815

The Chasseurs of the Guard had its origins in the Guides raised by General Bonaparte during his Italian Campaign of 1796 of the Napoleonic Wars. Not only did the Chasseurs prove to be excellent soldiers, but they also served as Napoleon's immediate escort whenever he went on campaign. This book provides an overview of the regimental history of the corps, profiling some of its most memorable personalities, including Jean-Baptise Bessières, Marshal of France, and Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, Commander of the Chasseurs à cheval. The uniforms, guidons and standards of the Consular Guard, later renamed the Imperial Guard, are illustrated throughout the book. 00front.jpg......Page 1 01.jpg......Page 2 02.jpg......Page 3 03.jpg......Page 4 04.jpg......Page 5 05.jpg......Page 6 06.jpg......Page 7 07.jpg......Page 8 08.jpg......Page 9 09.jpg......Page 10 10.jpg......Page 11 11.jpg......Page 12 12.jpg......Page 13 13.jpg......Page 14 14.jpg......Page 15 15.jpg......Page 16 16.jpg......Page 17 17.jpg......Page 18 18.jpg......Page 19 19.jpg......Page 20 20.jpg......Page 21 21.jpg......Page 22 22.jpg......Page 23 23.jpg......Page 24 24.jpg......Page 25 24a.jpg......Page 26 24b.jpg......Page 27 24c.jpg......Page 28 24d.jpg......Page 29 24e.jpg......Page 30 24f.jpg......Page 31 24g.jpg......Page 32 24h.jpg......Page 33 25.jpg......Page 34 26.jpg......Page 35 27.jpg......Page 36 28.jpg......Page 37 29.jpg......Page 38 30.jpg......Page 39 31.jpg......Page 40 32.jpg......Page 41 33.jpg......Page 42 34.jpg......Page 43 35.jpg......Page 44 36.jpg......Page 45 37.jpg......Page 46 38.jpg......Page 47 39.jpg......Page 48 40.jpg......Page 49 41back.jpg......Page 50 The Chasseurs of the Guard had its origins in the Guides raised by General Bonaparte during his Italian Campaign of 1796 of the Napoleonic Wars. Not only did the Chasseurs prove to be excellent soldiers, but they also served as Napoleon's immediate escort whenever he went on campaign. This book provides an overview of the regimental history of the corps, profiling some of its most memorable personalities, including Jean-Baptise Bessià ̈res, Marshal of France, and Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, Commander of the Chasseurs à cheval. The uniforms, guidons and standards of the Consular Guard, later renamed the Imperial Guard, are illustrated throughout the book. Gennemgang af oprindelsen, udviklingen og engagementer som regimentet, Chasseurs of the Guards, er kendetegnet ved. Vægten i beskrivelsen af dette franske regiment er dets uniformering fra begyndelsen af 1800-tallet til 1840