The uniforms of La Grande Armée, the army of Napoleon I, are described in this article. From 1793, the uniforms of the demi-brigade of the line infantry...
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La Grande Armée (French for 'The Great Army'; French pronunciation: [ɡʀɑ̃d aʀme]) was the main military component of the French Imperial Army commanded...
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reality, however, the sergeants used chevrons in yellow or white. Uniforms of La Grande Armée Ranks in the French Army French Army "1812 год. Французская армия...
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The Column of the Grande Armée (French - Colonne de la grande Armée or Colonne Napoléone) is a 53 metre high Corinthian order triumphal column (modelled...
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Napoleonic Wars Spanish American wars of independence Uniforms of La Grande Armée War of 1812 War of the Sixth Coalition World war 1805, 1809, 1813–1815...
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forces throughout history, the French Grande Armée of the Napoleonic Wars used a colorful and extensive vocabulary of slang terms to describe their lives...
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outerwear Underwire bra Uniform Uniform (gymnastics) Uniform beret Uniforms of La Grande Armée Uniforms of the American Civil War Uniforms of the Confederate...
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French Army (redirect from Armée de Terre)
Land Army (French: Armée de terre, lit. 'Army of Land'), is the principal land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces;...
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Corps of the Grande Armée was a French military unit that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. Though disbanded in 1814, following the Treaty of Fontainebleau...
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French Imperial Army (1804–1815) (redirect from Corps of observation)
(Grande Armée) III Corps (Grande Armée) IV Corps (Grande Armée) V Corps (Grande Armée) VI Corps (Grande Armée) VII Corps (Grande Armée) VIII Corps (Grande Armée)...
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French Grande Armée, and although the success of its service in the Peninsular War is questionable, the Neapolitan Army is still remembered as one of the...
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The Armée d’Afrique was formally part of the French metropolitan army comprising a separate army corps. It is noted that in 1873 the term Armée d'Afrique...
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Indigenous Army (redirect from Armée indigène)
Indigenous Army (French: Armée Indigène; Haitian Creole: Lame Endijèn), also known as the Army of Saint-Domingue (French: Armée de Saint-Domingue) was the...
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Old Guard (France) (category French military units and formations of the Napoleonic Wars)
veteran elements of the Emperor Napoleon's Imperial Guard. As such it was the most prestigious formation in Napoleon's Grande Armée. French soldiers often...
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French Navy (redirect from La Royale)
vessels, arms, and uniforms. Although anchor symbols are still used on uniforms, a new naval logo was introduced in 1990 under Naval Chief of Staff Bernard...
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Voltigeur (category Military units and formations of France)
Georges (1997). La Grande Armée. London: Arms & Armour Press. Elting, John (1997). Swords Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armée. Cambridge: Da Capo Press...
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taking of Ratisbon. He was wounded at the bloody battle of Wagram. In 1812 he was given the command of a division of the second Grande Armée. He was...
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they had worn their original Dutch royal guard uniforms. They were among the few units to use white uniforms in the French Army after the French Revolution...
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Saint Helena Medal (category Awards of British Overseas Territories)
Eagle Grande Armée Slang List of French general officers (Peninsular War) Types of military forces in the Napoleonic Wars Uniforms of La Grande Armée Musée...
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Tirailleurs malgaches (category Colonial regiments of France)
Léonide Philippe; Druène, Bernard, eds. (1933). Les armées françaises dans la Grande guerre. Tome VIII. La campagne d'Orient (Dardanelles et Salonique) Deuxième...
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Vernet of the splendid uniforms of La Grande Armée de 1812 showed most foot-soldiers in pairs in camp, in a variety of relaxed poses that showed one from...
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called them "The Immortals Of France." Raised in 1806 from veterans of the Grande Armée, the 2e Régiment de Grenadiers-à-Pied de la Garde Impériale was a unit...
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Lithuanian Tatars of the Imperial Guard. At the start of the Russian campaign in 1812, the Grande Armée was enthusiastically received by the Lithuanian population...
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7 September [O.S. 26 August] 1812 during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The Grande Armée won the battle against the Imperial Russian Army, but failed...
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Napoleon's Grande Armée with a battalion of rangers. The rangers were nicknamed Canaris (i.e. canaries) because of their yellow uniforms. After the Liberation...
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subsequent days, the initial wave of the multinational Grande Armée crossed the Niemen River, marking the entry from the Duchy of Warsaw into Russia. Employing...
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Kowno 1 The Battle of (the) Berezina (or Beresina) took place from 26 to 29 November 1812, between Napoleon's Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian...
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The IV Cavalry Corps of the Grande Armée was a French military unit that existed during the Napoleonic Wars. The corps was created in 1812 and rebuilt...
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Denis Davydov (category Commanders of the Napoleonic Wars from the Russian Empire)
separate command in the rear of the Grande Armée. They wore peasant clothes and beards to get the immediate support of the Russian people. They gave...
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funerals. Full dress uniforms typically include full-size orders and medals insignia. Styles tend to originate from 19th century uniforms, although the 20th...
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