New Year's hangover finally over, back to posting.This is a thread for uniformology,heraldics,vexillology and phaleristics of the French Army and their allies during Napoleonic Wars. You can post weapons of those armies here as well. Post your favourite regiments,their banners and etc.As again, if you need any uniformology magazines found, the people in this thread are here to help.
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>>17427338England will have its own thread too, dont you worry
I'm biased but I of course love the Irish Legion.>Ireland stages a revolution in the 1790s, uniting Protestants and Catholics against Britain>France sends support, and their Navy successfully evades the British navy>But it is then devastated by a storm>Only a small group of French troops land and despite some early victories, the rebellion fails>Many rebels and rebel leaders flee to France in the years following>Ireland has pockets of rebels everywhere waiting for the ordert to rise up again>Irish Legion formed in 1803 with the intention being to land in Ireland to liberate itThe man who formed it was Bernard MacSheehy, who was already an officer in the French army. He was born in 1774, and his family had a long tradition of serving in French militaries; his ancestors were of "Wild Geese" stocking, meaning Irish soldiers who were forced into exile and took up service in armies overseas.Bernard was studying in Paris to become a physician when the revolution began, and at some stage he joined the French Army and was part of the staff of General Félix Dumuy. He missed the planned French invasion of Ireland in 1796 as he arrived late back in Brest from a trip to Ireland to gather information. When the invasion failed, MacSheehy went with Napoleon to Egypt and was present for several key events (including the siege of Cairo) and thus it was he who Napoleon trusted with the raising of an Irish regiment.I always hear that they were the only foreign group that Napoleon himself gave an eagle to, but I've never been able to find out if that's true.Beautiful green uniforms (picrel, the two in the centre), interesting story of their formation, just all around very cool. They were mostly active in the Peninsular War, I believe. They also helped fight off the British at Walcheren.
>>17427321Napoleonic Wars are overrated as fuck. Queen Anne's > Austrian Succession > Seven Years >>> American Chimpout = French Chimpout >>>>>>>> War of 1812 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Corsican Autist LARPing
Some photos from the Military encyclopedia i found
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>>17427448>seven boring years nobody remembers over baguette kino chimpoutOpinion discarded
>>17427463>seven boring years >"I beg your pardon"The Baguette Shortage Chimpout of '89 isn't even remembered for what it was though, it's remembered as "le prelude to le based Corsican autist" and more infamous for that whore Marie talking about cake than anything else. VGH, if only Monsieur de Dauphin had lived to take the throne instead of that squirming little faggot Louis, who was such a retard he couldn't even wrap his mind around the pleasures of having his little two-incher inside Marie's stinky puss.
for me, it's the 2nd french empire
For me, it's the green of Lee and Tarleton's cavalrymen in the backwoods of the North Carolina swamps.
>>17427512Just go outside, ask anyone about the frog chimpout and the seven years bore and then tell me, which one is more famous?Hell, Nelson boldness tactical genius at Trafalgar mogs everything that happened during the 7 years war and is way more remembered among Brits.
>>17427627>the global war that saw Frederick the Great btfo Maria Theresa over Prague, Braddock with the largest British force ever to set foot on the North American continent get brutally mogged by French-backed savages in the woodlands of western PA, the French Navy become a joke for a solid decade, the Plains of Abraham, Siege of Louisburg, etc. was somehow *less* kino than a bunch of faggy Parisians guillotining each other over the cost of a baguette before literally begging some foreigner to save themSuuuure.
>>17427678When something is kino it can be either loved or hated, but never goes unnoticed.And the fact is that the seven years war is more remembered by its consequences (American and French revolutions) than by the war itself.
>>17427704>something is kino when it's remembered >Seven Years is remembered for being the direct prelude to the Mutt and Frog chimpoutsYou've proven my point for me using your own backwards logic KEK
>>17427321My favorite examples are those of soldiers wearing armor. Combat engineers
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>>17427738My point since the beginning was that the seven years war itself was boring, not that it didn’t have impact. Check your reading comprehension.
seven years war was indeed impactful and extremely important but the idea that it's more interesting on a broad scale than the french revolution is a LARPone has cultural staying power and the other doesn't, for a reason
>>17427786>no, no, you see I totally didn't argue for that retarded opinion, I argued for *this*, even more retarded opinionThe Siege of Louisburg alone is more interesting than the French Chimpout in its entirety. Just admit you don't know jackshit about either, because it's already painfully obvious to anyone reading this thread that you're a complete midwit, historically speaking of course.
>>17427806>muh (((cultural staying power))) aka which makes for better soundbites that midwits can easily remember >"le let them eat cake!"Absolute fucking state of /his/tards, I swear. >>>/reddit/ is that way champ.
>>17427819no, you fucking stupid retardthe point is that the reason the french revolution is more popular is because more people find it interesting, you oversensitive faggot. my post quite literally points out that yes, the seven years war aka world war zero is extremely important. but the french revolution is just more interesting to more people. cool your jets retard
>>17427825>doubling down on the mainstream opinions of normies regurgitating soundbites ngmi
>>17427839yet again, you utterly hopeless retard, you are failing basic reading comprehension"Interest" in a subject is completely subjective regardless, but the entire point is that it's INCREDIBLY obvious why the french revolution is more widely known and why more people take an interest in it. I am sorry your favourite war isn't more popularinstead of crying about it here like a faggot why don't you make a thread about it?
>>17427812>literally who siege + ad hominemsYeah, whatever. Have a nice day.
>>17427321All paintings are sourced from "Uniformenkunde" (Uniform Studies) by Richard Knötel, 1890. Troops of the Grand Duchy of Berg, itself a member of the Confederation of the Rhine. From left to right: A mounted JägerArtillerymanGrenadierInfantryofficer
>>17427853>gets btfo'd >seethes uncontrollably>"w-why don't you m-make a thread about it then!!!"This thread isn't even about the Fag Chimpout of '89 you retard. No one gives a shit about it except "le cake!" and "le eat the rich!" normie memes kek >>17427858>"why yes, I am historically illiterate and a tourist to this board, how could you tell?" kek
>>17427894You didn't "btfo" anyone you seething retard, I'm telling you that the french revolution (to which napoleon and the napoleonic wars are almost always attached in popular discussion) are very fucking obviously more popular than the seven years warI then said that instead of crying ITT about it, why not make a thread about the war to get people interested in it? or do you only mention it to try hijack discussions about other things? god you're an oversensitive baby
>>17427894>i-i btfo you!!!>get him, 4channerskys
>>17427915>>17427921>t. absolutely SEETHING midwits Anyways, back to uniform-posting.
>>17427321One notable regiment was sourced from the Grand Duchy of Berg - namely the Chevau-légers/Chasseurs à cheval/Lanciers du Grand-duché de Berg. This regiment was incorporated into the Cavalerie de la Garde impériale in 1808 and they made their name in Spain; namely at the Battle of Majadahonda and the Battle of Venta del Pozo. They were badly mauled during the invasion of russia and especially the Battle of Berezina. During the battle of Leipzig they were part of Murats large cavalry assault but again suffered heavily. Afterwards the regiment was dissolved. Their uniforms made many transitions, as originally they were originally founded as a regiment of Chevau-légers in 1907 (light cavalry as per the name but by the early 19th century those cavarly units transformed into regular line cavalry). For this stage their uniform was in a polish style held in amaranth and white with a czapka. In 1808 they became mounted Jägers (Chasseurs à cheval) and thus their uniform frock became mainly green with amaranth facings (seen in pic rel) and a busby for their headgear. From 1809 onwards they were lancers but their uniform sans their headgear (back to the czapka) wasn't changed.
I have an Italian friend and both of us used to work for an internet source, providing uniform references. One day he dropped a huge amount of Naples and Kingdom of Italy uniforms, so I'll drop them here too
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>>17427388>Beautiful green uniformsBased taste. A green frock with white or (better yet) grey trousers is just peak fashion.>pic relSoldiers of the 1st Silesian Jäger-Bataillon. From left to right: two Schützen (marksmen as they were armed with rifles), officer and french horn palyer. >>17427915Just let it be, Anon. That faggot should make a thread with some effortposts about the Seven Years War/French and Indian War (I find both the Napoleonic Wars and the aforementioned conflicts interesting) but I doubt that he will.
>>17427610Different period than stipulated in the OP but that gives me the chance to talk about the prussian Freikorps of the Seven Years War, due to the similarities of bein provincial/irregular forces.Using the term "Freikorps" in the context of the 18th century is wrong and a 19th terminology. Originally they were fromed as Free Bataillon in the Kingdom of Prussia, they served as the couterpart to the irregular Pandurs which were deployed by Austria. As such the duties of the Free Batallions lied in the small war, i.e. raiding, reconnaissance, light infantry/cavalry duties, etc. The famous Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben served in the Free Bataillon Mayr during the Seven Years War and learned there the craft of war.
>>17428005I always remember playing Mount and Blade: Napoleonice Wars and I loved some of the "riflemen" (probably wrong term) uniforms. Green is just gorgeous.
This will be my last post for the day and it's about the Landwehr in the Kingdom of Prussia. The term itself refers to a type of national guard (it literally means defense (force) of the land) and in the Kingdom of Prussia consisted of all men who were liable for conscription (age 17 to 40) but for one reason or another were not part of a standing military regiment of Volunteer Jäger. The color of the collar tabs gives information from which province of the Kingdom of Prussia the respective Landwehr regiment hailed:Yellow: SilesiaWhite: PomeraniaBlack: West PrussiaPoppy red: East Prussia, Kurmark, NeumarkLight blue: Elbe Province/Province of SaxonyGreen: WestphaliaMader red: Rhine Provinces (only from around June 1815)Another identifying mark of the Landwehr is the so called Landwehrkreuz (Cross of the Landwehr) which were worn on the peaked caps and shakos of the soliders. The shape is similar to that of the Iron Cross but usally a bit larger and they were made out of cheap sheet metal as it wasn't a special order.
As I've already mentioned the Volunteer Jäger: the volunteer marksmen were an idea of von Scharnhorst (the main reformer of the prussian army after its earlier collapse) where the regular regiments were ought to be reenforced with detatchements of volunteers. Those volunteers were responsible for their own uniforms and weapons and were intended for the duties of light infantry/cavalry. It was important that those men were of a somewhat educated background as the duties of the small war make it easy to desert. Hence why those duties were also entrusted to volunteers. They were also eligible for promotion into the officer corps of the regular army Their uniforms consisted of a dark green frock with the facings and additional colors of the regiment, to which they were detached. Additonally those volunteers were excluded from garrison, work and baggage duties. Hence many men with a bourgeois background became such volunteers. This lead to concerns about the loyalty of bourgeois and often times liberal and nationalist officers in the wake of the napoleonic wars and the surpression of nationalist sentiments within the German Confederation. Though ultimately those concers were unfounded and there was no mass nationalist uprising of the armed forces; even during the later revolution of 1848. >pic relVolunteer Marksmen of the Colbergsches Grenadier-Regiment.>>17428122Riflemen, marksmen, hunter, Jäger, chasseur, etc. All correct terms for men armed with rifles.
And here the Volunteer Jäger of the 1. Leib-Husaren-Regiment Nr. 1.The deaths head being one of the prominent symbols of the 1. Leib-Husaren and thus the volunteers did wear them as well.Now: good night you fags.
Some really good effortposts in this thread. I'll ask this question: do any of you guys know the fledgling United State's involvement, or at least opinion in the Napoleonic Wars? I know there was the War of 1812, but I'll disregard that. Were there any American volunteers going over to fight in Europe or anything of the like?
>>17427321For me, it's turn-of-the-century Bri'ish high fashion as exemplified by the Governor-General class of high Nobility
>>17428217>During his time in the Washington administration, Jefferson came to understand both the American and French projects as symbiotic republican experiments. Upon his return to the United States and during his subsequent time as the first Secretary of State, engagement with the French Revolution underpinned the radicalization of Jefferson’s political thought, in both domestic and international terms. While Jefferson had certainly celebrated the early and moderate bourgeoisie Revolution led by Mirabeau and his own friend Lafayette, it was the emergence of the violent Jacobin phase between 1792-1793, culminating in the infamous Reign of Terror, which yielded his most enthusiastic and radical support.Jefferson was a Jacobin retard, but that's all I know kekhttps://allthingsliberty.com/2017/05/understanding-thomas-jeffersons-reactions-rise-jacobins/
>>17428336A lot of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is actually Jefferson's brainchild since Lafayette was a principal author and spent a lot of time at his buddy Jefferson's house while writing it (Jefferson was ambassador at the time). Jefferson wanted to join France as an ally once the War of the First Coalition broke out but Washington quashed that idea decisively, although some grain shipments did alleviate poor harvests in France. And then the Quasi War obviously soured relations. Washington died about a month after the Brumaire coup in 1799 and Napoleon ordered some days of mourning, casting Washington as the "American Cincinnatus", though this was a not so subtle attempt to cast himself in the same light. I'm not aware of any American volunteers fighting for France. Of course a lot of Americans found themselves unwillingly in the Royal Navy.
>>17428523>DeclarationThat stupid motherfucker and otherwise failure at life when not actively being a grifter, Paine, also chipped in when it came to fanning those flames.>Jefferson wanted to join France as an ally once the War of the First Coalition broke out Washington was definitely still seething about the way the French regularly shafted him during the Revolution, especially during the last two years ('80-1) when he was absolutely fucked without them and they chose to just fuck around in the Carribeann and Conneticut doing literally fuck all. How he didn't personally strangle Rochembeau when he found out about de Grasse sailing to the Carribean and them Rochembeau just straight lying to his face about having already told de Grasse the situation, is beyond me. The colonies were reaching their limits domestically, Clinton had been entrenching himself into NYC for the last five years, Greene was doing his best to keep the Carolinas out of Cornwallis's hands with a bare minimum for troops, and Lafayette is getting blue-balled in Maryland while he waits for the Old Wagoner to join him so that together they can still not have enough men to do fucking anything - and then here's this French bastard who has been cockblocking and undermining you since he showed up. Literally lost his naval advantage against the British because he went behind Washington's back as commander-in-chief to listen to the fuckwits in Philadelphia sitting at their desks. Washington honestly owed the French jackshit post-Revolution and he and Adams were brilliant leaders for not getting involved. And on that point, it's really interesting to me just how pro-violence Jefferson is despite never having been involved in any kind of conflict. Adams didn't either, but I think the "Boston Massacre" really changed him and Madison was too short (literally the same height as a musket kek) to enlist, he still was a war president and actually took to the field during the War of 1812.
>>17428627Hit word limit - autistic rant incomingMarshall, Monroe, etc. a lot (I'm not autistic enough to charter out how many major figures fought/didn't in the war) of men who fought in the war ended up being anti-French. Light Horse Harry Lee was weary of Jefferson's presidency and a Federalist. Fucking Robert E. Lee's father was a Federalist and anti-Jefferson. Jefferson ignored reports of Benedict Arnold in the Chesapeake, ignored Washington's warnings about it, and as a result let him burn down Richmond because he waited so long to call out the militia as Governor. Dude nearly got caught by Banastre Tarleton because he dragged ass and admitted in his older years to hiding in a hole when Indians attacked in his youth. And then there's my boy Madison. Signed up, but got his manlet ass rejected and spent the rest of the war working in the House of Burgesses and the Continental Congress. Ffw to '89 and he's simultaneously being leaned on by Washington for support and advice (and writing his speeches for him) while Patrick Henry is trying to keep out of the House kek
Time to post some of the Napoleon's allies. Such as, Switzerland
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If there are any polish people ITT, i would like to ask them to help me find the "Wojsko Księstwa Warszawskiego" series by Ryszard Morawski online. Most of the sites i found have only one book and you may need to pay for it
I'm writting a story about the 4th hussard regiment, set in Egypt. But I have hard time finding sources about the daily life of soldiers garrisoned in Cairo during that campaign.
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>>17427935You're such a loser lmao
>not ten posts in and the antifrog subhuman is already maldingWay to ruin a thread, faggot.You lost, Baguette GODS won.
>>17429507>*rolls into your path on a mobility scooter*
There is something about revolutionnary generals fashion. I think it's all about using a fucking flag as a belt
>>17429730For me, it's the double-breasted button-down lapels on their jackets. I work as a chef and something about buttoning down one half of your uniform like that is just so enthralling. The invention and adoption of the zipper over buttons was an unmitigated disaster for fashion.
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>>17429217Managed to find one https://prussia.online/Data/Book/wo/wojsko-ksiestwa-warszawskiego-kawaleria/Morawski%20R.,%20Wielecki%20H.%20Wojsko%20Ksiestwa%20Warszawskiego%20(1991).pdf
>>17429869Sadly, its the only one i could find, without having to pay for it.Anyway, how do you want me to organize the coalition thread?>Britain, Prussia, Russia, Austria all having their own threads. Other nations being combined into one>All Coalition combined into one thread. >Britain, Prussia, Russia and Austria combined into one thread. Other nations combined into one
>>17429885>Britain, Prussia, Russia, Austria all having their own threads. Other nations being combined into oneThis one, for sure. Godspeed on your efforts to slide the filth of this board into the archives and retvrn /his/ to its autistic glory days, OP.
>>17427749>>17427739>>17427764The earliest western samurai (otaku) or proto-steampunk?
>>17429965Thank you, anon!
Osprey's books on Confederation of the Rhine uniforms1 - Westfalia and Berg: https://prussia.online/Data/Book/na/napoleon-s-german-allies/MAA%20044%20-%20[nap]%20-%20Napoleon's%20German%20Allies%20(1)%20-%20Westfalia%20and%20Kleve-berg.pdf2 - Nassau and Oldenburg: file:///C:/Users/Baчaгaн/OneDrive/Изoбpaжeния/Saved%20Pictures/Napoleons%20german%20allies.pdf3 - Saxony: https://prussia.online/Data/Book/na/napoleon-s-german-allies-3/MAA%20090%20-%20[nap]%20-%20Napoleon%20Allies%20(3)%20Saxony.PDF4 - Bavaria: https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/8t88LTOVUj9xFRnH86HzvvMi11x-j3swn3Wv0tlvDd2igw5uVJLBVYg8k2XHFYzg9dizF_kVAsmYU0r48Cmj7L4EGIDJG8jFf6ZDrDVTZkeuNxRABNBlCg/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_106_-_Napoleon_39_s_German_Allies_4_-_Bavaria.pdf5 - Hesse: https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/rFG1zCW7BeZ8k2qPu4xCR0yidDnTwJXxc25pa735MEFwrgbvnZG9FrTiy9xyWBuaLjq8Qzezs320cKuMq3EF6m6sE6vMbE0Dya-57dbtcu_CzD1Hxkkkyw/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_122_-_Napoleon_39_s_German_Allies_5_-_Hesse.pdf
>>17430256Number 2 doesnt seem to work. Here is an updated link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zre21cxtfyqr1mL0qA3zMhq1WtCb6zNQ/view?usp=sharing
>>17429885I would just make general threads about the uniforms about the Napoleonic Wars but I see that it would make sense to structure them. t:the previous Knötelposter>>17430034Sappeurs were still issued with bulletproofed cuirasses and helmets - well into our modern era. It comes with the job as they are usually exposed to heavy enemy fire and ideally wouldn't leave their posts/trenches/works.Pic rel is a sappeur cuirass from the late 17th century but cuirasses stayed the roughly the same designwise from that point onward. And what gives you the association with samurai?
Back to some more KnötelNow for France herself. We start with the Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde Impériale - the famous favorite cavalry regiment of Napoleon. >from left to right: trumpeter, chasseur in parade dress, chasseur in field dressThis formation had its origin in the Consular Guard and they accompanied Napoleon on all of his campaigns. As typical for chasseurs a cheval they performed mainly duties as light cavalry but they functioned also a staff riders and the imediated personal guard of Napoleon on the battlefield.At Austerlitz they were part of the counterattack of Marshal Bessières that drove the russians back and at Eylau they supported the gigantic cavalry assault by Marshal Murat.Their uniform was a green frock, which was paired with a pelisse in red. Their headgear was a busby of black bear pelt adorned with a red-tipped green feather plume. The frock of the musicians was blue and their busby was white with a red-tipped blue plume.
The most commonly worn uniform of Napoleon himself was that of a colonel of the Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde Impériale. Often paired with his iconic grey greatcoat.
>Mémoires des Hommes (French website for military archives) has records for literally every Imperial Guard unit except the Sailors of the Imperial Guard (Marins de la Garde Impériale) >aka my ancestor’s unitWhat the fuck
>>17430315How much did that shit weigh? Hand-shoveling for numerous hours every day must have had these dudes looking absolutely ripped for the time period.
>>17429730>think it's all about using a fucking flag as a beltThis is so fucking kino.>pic relOfficers of the Revolutionary ArmyFrom left to right: Représentant en mission (a deputy of the Legislative Assembly/National Convention tasked with overseeing the army in its compliance with the new laws), Adjutant, General. Officer of the Navy, War Commissioner (tasked with civil and logistical administration)>>17430519>How much did that shit weigh?The specific piece I posted: 6kg for the helmet and 22kg for the cuirass. But it is an exceptionally heavy exponat.>Hand-shoveling for numerous hours every day must have had these dudes looking absolutely ripped for the time period.Sappeurs were usually the technical specialits. They told the grunts where and how to dig. Of course they did some parts in person (like the inital phase of field works or setting explosive charges) and here the armor came into play.
Some last revolutionary France kino: soldiers of the Demi-Brigade. An interesting result of the revolution and its infliuences on the army, the Demi-Brigade consisted of one regular battalion and two batallions of national guard or other volunteer. The reason for such an organisation were fourfold:1) Not every regular unit of the old french kingdom survived the turmoil of the revolution.2) Due to a combination of nationalism and levee en masse the numbers of raw recruits of the french army swelled dramatically. 3) Thus it was hoped that the one professional battalion would anchor the two unprofessional ones.4) The term "regiment" was heavily associated with the old Kingdom of France and was ought to be avoided.After the peace of the Treaty of Amiens the french army "re-professionalized" again and the terminology of regiments returned.Due to the time frame where the Demi-Brigades were active, uniformity wasn't guaranteed and thus a mishmash of different equipment pieces were used.
>>17430566>6kg>13 poundsJfc>Sappeurs were usually the technical specialits.What was their education/training? How does one become a sappeur?
Chasseurs a pied - light infantry on foot. They were not the light company of a regular infantry regiment but rather the "line infantry" of standalone light infantry formations.In the french army a line infantry regiment ( frz. Régiments de Ligne) consisted of a number of Fusilier companies and respectively one Voltigeur (for the light infantry) company and one Grenadier (for the heavy infantry) company.The Infanterie Légère (the dedicated light infantry units) were organised in a similar fashion: a number of Chasseur companies made up the bulk of the formation while being flanked by a company of Legere Voltigeurs and a company of Carabiniers-à-Pied (as the equivalent of the Grenadiers).The unique part of the uniforms of the Infanterie Légère was that their trousers were of the same color as their frock coat. For the line infantry the trousers were white.
Fusilirs of the Régiments de Ligne
Voltigeurs of the Régiments de Ligne
Grenadiers of the Régiments de Ligne>>17430623>What was their education/training? How does one become a sappeur?Usually by having experience in a familiar trade - like mining, forestry or carpentry. There were also academic paths for officers which focused on the static calculations and "construction drawings" of the respective field works.
Soldiers of the Old Guard of Napoleonic France.From left to right: Sappeur of the Imperial Guard, Grenadier of the Imperial Guard and Chasseur on Foot of the Imperial Guard.
>>17427338Pathétique.
Closing pic of the night for me: a dragoon of the 19th regiment with a beautiful green coat.Good night you fags
>>17430651>the tiger skin>those leggings>that plumage>those chopsMurat-senpai, I KNEEL
Does anyone have any non-combat guy, like administrative pencil pusher or civil (governors, mail service, etc.) uniform illustrations?Here are some German watchmen, town guards, and police uniforms.
Any suggestions for books on the Napoleonic Wars in French?
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>>17429225https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-Men-at-Arms-079-Napoleon-s-Egyptian-Campaign.pdf(Test)
>>17432419Here we goNapoleon's Hussars - https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-MAA-076-Napoleon-s-Hussars-Repr-1984.pdfLight Infantry - https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-MAA-146-Napoleon-s-Light-Infantry.pdfGuard Cavalry - https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-Men-At-Arms-083-1978-Napoleon-s-Guard-Cavalry-Repr-1994-OCR.pdfItaly campaign - https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-Men-At-Arms-257-Napoleon-s-Campaigns-in-Italy.pdf
>>17432427Napoleon's Balkan Troops - https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-Men-At-Arms-410-Napoleon-s-Balkan-Troops.pdfPolish lancers - https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-Men-at-Arms-440-Napoleon-s-Polish-Lancers-of-the-Imperial-Guard.pdfMarshals - https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-Napoleon-s-Marshals.pdfGeneral uniforms - https://dn790008.ca.archive.org/0/items/OspreyCampaign148OperationBarbarossa19412ospreyCa/Osprey-Uniformes-Guerras-Napoleon-1796-1814.pdf
Now for some members of the Rheinbund - the Confederation of the Rhine. Formed from the remants of many german states, Napoleon created a series of german client states that had to participate in his campaigns as well. WWhile the french installed administration resulted in many reforms (some perceived positively and surprisingly long lasting - for example in the prussian Rhine Province a modified version of the Code Civil, called Rhenish Law, was the official civil war until the year 1900 - in spite of the fact that in the Kingdom of Prussia a different civil law was already established by the time Prussia incorporated the Rhine Province) and an enthusiasm for progress and liberalism, the members of the confederation eventually turned on the french rule, as ever more ressources were extracted to fuel Napoleons campaigns. >pic relSoldier and officer from the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Soldiers from the Duchy of Oldenburg, which itself was annexed by the First French Empire in 1811 to enforce the Continental System, as the coast of Oldenburg was a hotbed for smuggling.From left to right:Drummer of the Grenadiers, Officer of the Fusiliers, Grenadier, Fusilier and a Schütze - a marksmen/light infantryman.>>17432427Based pirate. A point of criticism: don't just post the links but also some pictures and informative text sourced from them. You don't need to summerize the whole book but a bit more than a bare link would increase the quality of the thread.
Some dapper soldiers from the Principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (who were combined into a single contingent of 325 men), the Principality of Waldeck and the Principalities of Reuss-Greiz and Reuss-Gera (formed together a contingent of 450 men).
And now the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Electorate of Bavaria concluded in the Treaty of Brünn (1805) a peace and an alliance with France. In return Bavaria was elevated to a kingdom and got many territories of those who opposed Napoleon more strongly. Especially Free Imperial Cities, several prince-bishopships and most of Franconia. Due to the rising contempt in the population against the french, several uprisings and the disaster of the invasion of Russia, the Kingdom of Bavaria switched sides to the coalition and as a result was able to keep most of its territorial napoleonic gains. As such Bavaria was one of the largest german profiteers of the Napoleonic Wars. >pic relA dragoon of the 2nd Chevaulegers Regiment. Named "Taxis" after their proprietors - the family of Thurn und Taxis. Still to this day one of the wealthiest families in Germany (especially with regards to real estate in forestry and agriculture) they rose to fame in the early modern period as the owners and administrators of the Imperial Mail Service. The regiment itself was rather standard and I couldn't find anything extraordinary about them.
Similar to the aforementioned Volunteer Jäger of Prussia, Bavaria raised volunteer forces as well. As a result of the losses of the invasion of Russia (Bavaria lost about 30.000 soldiers) the need to quickly rebuild the army was imediate. To facilitate this, volunteers were "lured in" with better pay, privileges, more opportunities for promotion and shorter terms of services.>pic relVolunteer Hussars. The white pelisse is rather pretty.
Now for the Duchy of Württemberg/Electorate of Württemberg (1803 - 1806). Similar to Bavaria it participated in the Treaty of Brünn and got some rewards for the collaberation with France. And like Bavaria it switched sides in 1813 and was allowed to keep most of its territorial gains. >pic relMusketeer of the von Mylius regiment. This pic exemplifies an interesting oddity, as the south german states of the late 18th and early 19th century had a liking towards leather helmets. Bavarian infantrymen wore helmets with thick woolen combs and Württemberg issued caps with a frontal brass shield and a horse hair tail.
>>17432890Fair point. I would also like to ask where are you getting the pictures from. They look like postcards
Have you ever noticed that the Napoleon's sailors gave out this Revolution feeling, that was present despite the reform
>>17434483Napoleon's sea soldiers https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/7_uj-_BwgNSO8HZw17NWzkOP2J1BJaIShC_NU359To_iK8OZNwvYdFLZVRTZmDKH73IjaiM0Ecz_Wq-ccinZwVlOvJTmto4pjO8Gn1QpFiG5v-Ar0_Ob5Q/Osprey_-_Men_At_Arms_227_Napoleon_sea_soldiers.pdfNapoleon may not have understood a great dealabout the navy compared to the command of vastarmies, but it is obvious that he understood theinfluence of naval power. The notion that heabandoned the navy after Trafalgar must berevised. In spite of his continental preoccupations,he rebuilt the fleet, and his 1808 militarisationpermanently transformed the way sailors wouldbehave on warships. At first resented, this measurewas soon lauded, brought back for good in 1825and then imitated by other countries. In 1813about 130,000 men served in the Imperial navy -about double the number from 1806 - and therapidly growing fleet was nearing 200 ships of theline and frigates. This considerable investment waslargely destroyed just a year later. During thewhole period the French navy had a more fundamental problem, its high command; as Napoleonexplained in his Memorial at St. Helena: 'I especially liked sailors, I admired their courage and theirpatriotism - but I never found between them andmyself the man who would have made themworthy ... I would have made him our Nelson,and things would have taken a different course.'
Napoleon's Spanish ArmyI think we have also left over the Spanish campaign of Napoleon. During that campaign, some of the Spanish and Portugese military, got on Napoleon's side, including such people as general Francisco Javier Castanos. https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/mPSSQEPYhSaYB18FNzUJSBGARCBTY9iGL3Zltn6OAWjVJWcGkikDGMZtW_EyJmdFigOJ94cEwz5GA9ejOY5OPxU4oVsPn00LR7d1HzWe1vnzLhgkp8oHQA/27_L_39_Armee_Espagnole_des_Guerres_Napoleoniennes.pdf
>>17435495Foreign Cavalry of NapoleonI found a goldmine of different Napoleonic wars uniforms, which is, of course, on a russian social media. Just want to say thank you to those madlads for getting so much Osprey's books and other magazines available to the publicOf course, the cavalry of Napoleon was different, Polish lancers are probably the most famous. Although, there were more foreign cavalry units from other countries, allied with France. And yes, this is the first time ITT we actually show Mamlouks. https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/O1J_Z5AaDkdOODINgdQUIrg81iGb43DsQ_xVxd6RqqeLYPGlQifQjDZ_whYfynphzKJjzqnRIIwFbvk1DRTUiMs3JEjLpfJqA8GOH7UIMI_xSHYij6IUnA/16_Les_Etrangers_Dans_la_Cavalerie_de_la_Garde_Imperiale.pdf
The Scouts of Napoleon. Last before sleepAfter the horrible defeat at Leipzig, Napoleon faced the disastrous condition his army was in. Still trying to do something with the remains of his cavalry, Napoleon formed 3 Scout regiments, in a desperate attempt to counter the Russian cossacks https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/kQY7j0XNPghJHdmPw11bejQFdo_COMZ_8ZQbD7RXBWdKmegCshiCtdyoM_qDZOX5t9oBLcA5Tqzf7KprMDA4JWO-VBe3DCY3W1yjBsvhr-r1tH4DE-we2Q/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_433_-_Napoleons_Scouts_of_the_Imperial_Guard.pdfNighty night
Soldiers of the Cisalpine Republic, which was founded in 1797 and was a sister republic/client state towards France. >>17434095From the Uniformenkunde" (Uniform Studies) by Richard Knötel, 1890.>They look like postcardsKnötel was a painter and one of the most prominent historical painters. Early on he worked with the prussian army as an illustrator and his largest work, the Uniformenkunde, is a compendium of the martial uniforms of most european states from the late 17th to the late 19th century. Practically an Osprey book of 1890s. >http://regiment-index.de/2_6_0101-12_proindx.htmlLink rel is the site I get the pictures from.
Dragoons of the Royal Guard of the Kingdom of Italy. While Napoleon was the king of Italy from 1805 to 1814, his step son Eugène de Beauharnais was the actual head of government.
Assortment of soldiers from the Kingdom of ItalyFrom left to right:Marksman from Brescia, Fusilier and Voltieguer of a line regiment, grenadier of a line regiment and two Carabiniers
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>>17436218Freikorps uniforms: mismatching (from looting or buying secondhand) but all dyed black.
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>>17436789I finally remembered what it reminds me of. There is a Russian website called Kolchakia, that has drawings of one illusttstrator, who draws White Army uniforms
Napoleon's Overseas armyWhen the French Revolution broke out, France already had a number of colonies, scattered all over the world. To guard those colonies, an army of colonial troops existed since Louis XIV. https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/4CP23swvDVfIOj9jauwSwgO7cpauafZKPx0DXl8St1FQjE_SpsARSN17dXMmP-wZnHiVL8mRtq8gIsninAY_wieGO6ppLa33OLj1p53CSCy0fHLs-PEbGw/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_211_-_Napoleon_39_s_Overseas_Army.pdf
Napoleon's Cuirassiers and Carabiniers How to make the enemy avoid your cavalry at all cost? Give your cavalrymen cuirasses! During the army reform, Napoleon has put some effort into heavy cavalry, making 5 more cuirassier regiments. As well as giving them double steel cuirasses. https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/sIhEQgyTA6R2-qmD87GgREND0eJfHRicL_CTm8_s4YzFcGrIIeB8wTUrAKsxFj9v48HvummsIWijCmgXZNNowy59q7SKnCJLT4hAIx5xnxH2URldz8v2MQ/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_064_-_Napoleon_39_s_Cuirassiers_and_Carabiniers.pdf
Mounted Grenadiers of Napoleonhttps://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/Kf8f709vn6fC5ru9sxh-f-wfBtdX21EEliwVBzbBG6KrhXTC7TlfRWLqbj9czy9h1sfC8plSGx1nGYw7X7OPLnM2fXyllzgPIVHE7kv6LY7kos2jqbQlHw/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_456_-_Mounted_Grenadiers_of_the_Imperial_Guard.pdf
Belgian and Dutch regiments in the French ArmyMany people overlook the Benelux and what they did during wars. Same with Napoleonic wars, people dont exactly care about Kingdom of Holland and other French-controlled states of that area. The army of the Benelux wasnt directly assimilated, as Jagers of the Guard, Belgian Legion and etc were formed. And for some time it was hell for historian, who were trying to figure out the history of those regiments and the battles they participated. But now, the fog of war has been settled, and we can clearly see, how the Dutch and the Belgians participated in the Napoleonic campaignshttps://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/orcG-OfI9CxDfDs5bgErqwcaVJqNcaLYdtRFIWn46EHhq9y_MmMDVMDhqyJhoCwhAcy9hpJaM2xpC3Gd4K2l30VvVynd_vDHkC37gNOYFyGx5nmZ-X73kA/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_098_-_Dutch-Belgian_Troops_Of_Napoleonic_War.pdf
Napoleon's Guard of HonorThe Russian campaign was a disaster. Le Grand Armee has mostly froze or bled to death in the frozen fields of Borodino, Tarutino and Berezina. As soon as the remains of the army made it to the Polish border, many of the cavalrymen simply deserted, trying to get back to France as soon as possible. Napoleon was in a dire situation. He needed troops badly. Of course, for the infantry, he could just draft another bunch of young conscripts that could be trained in no time and sent to the Eastern front. But the cavalry is the other thing. He needed experienced cavalrymen to hold off the Russian counterattack. This is why, he created the Guard of Honor, which was made of volunteers from the leading classes of the empire and were born french. https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/lUqQFTsa-H_Fwwfb6dANSlK0X8i2fgvsADDCAb0bxBdj72UdyKxkcK1w6LtslI8Azz25ma2qgXw5WkGQZP_0aotBaAUCc07nJL9Ztwsi-wtD2M8ff2uWuQ/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_378_-_Napoleon_39_s_Guard_of_Honour.pdf
Napoleon's Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial GuardThe Senior regiment of The Old Guardhttps://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/5dsfYAZcM6dvEiPtVUbmtYMtVIfjTGwdKdcG1a-UHTTB0OLtbu7ab_zxLGY5x7bsgfkHY9j1G0eLT8d5X-pldFLjcSC5ICSAacn3CIFjsmqh4_tonntHzQ/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_444_-_Napoleon_39_s_Mounted_Chasseurs_of_the_Imperial_Guard.pdf
Napoleon's ArtilleryNobody loved artillery more than Napoleon. Starting as a gunner himself, he believed that usage of artillery in battles will change the war forever. He massively financed the French artillery, modifying the equipment, rearranging the regiments. In short: "Du cannon! Du cannon! Il faut du cannon!"https://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/ikNbIgLWWMjZ7VdG8Yf5rvGZOC8qjPd1Tip6GOhURyQ0xLykBLK6zr8gcW5mo6C625o_lFgRf13go1pjTwHnQqsEk6iwYlX4zMFqqeohAt0bavKIiPG1uA/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_054_-_Napoleon_39_s_Artillery.pdf
>>17430651l'illustration de Job est encore meilleure je trouve>moustache>boucle d'oreille
>>17435593And again, we finish off with the Memelukes. Nighty night /uni/broshttps://psv4.userapi.com/s/v1/d/BCqWlGWVWfTKd1nH-XlPL1c-35FpmzLWzQv7odzomSmqF8jICNMKXkzHS40vP_93VfUDcPp-h3WnxjUTCjzh2shIXvO06lGU0G5GkChysTUdNfLZFmgKHQ/Osprey_-_Men_at_Arms_429_-_Napoleon_39_s_Mamelukes.pdf
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>>17437871in conquest 2 on roblox I always load up with cannon, slow but essential
>>17439013A weird thing to confess about, but i used to play a lot of Blood and Iron 2 years ago, using real life napoleonic tactics to win. Really liked Napoleonic games back then. But after Guts and Blackpowder release, it just got out of hand
