Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)
    Unavailable
    Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)
    Unavailable
    Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)
    Ebook121 pages1 hour

    Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)

    By Philip J Haythornthwaite

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    This title looks at Napoleon's Middle and Young Guard infantry. The seniority of Guard infantry was only established definitely in 1812 by the Guard's chief of personnel, Courtois. The title 'Young Guard' was assigned to the newly-raised regiments in 1809, but the term 'Middle Guard' came into use about 1811. From the beginning the newer guard regiments were committed to action first, the Old Guard, as Napoleon wrote, 'being so precious, one fears to expose them'; thus the Fusiliers-Chasseurs distinguished themselves at Hilsberg whilst the rest of the Guard was kept in reserve. In 1808 the Fusiliers went to Spain, serving at the Madrid rising, Medina and Guadalajara. Philip Haythornwaite examines these troops in a detailed text backed by numerous illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Bryan Fosten.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
    Release dateJun 19, 2012
    ISBN9781780969817
    Unavailable
    Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)

    Related to Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)

    Related ebooks

    Wars & Military For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      REVOLUTIONARY & NAPOLEONIC

      Jan 23, 2020

      REVOLUTIONARY & NAPOLEONIC
      6 min read

    • Article

      Warships In The Age Of Sail

      Jan 23, 2020

      Warships In The Age Of Sail
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Navy List

      May 5, 2020

      The Navy List
      3 min read

    • Article

      Soldiers On The High Seas

      Mar 1, 2022

      Soldiers On The High Seas
      2 min read

    • Article

      THE CHEvAu-LéGErS POLONAIS

      Nov 29, 2018

      THE CHEvAu-LéGErS POLONAIS
      1 min read

    • Article

      The Battle Of The Spurs

      Aug 4, 2023

      The Battle Of The Spurs
      3 min read

    • Article

      Crossfire

      Jun 14, 2018

      French voltigeur (left) c.1809. Note the green epaulettes distinguishing him as a light infantryman Unlike line infantry, Spanish light infantry operated as single battalion units, and consisted of six enlarged companies of 206 men. Known as cazadore

      1 min read

    • Article

      At War In nelson’s Navy

      Jun 9, 2022

      At War In nelson’s Navy
      10 min read

    • Article

      Ships Library

      Dec 24, 2021

      John Grehan and Alexander Nicoll Frontline Books, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2AS, www.pen-and-sword.co.uk; price £14.99 plus postage By early 1944, offensives undertaken by the United States armed forces had driven the Japanese f

      3 min read

    • Article

      Twilight Of The Galleys

      Sep 28, 2021

      Twilight Of The Galleys
      13 min read

    • Article

      Famous Battle Cádiz 1596

      Oct 4, 2018

      Famous Battle Cádiz 1596
      3 min read

    • Article

      Mutiny!

      Jul 14, 2020

      Mutiny!
      7 min read

    • Article

      ‘So Long, Letty’

      Apr 12, 2023

      ‘So Long, Letty’
      4 min read

    • Article

      The Forgotten Fleet - The Story of the British Pacific Fleet, 1944-45

      Dec 8, 2023

      By John Winton ISBN: 978-1800555099 (Sapere Books, 2022) - £18.99 When one thinks of World War II in the Pacific, they think of carriers - the Enterprise or the Essex. There are the battles between warships north of Guadalcanal: Japanese and American

      3 min read

    • Article

      Siege Of Toulon

      Apr 11, 2024

      For a short period, the revolutionary fervour that swept France from 1789 remained a largely internal political affair, punctured occasionally with civil unrest as politicians set about dismantling the old regime to make room for a new nation. This a

      10 min read

    • Article

      Spanish Sea Power

      Feb 17, 2022

      Spanish Sea Power
      2 min read

    • Article

      War On The High Seas

      Sep 1, 2021

      War On The High Seas
      2 min read

    • Article

      Chartroom

      Dec 23, 2020

      Travelling to the Continent by Ferry from Britain 1958-2018 This publication will give the reader a nostalgic insight into the ferry operations from Britain to the Continent from the late 1950s to 2018. Each of the principal routes, serving the Nethe

      5 min read

    • Article

      “Churchill Was Determined To Show That The British Could Fight”

      May 13, 2021

      In August 1942, a huge British fleet entered the Mediterranean. It was heading to the island of Malta, which had been enduring relentless air attacks from German and Italian forces and was running desperately short of food, fuel and ammunition. Fourt

      10 min read

    • Article

      Famous Battle Cádiz 1596

      Jan 22, 2018

      Famous Battle Cádiz 1596
      3 min read

    • Article

      Chartroom

      Oct 27, 2023

      Chartroom
      5 min read

    • Article

      A Pistol Fit For A Prince

      Jan 3, 2023

      The rather humble-looking brass-mounted flintlock pistol pictured here is actually extremely interesting, as it follows the design of the Pattern 1796 ‘Prince de Bouillon’ pistol manufactured by the famous gunmakers Durs Egg and Henry Nock for the af

      5 min read

    • Article

      The Armada Victory – The Truth

      Jun 29, 2022

      So many myths and stories have attached themselves to the Spanish Armada, like barnacles to the hull of a galley, that we feel we know it almost by association. The whole tale may be hazy in our minds, but there are flashes. The Armada is a portrait

      3 min read

    • Article

      Napoleon In Egypt

      Oct 1, 2020

      Napoleon In Egypt
      10 min read

    • Article

      Gunroom

      Apr 15, 2020

      From 1792 onwards, war with Revolutionary France created a deep-seated fear of French invasion in Britain. While the prospect of an enemy invader on home soil was bad enough, there was an additional political dimension at play here. The French were a

      2 min read

    Reviews for Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)

    0 ratings

    0 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words