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Shako of the French Royal Guard as worn from 1816 to 1830 The British pattern "stovepipe" shako was a tall, cylindrical type with a brass badge attached to the front. The stovepipe was used by the infantry of the British Army from around 1799, and its use was continued until the end of the Peninsular War , 1814.
A voltigeur from the French-client state Kingdom of Naples. Several Napoleonic French allies based their battalion formation on that of the French and had voltigeur companies in their battalions. The allies using the French battalion system included the following: The Grand Duchy of Baden; The Duchy of Warsaw; The Kingdom of Bavaria (after 1810)
A grenadier (/ ˌ ɡ r ɛ n ə ˈ d ɪər / GREN-ə-DEER, French: [ɡʁənadje] ⓘ; derived from the word grenade) [1] was historically an assault-specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in siege operation battles. The distinct combat function of the grenadier was established in the mid-17th century, when grenadiers were recruited from ...
The uniform of the Horse artillery of the line was made of a hussar-style blue coat with red braids, red cuffs and brass buttons. They wore blue piped red hussar-style breeches, black hussar boots and a black shako with red cords and plume. Troopers of the Horse Artillery could wear a simplified version that was very similar to that of the Foot.
The shako was black with orange (sometimes depicted as yellow) laces, shevrons and cords. It had a unique shako plate that consisted of an anchor with the Imperial eagle. The shoes, waistbelt and cross-belt were also black. The waistbelt was designed after the light cavalry's design.
His version, which became known as the Albert shako, had a brim only at the front and rear. It entered into service the following year replacing the bell-top shako of the line infantry, light dragoons and Corps of Royal Sappers and Miners. The shako was also worn by fusilier regiments and grenadier companies, who had previously worn a bearskin hat
Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French word fusil – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery ...
That it had been imprudent was proved next day (29 December) when General Lefebvre-Desnouettes caught up with the British rearguard, forded the River Esla and drove in their pickets, only to be counter-attacked by Lord Paget (the Uxbridge of Waterloo fame), who led his men under cover of the houses of Benavente to assail the French flank ...