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It came from a tradition carried since 1667, until dissolved in 2011. The Regiment was in an almost continuous existence since its creation: under the Kingdom of France, the First French Republic, the First French Empire and during the course of both World Wars. The 57th Infantry Regiment was often called "LES TERRIBLES" in the Grande Armée.
Lieutenant-General Sir William Inglis, KCB (1764 – 29 November 1835) was a British Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.. Inglis fought in several of the bloodiest engagements of the Peninsular War, was wounded numerous times and earned national fame through his exhortation "Die hard 57th, die hard!"
Officer and drummer with the regimental colors of the Régiment de Navarre 1745. Social background of officers and other ranks in the French Army, 1750–1815 discusses career paths and social stratification in the French Army from the mid-eighteenth century to the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
English: Flag of the 57e régiment d'infanterie de ligne (57th line infantry regiment) of French army, with its battles. Français : Drapeau du 57e régiment d'infanterie de ligne de l'armée française, avec ses batailles.
Napoleon's Regiments: Battle Histories of the Regiments of the French Army, 1792–1815. London: Greenhill Books. ISBN 978-1853674136. OCLC 43787649. Smith, Digby (2006). An illustrated encyclopedia of uniforms of the Napoleonic wars : an expert, in-depth reference to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary and Napoleonic period, 1792 ...
Artworks depicting the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) and the earlier French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802) Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
In general, French guns were 4-pounders, 8-pounders, or 12-pounders and 6-inch (150 mm) howitzers with the lighter calibres being phased out and replaced by 6-pounders later in the Napoleonic Wars. French cannons had brass barrels and their carriages, wheels, and limbers were painted olive-green.
Polish legionnaires (Napoleonic period) (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars" The following 184 pages are in this category, out of 184 total.