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When he became First Consul and later Emperor, Napoleon eschewed his general's uniform and habitually wore the simple green colonel uniform (non-Hussar) of a colonel of the Chasseur à Cheval of the Imperial Guard, the regiment that often served as his personal escort, with a large bicorne.
WELCOME ON THE MOST FAMOUS WEBSITE DEDICATED TO NAPOLEONIC RE ENACTMENT. Picture on top: one of the uniforms we made for Musée Grévin in Paris. Under it, picture by Marc Chaslin. We can reproduce almost any model from this era when uniforms were outstandingly luxurious.
Uniforms of French infantry. Uniforms worn during the Napoleonic Wars can be considered as works of art on their own right. They represent the most elaborate display of pomp in the whole history of military dress. Of course even the most dressed-up regiment might look somewhat sloppy today.
Uniforms of the French Line Infantry: 1804 - 1812. Contemporary illustrations often leave much to be desired in the way of detail and clarity. I therefore developed a technique which takes to a higher level the attractive mechanical “cut-outs” of Arthur Bolling c. the late 1970s.
A hussar officer’s uniform might have 156 buttons of five different types, but that same uniform was warranted to make the most down-cheeked sous-lieutenant look like a rider of destiny”— even without modern dry cleaning, steam pressing, and detergents!
Like all military dictators, Bonaparte understood the martial importance of well-designed uniforms. In the eighteenth century, the armies of Europe were dressed according to the accepted military fashion of the time, which was, to a large extent, based on the style worn by civilians.
The uniforms of La Grande Armée, the army of Napoleon I, are described in this article. From 1793, the uniforms of the demi-brigades of the line infantry wore the blue "National Uniform" that was to be worn by all soldiers.
The new edition of Napoleonic Uniforms being issued by the combined forces of Casemate Publishing and Greenhill Books is probably one of the most beautiful books of militaria ever produced.
Media in category "Military uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars". The following 46 files are in this category, out of 46 total. Infanterie. FRENCH INFANTRY UNIFORMS Warriors soldiers from antiquity (Gauls) to 1918.
Uniform images & facings . Austria. Chevauxleger. Cuirassier. Dragoon. Hussar. Fusileers, in 1798 uniforms. Fusileers, in 1813.