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English: Coat of Arms of the Second French Empire, under Napoleon III (1852–1870) The Arms depicts a shield with a golden eagle in front of a blue background. The shield is surrounded by Napoleon's Imperial mantle, filled with bees. The shield is topped by a golden eagle crown, surrounding the shield is the Legion d'honneur.
The Second French Empire, [a] officially the French Empire, [b] was the government of France from 1852 to 1870. It was established on 2 December 1852 by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte , president of France under the French Second Republic , who proclaimed himself Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.
National flag of the French Second Republic, Second French Empire, French Third Republic, French State, Provisional Government of the French Republic, French Fourth Republic, and the French Fifth Republic. Originally adopted on 15 February 1794 and interchangeable with the lighter version introduced in 1976.
The arms of the First French Empire of Napoleon I, featuring an eagle, the Crown of Napoleon and inset with "golden bees" as in the tomb of King Childeric I. Kingdom (Bourbon Restoration) 1814/1815–1830 After the Bourbon Restoration, the royal House of Bourbon once more assumed the French crown. Kingdom (July Monarchy) 1830–1831
The 9th Army Corps (French: 9 e Corps d'Armée) was a large military formation of the French Army, constituted during the Second French Empire, and during the First and the Second World War. History [ edit ]
The Guard was formally abolished by the new French Republican Government, following the fall of the Empire. The 23 depot companies of the infantry of the Imperial Guard were brought together to form the 28th regiment de march which fought with distinction during the siege of Paris and subsequently became the 128th Regiment of the Line of the ...
From 1852, during the Second French Empire, the Carabiniers were a part of the military but did not serve in the Crimean War. They saw service again in 1870 as a single regiment, but now as part of the Imperial Guard. [12] Following the Franco-Prussian War the Carabiniers were amalgamated with the 11th Cuirassier Regiment on 4 February 1871. [13]
The Grande Armée (pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d aʁme]; French for 'Great Army') was the main military component of the French Imperial Army commanded by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars. From 1804 to 1808, it won a series of military victories that allowed the French Empire to exercise