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English: Coat of Arms of the Second French Empire of 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.
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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 ...
In 1854, two years after the Second Empire came to power, Napoleon III re-established the Garde Impériale, an elite military corps attached to his person. The Guard took up the traditions of the first Imperial Guard, formed in 1804 by Napoleon I and disbanded in 1815.
Unlike the tricolor flag, the coat of arms of the French Republic is not enshrined in Article 2 of the Constitution of France.However, diplomatic emblems are used. The first version was created in 1905 and later used to represent France at the United Nations, but it still needs to update.
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 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