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The Middle Guard, established in 1806-1809, comprised veteran soldiers with at least three campaigns' experience. [1] The Middle Guard served as a seasoned reserve force, bridging the gap between the elite Old Guard and the less experienced Young Guard. Its units were often deployed in critical battlefield situations, providing Napoleon with a ...
At the start of the Russian campaign in 1812, the Grande Armée was enthusiastically received by the Lithuanian population, so Napoleon decided to take advantage of the situation. [1] On 5 July 1812, he decreed the formation of the 3rd regiment of lancers integrated into the Imperial Guard, [ 2 ] with a theoretical strength of 1,218 men divided ...
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Forming the bulk of the Napoleonic armies it was the primary offensive and defensive Arm available to the commanders during the period. Movement in line formation was very slow, and unless the battalion was superbly trained, a breakdown in cohesion was virtually assured, especially in any kind of uneven or wooded terrain .
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Horse carabinier's uniform before 1809 Horse carabinier as of 1809. The corps of Carabiniers was a group of heavy cavalry originally created by Louis XIV.From 1791 to 1809, their uniforms consisted of a blue coat with a blue piped red collar, red cuffs, lapels and turnbacks with white grenades, red epaulettes with edged white straps, red cuff flaps for the 1st Regiment, blue piped red for the ...
The decree of 1 May 1854 establishing the Imperial Guard required line regiments to nominate experienced soldiers of good character for the new units. This followed the pattern established by Napoleon I, of creating a corps of veterans which could be relied on to provide an elite force that would provide a dependable reserve in battle and be ...