Napoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard (Osprey Men-at-Arms 480)

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Автор: Ronald Pawly

Название: Napoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard

Издательство: Osprey Publishing

Серия: Men-at-Arms 480

ISBN: 1849088063

Год: 2012

Формат: PDF (e-book)

Страниц: 50

Размер: 2 Mb

Язык: English

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Dressed in distinctive green uniforms and classically inspired copper helmets, the Dragoons of the Imperial Guard were raised in 1806 by the same criteria as other Guard units – by selection of picked, literate veterans from Line regiments who had six to ten years of service, and citations for bravery in at least two campaigns. The following year they were named Dragons de l’Impératrice in a unique compliment to the Empress Josephine. As a ceremonial regiment it enjoyed many privileges, but it also saw combat on a number of occasions, including the battles of Essling and Wagram (1809), the Russian campaign (1812, when it suffered severe losses), at Bautzen, Wachau and Leipzig (1813), in the 1814 Campaign of France, and at Ligny and Waterloo (1815).