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Item Details
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NAPOLEON'S DRAGOONS OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD
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| By: |
Ronald Pawly, Patrice Courcelle (Illus) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1780964048 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781780964041 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
17 April, 2012 |
| Series: |
Men-at-Arms |
| Pages: |
48 |
| Description: |
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. As a ceremonial regiment it enjoyed many privileges, but it also saw combat on a number of occasions. This book deals with this regiment. |
| Synopsis: |
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'Imperatrice 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). |
| Illustrations: |
40 b/w; 8 col |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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