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MILITARY MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES 83
NAPOLEON'S
GUARD CAVALRY
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EDITOR: MARTIN WINDROW
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I1llITAIlY MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES 83
NAPOLEON'S
GUARD CAVALRY
Text by
EMIR BUKHARI
Colour plates by
ANGUS McBRIDE
First published in Creal Britain in 197B by
Osprey, an imprint of Reed Consumer Books Limited
~Iichelill House,81 Fulham Road, SW3 6R B
and Auckland, ~Iclbourne,Singapore and Toronto
r Copyright 1978 O:.prey Publishing Ltd
Reprinted 19'31, 19'32. 19'33. 19'34, 19'35, 1986, 19'37.
1988, 19B9, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1991
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Printed in Hong Kong
The author would like to express his gratitude for lhe
assistance rendered him by the following persons in thc
preparation of this book: the members ofstaff of the
Musce de l'Armee, I>aris, and the National Army
Museum, London;Jean and Baron dc Gcrlache
e')'; ~hrtin Windrow and Gerry Embleton;
and Sue Armitage. The author would also like 10
acknowledge the works ndt. Bucquoy and
Lucien Rouuelot, in particular, ujX)n whose research
this and all previous tides in the ~ries have depended.
:lY!P0leoJl's guard(i!valry
Dress and
7lle :lief/V)' ***@valr)' The habit .. In 1804 the grenadiers' habits required the
changing of the bultons LO types bearing the
Imperial eagle with their passing into the Imperial
THE GRENADIERS A CHEVAL Guard. The garmelll was dark blue w