Napoleon’s Light Infantry and Artillery by Paul L Dawson (.ePUB)
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Napoleon’s Light Infantry and Artillery: Uniforms and Equipment by Paul L Dawson
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Overview: Provides a detailed, archival-based study of the actual uniforms and equipment worn by Napoleon’s Grande Armée.
This groundbreaking book offers a detailed exploration of the dress of the thirty-seven regiments of Light Infantry and other support troops in Napoleon’s Grande Armée, including foot and horse artillery, sapeurs, musicians, and carabiniers. For the first time in two centuries, it accurately examines how these troops were clothed and equipped.
Paul Dawson’s research draws from over 1,000 archive boxes in the Service Historique de l’Armée de Terre and the Archives Nationales in Paris. These documents reveal how the 1806 uniform regulations and Bardin regulations were implemented in practice, offering insights previously unavailable to the public.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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