Grenadiers a Cheval

The Garde Royale was formed 1 September 1815 and it's familar uniform was adopted a month later. The Infantry was organised as a singl...

   O ne o f the most enduring and pernicious my ths surrounding the Imperial Guard during the Bourbon Restoration is that the Parisian ...

In 1814 there had been considerable discussion as to what to do with the former Imperial Guard; The Provisional Government had wished to...

  The 11-month history of the Corps Royale des Grenadiers de France is invariably over-looked (as is much during the Restoration of 1814)...

Although th ose men pi cked to perform 'the q aulity of a sapeur' were meant to be chosen on rotation, for the duration of a c...

Part 2: Equipment   Apron ( Tablier ) The Journal Militiare for 1813 states that the Tablier du Sapeur was: 'Made from white ...

Part 1: Origins and Organisation Despite being amongst the most iconic soldiers of the French Empires – the infantry sapeur - ...