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Monday, 14 July 2008

Horse Artillery of the Guard


The original catalogue description states:

in busbies wearing their fur trimmed Hussar style pelisses, and button trimmed trousers.


FN 188 French Horse Artillery Of the Guard Artillery Drivers Corps driver


FN 184 French Horse Artillery Of the Guard gunner with hand spikes


FN 183 French Horse Artillery Of the Guard gunner with cannon ball


FN 182 French Horse Artillery Of the Guard gunner with rammer


FN 181 French Horse Artillery Of the Guard gunner with porte-fire


FN 180 French Horse Artillery Of the Guard Artillery Officer


Engineers of the Guard 1810/15

The original catalogue description states:

in high crested and plumed helmets, long tailed coats, breeches and gaiters.

FN 178 French Engineers of the Guard 1810/15 Engineer with spade


FN 177 French Engineers of the Guard 1810/15 Engineer with pick axe


FN 176 French Engineers of the Guard 1810/15 Engineer Officer with map


Foot Artillery of the Guard 1808/1815














The original catalogue description states:

in bearskins, long tailed coats, breeches and long gaiters, with muskets slung

FN 175 French Foot Artillery of the Guard 1808/15 gunner ammunition carrier running


FN 174 French Foot Artillery of the Guard 1808/15 gunner with hand spikes


FN 173 French Foot Artillery of the Guard 1808/15 gunner with cannon ball


FN 172 French Foot Artillery of the Guard 1808/15 gunner with rammer


FN 171 French Foot Artillery of the Guard 1808/15 gunner with porte-fire


FN 170 French Foot Artillery of the Guard 1808/15 Artillery Officer


Marines of the Guard 1804/15

The original catalogue description states:

The Marines of the Guard saw much service, most of it on dry land, seeing hard campaigning from Spain in the South to Russia in the East.

The Marines wore an elaborate uniform consisting of a corded shako with a tall plume, a braided hussar style jacket with brass shoulder scales and long trousers with braiding on them. The Officers wore cocked hats and long tailed coats, breeches and tasselled boots.