Philip Kearny
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Philip Kearny Jr. was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War. He served in French Emperor Napoleon III's Imperial Guard at the Battle of Solferino.
Philip Kearny
Portrait of Gen. Phil. Kearny by John R. Chapin
Death of General Philip Kearny
Kearney's funeral at Arlington National Cemetery (April 12, 1912)
Imperial Guard (Napoleon III)
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The Imperial Guard of Napoleon III was a military corps in the French Army formed by Napoleon III as a re-establishment of his uncle Napoleon I's Imperial Guard, with an updated version of the original uniforms and almost the same privileges.
Grenadier of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon III
A Guard Carabinier (Carabinier de la Garde), part of the heavy brigade of the Guard Cavalry Division.
Uniform of the Mounted Guides of the Guard (guides a' cheval de la Garde) c1860, displayed in the Musée de l'Armée Paris
Guard Zouaves (Zouaves de la Garde) during the Second Italian War of Independence in 1859.