Flottille de Boulogne
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The Flottille de Boulogne was a large French fleet of small gunboats, brigs, and barges built in Boulogne on the orders of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte from 1801. It was a key component of Napoleon
French flotilla intended for Napoleon's invasion of Britain
John Bull viewing the preparations on the French coast!, 1803
Plan and key of the British attack on Boulogne in October 1804, showing the flotilla hemmed in along the coast
Boulogne Harbour, showing the flottille in the harbour and the army encampments in the hills behind, as recorded from HMS Euryalus in 1805
French Imperial Naval Corps
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The French Imperial Naval Corps was the branch of the French Imperial Navy responsible for administering the infantry and artillery which was tasked with manning and utilising the weapons on the Navy'
Soldat of the Naval Artillery during the 1813 campaign. This soldat is in 'campaign dress'. It was in-fact this uniform which many Allied soldiers mistook for the uniform of the Imperial Guard
