Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)
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The Imperial Guard was the imperial guard formation of the French Imperial Army. Under the direct command of Napoleon, the formation expanded considerably over time and acted as his personal bodyguard
1st Regiment of Foot Grenadiers of the Old Guard in 1813
Memorial to the gunners of the Imperial Guard Artillery (Les Invalides).
Napoleon reviewing the Guard during the Battle of Jena, 14 October 1806 (Galerie des Batailles).
Fusilier-Grenadier and a Tirailleur-Grenadier
Battle of Krasnoi
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The Battle of Krasnoi unfolded from 15 to 18 November 1812 marking a critical episode in Napoleon's arduous retreat from Moscow. Over the course of six skirmishes the Russian forces under Field Marsha
Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)
…experienced members by being separated into three formations: the Old Guard, Middle Guard and Young Guard. The Young Guard was virtually annihilated in the Battle of Krasnoi during the French invasion of Russia. The Guard had its origin in the Consular Guard (Garde des consuls), created on 28 November 1799 by the union of…
Battle of Krasnoi Peter von Hess, 1849
The walls of the Smolensk Kremlin
The Grande Armée was devastated by the elements, a blizzard before it reached Krasnoi. Painting by Vasily Vereshchagin
View on Merlino in February 1840, lithograph by Barthélemy Lauvergne