The regiment Lancers of the Imperial Guard was a French cavalry unit of the Second Empire, forming part of the Imperial Guard. Set up in 1855, it was disbanded with the rest of the Guard by decree on
Lancers of the Imperial Guard, 1857. Richard Knötel, Uniformenkunde, 1890, volume VI, plate 9.
Imperial Guard lancer in full regalia, by Édouard Detaille.
Imperial Guard lancers, by François Hippolyte Lalaisse.
Officer of the Imperial Guard Lancers in full regalia, by François Hippolyte Lalaisse.
Battle of Spicheren
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The Battle of Spicheren was fought on 6 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. German forces won a victory compelled the French to withdraw to the defenses of Metz. The battle was the second of t
The storming of the Spicheren Heights Anton von Werner, 1880
French and German positions at 3:30 pm on 6 August
German memorial for the Lower Rhenish Fusilier Regiment No. 39
German memorial for the Hohenzollerian Fusilier Regiment No. 40