Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis was a member of the Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard, leading him to be known in his lifetime as "Mamelouk Ali". He was most notable as a faithful servant to Napoleon I during
Grave in Sens.
Charles de Steuben's Death of Napoleon; Mamelouk Ali is circled.
The Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard were a light cavalry unit of Egyptian origin that served in Napoleon’s Imperial Guard from 1801 to 1815. It was the third cavalry formation integrated into the Guar
Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis
…Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis (22 September 1788 – 3 May 1856) was a member of the Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard, leading him to be known in his lifetime as "Mamelouk Ali". He was most notable as a faithful servant to Napoleon I during his two exiles on Elba and…
Charge of the Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard on the streets of Madrid, during the Dos de Mayo Uprising. Illustration by Job, 1929.
Mamelouk by Louis Dupré, 1825
Mamelukes of the Guard in a military parade by Felician Myrbach
Mamelukes charge the Russian cavalry of Grand Duke Konstantin along with the mounted chasseurs during the Battle of Austerlitz. Painting by Felician Myrbach, 1906.