Cazadores a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial francesa, 1799–1815
The Chasseurs à Cheval of the Imperial Guard were formed in 1799 from the Guides, the personal life-guard of the 1st Consul and Emperor Napoléon I. They were among the oldest formations of the guard, belonging to the Old Guard. Only veteran soldiers were admitted to join the Chasseurs à Cheval, they had to have had a minimum of ten years of military service, three campaigns, and an honorable mention for bravery. In addition, the applicant had to be a minimum of 176 cm tall.
From Octubre of 1802, the regiment consisted of four squadrons of 200 men each. In 1805, a squadron of four companies of Velites was added, and the squadron of Mamelukes was administratively attached. In 1812, the Velites were disbanded, and the regiment increased to five squadrons. The Chasseurs à Cheval were increased to eight squadrons in 1813, five of which had the status of Old Guard, and the remaining three belonged to the Young Guard.
The Chasseurs à Cheval wore a stylish uniform à la hussarde, with green dolman and yellow cords, red cuffs, red pelisse with yellow cords, a Colpack with red bag, red over green plume, and yellow cords. They were armed with hussar carbines, and curved light cavalry sabres.
Figuras Disponibles
- Cazador a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial Francesa, 1809, 1:30 del Prado 007
- Cazadores a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial Francesa, 1804–1815, 1:32 Tradition 759
- Cazadores a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial Francesa 1805, 1:32 Prince August 80-3
- Estado Mayor Napoleónico Francés, 1:72 Italeri 6016
- Cazadores a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial 1815, 1:72 Revell 02576
- Cazadores a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial, 1:72 Hinton Hunt BB21
- Cazadores a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial (command), 18 mm AB Figures AB-IG02/4
- Cazadores a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial, 18 mm AB Figures AB-IG01
- Cazadores a Caballo de la Guardia Imperial, 1:300 Heroics & Ros MFN11
Posibles Conversiones
Guard Chasseur à Cheval figuras may be painted as elite company troopers of French hussars of the line, Baden hussars, and many other German hussar regiments of the Confederation of the Rhine.
Historia de Campañas
- Combate de Nuremberg, 1805
- Batalla de Austerlitz, 1805
- Combate de Lopacin, 1806
- Batalla de Preußisch Eylau, 1807
- Combate de Guttstadt (Dobre Miasto, Poland), 1807
- Batalla de Benavente (Portugal), 1808
- Batalla de Wagram, 1809
- Campaña d’Espagna, 1811–1812
- Batalla de Elione, 1812
- Batalla de Reichenbach, 1813
- Batalla de Dresden, 1813
- Batalla de Leipzig, 1813
- Batalla de Weimar, 1813
- Batalla de Hanau, 1813
- Batalla de Château-Thierry, 1814
- Batalla de Craonne, 1814
- Batalla de Valcourt, 1814
- Batalla de Courtrai, 1815
- Batalla de Waterloo, 1815
Bibliografía
- Knötel-Sieg: Handbuch der Uniformkunde, pp. 175-177
- Cassin-Scott, Jack: Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars in Colour 1796–1814, Plate 27
- Haythornthwaite, Philip: Uniforms of 1812, Plate 4
- Haythornthwaite, Philip: Uniforms of Waterloo in Colour, plate 48
- Förster, Hoch, Müller: Uniformen europäischer Armeen, Plate 43
- Allevi, Piersergio: Figuras p. 147
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