Napoleon's Guard Cavalry
48 page book.
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Select a thumbnail to see the picture full-size. This title examines some of the most colourful and fanciful uniforms in military history, those of Napoleon's Guard Cavalry. The detailed text covers units such as the Grenadiers a Cheval; the Empress's Dragoons; the Chasseurs a Cheval; the Mamelukes; the Gardes d'Honneur; the Polish Lancers; the Dutch Lancers; the German Lancers and the Lithuanian Tartars. A plethora of illustrations complement the text, including eight fine full page colour plates by inimitable Angus McBride, providing admirably detailed reconstructions of uniforms and accompanied by ten pages of commentaries.
CONTENTS
- The Heavy Cavalry
- The Medium Cavalry
- The Light Cavalry
- The Light Horse lancers
- The Plates