Napoleon’s Heavy Cavalry, 9781526784193
Hardcover
Uncover Napoleon’s heavy cavalry uniforms: truth from never-before-seen archives.

Napoleon’s Heavy Cavalry

uniforms and equipment of the cuirassiers and carabiniers, 1805-1815

$81.24

  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    17 May 2024

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Summary

Napoleon’s Heavy Cavalry: Uniforms and Equipment of the Cuirassiers and Carabiniers

Created during the Peace of Amiens, the nineteen regiments of cuirassiers that existed during the course of the 1e Empire were, after the Imperial Guard, perhaps the most famous and recognisable soldiers of the epoch. This book explores the long gestation of clothing and equipping the cuirassiers, the development of the arm from twelve regiments to twenty-one – if we include the carabiniers from 1811…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526784193
ISBN-10:152678419X
Author:Paul L. Dawson
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Frontline Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:17 May 2024
Weight:750g
Dimensions:25mm x 253mm x 181mm
About The Author

Paul L. Dawson

Paul L. Dawson BSc Hons, MRes, MIFA, FINS, is a professional historian, researcher, and author who specializes in European history from 1780 to 1832. He has written over 40 books on a wide array of subjects, from equitation to theology, but is best known for his decades of research carried out at the French Army Archives in Paris, primarily about the Waterloo Campaign, as well as the uniforms and equipment of the French Army.

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