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OverviewA concise history of the hand-picked elite cavalry guard that served as Napoleon's close personal escort and were committed to the most dangerous areas of combat on the battlefield. Formed from his original escort of 'Guides' and the 'Consular Guard' in 1799, the Mounted Chasseurs were a personal favourite of the Emperor, who wore their uniform on campaign. Ronald Pawly's unique research into regimental archives has uncovered unprecedented detail about this exceptional unit and its soldiers and officers. With their colourful uniforms recreated in full-colour artwork and accounts of their actions in the most critical Napoleonic battles, this book provides a comprehensive description of these legendary elite soldiers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ronald Pawly , Patrice CourcellePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: No. 444 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.166kg ISBN: 9781846032578ISBN 10: 1846032571 Pages: 48 Publication Date: 02 January 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsOverall another superlative Osprey book and one that is both an interesting and enjoyable read. I'm sure you will agree. -Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com (January 2008) Author InformationRonald Pawly was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1956 and still lives and works in that city. He is a respected member of several international societies for Napoleonic studies, and an expert on 19th century military portraiture. He is the author of the monumental The Red Lancers: Anatomy of a Napoleonic Regiment (Crowood Press, 1998). He has previously written for Osprey Men-at-Arms MAA 371: Napoleon's Red Lancers; MAA 378: Napoleon's Guards of Honour; and Elite 115 Napoleon's Imperial Headquarters (1): Organization & Personnel. Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1950 and has been a professional illustrator for some 20 years. Entirely self-taught, he has illustrated many books and magazine articles for Continental publishers, and his work hangs in a number of public and private collections. His dramatic and lucid style has won him widespread admiration in the field of military illustration. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |