Organisation Decree of October 10, 1801 establishes the organisation of the twenty-third heavy cavalry regiments of French army, named Cavalry Regiments. Each was composed of a staff:
And three squadrons of two companies each with: 1 Captain 1 Lieutenant 1 Second-lieutenant 1 Master-sergeant 2 Sergeants 1 Quartermaster-corporal 4 Corporals 1 Trumpeter 66 Troopers (58 in peace time)
This Decree also converts two regiments to Cavalry-Cuirassiers regiments: 1st and 8th, the last one being already equipped with cuirasses. 24th regiment is disbanded. The Order of October 12, 1802 converts the 2nd, 3rd and 4th regiments to Cavalry-Cuirassiers regiments, followed by 5th, 6th and 7th on December 23, 1802. This last order also disbands the 23rd Cavalry Regiment. The order of December 31, 1802 disbands 19th to 22nd regiments and raises the strength of 9th to 18th regiments to four squadrons. The Order of September 24, 1803 finally disbands all eighteen Cavalry regiments and strength is used to raise twelve Cuirassiers Regiments with four squadrons and to reinforce other cavalry units. The Decree of August 31, 1806 raises the strength of each companies to 82 cuirassiers and creates a fifth quadroon t be raised in war time. The Decree of March 10, 1807 raises the strength of Cuirassiers Regiments to five squadrons of two companies each with:
A 13th regiment is raised in October 1808 and a 14th on August 18, 1810. The Decree of December 24, 1809 suppresses the fifth squadron (except for 13th regiment), but it is re-established by Decree of January 10, 1812.
Short tailed, single breasted coat of dark blue cloth closed by a row of ten buttons. Regimental collar. Scarlet fringed epaulets. Front of coat piped in regimental colour. Regimental cuffs and cuff flaps. Turnbacks in regimental colour with horizontal or vertical pockets simulated by a piping in regimental colour. White buttons. From 1806, short tailed lapelled coat (habit à la française) with same fittings. Squared lapels in regimental colour. From 1810, short tailed, single breasted coat (habit-surtout) closed by a row of ten buttons. Regimental collar. Scarlet fringed epaulets. Front of coat piped in regimental colour. Regimental rounded cuffs. Turnbacks in regimental colour. It appears that these coat are often shown with unregulated cuff flaps and simulated pockets. From 1813, short tailed, single breasted coat (habit-veste) closed by a row of nine buttons. Regimental collar. Scarlet fringed epaulets. Front of coat piped in regimental colour. Regimental cuffs and cuff flaps. Turnbacks in regimental colour with vertical pockets simulated by a piping in regimental colour. White vest. Fawn coloured leather breeches and black high cuffed boots. In field dress, grey cloth overalls. Light grey sleeveless riding mantle with half-cape and facing coloured trim. From 1813, light grey sleeved overcoat with half-cape. Helmet with steel crown and brass crest bearing a black horsehair mane. Black horsehair tuft. Around crown, black fur turban. Scarlet plume. Black leather peak with brass strengthenings. Brass chinscales. From 1813, scarlet plume is replaced by company coloured tuft. Steel cuirass with black leather shoulder straps covered with brass scales. White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing a brass grenade badge. Heavy cavalry sabre with brass three bars hilt and steel sheath. Black leather heavy cavalry harness. French saddle with white sheepskin saddle cover trimmed with facing coloured wolf teeth and blue cloth half-schabraque laced white bearing a white cloth grenade badge in rear corners. Blue cloth square portmanteau laced white bearing in white cloth either regimental number or grenade badge.
NCOs White or silver rank laces over both cuffs. Sergeants sometimes wear epaulets with silver laced strap and fringes mixed with silver.
Officers Troopers’ dress with silver thread rank epaulets. Saddle covers and pistol holsters in blue cloth laced silver.
Trumpeters and musicians Dress of trumpeters and musicians, when known, is detailed in regimental plates. Trumpeters usually wear troopers’ helmet with white horsehair mane and tuft. With first dress, they wear troopers’ dress with collar and cuffs laced white and white lace square trim around waist buttons and sometimes white buttonhole laces on front of coat. With lapelled coat, they wear troopers’ dress in reversed colours with white collar, lapels, cuffs and waist buttons lace trim. From around 1808, lapelled coat is replaced by a single breasted coat in facing colour with white buttonhole laces. From 1813, short tailed habit-veste in green cloth closed by a row of nine buttons. Regimental collar bearing two buttonhole laces in imperial livery, sometimes with livery lace trim. Facing colour piping on front of coat, bearing five livery buttonhole laces ending with white tassel. Livery laces trim to cuffs and turnbacks. Livery buttonhole laces to pockets buttons. Green and yellow trumpet’s cord.
The cavalry regiment Colonel-General raised in 1657 is renamed 1st Cavalry Regiment in 1791. It serves from 1792 to 1794 in the Army of the North then in the Army of Italy from 1795 to 1801. The 1st Cavalry regiment is renamed as 1st Cuirassiers-Cavalry Regiment by order of October 10, 1801 and 1st Cuirassiers Regiment by decree of September 24, 1803. It takes part in the campaigns in Germany from1805 to 1807, in the Reserve Cavalry Corps of the Grande Army, and in Austria in 1809, in the 3rd Cavalry Corps. Assigned in 1811 to the Observation Corps of the Elbe, he serves in Russia in 1812, then in Germany and France in 1813 and 1814 in the 2nd Cavalry Corps. In 1814, regiment is renamed King’s Cuirassiers. It is disbanded in 1815, strength being transferred in the new Queen’s Cuirassiers (2nd).
Unit commanders 1803 : Adrien Guiton 1805 : Sigismond de Berckheim 1809 : Antoine de Clerc 1814 : Philippe Christophe de la Motte-Guery 1815 : Michel Ordener
Standards Each squadron is granted in 1804 with an eagle and a Challiot type standard. Regiment is granted in 1812 with a standard of 1812 model with the following battles names:
ULM AUSTERLITZ IÉNA EYLAU ECKMÜHL ESSLING WAGRAM that is taken on October 18, 1812 during battle of Taroutino.
The cavalry regiment Royal-Cavalerie raised in 1635 is renamed 2nd Cavalry Regiment in 1791. It serves from 1792 to 1798 in the Army of the Rhine and then in Reserve Army. The 2nd Cavalry regiment is renamed as 2nd Cuirassiers-Cavalry Regiment by order of October 12, 1802 and 2nd Cuirassiers Regiment by decree of September 24, 1803. It takes part in campaigns in Germany from 1805 to1807, Austria in 1809, Russia in 1812, Germany in 1813 and France in 1814. In 1814, regiment is renamed Queen’s Cuirassiers. It is disbanded in 1815, strength being transferred in the new Angouleme’s Cuirassiers (3rd).
Unit commanders 3 September1799 : Jean Yvendorff 26 December 1805 : Claude Chouard 7 September 1811 : Pierre Rolland 5 November 1813 : Léonard Morin 17 March 1814 : Pierre Labiffe 28 September 1814 : Louis Grandjean
Battles 1805 : Wertingen and Austerlitz 1807 : Friedland 1809 : Eckmuhl, Ratisbonne, Essling and Wagram 1812 : Borodino 1813 : Dresden 1814 : La-Rothiere, Champaubert, Vauchamps and Fere-Champenoise 1815: Quatre-Bras and Waterloo
Standards Each squadron is granted in 1804 with an eagle and a Challiot type standard. Regiment is granted in 1812 with a standard of 1812 model with the following battles names :
The cavalry regiment Commissaire-General raised in 1645 is renamed 3rd Cavalry Regiment in 1791. It serves from 1792 to 1794 in the Army of the North, campaigns in 1795 in the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse, from 1796 to 1799 in the armies of the Rhine and Moselle, of Mainz, Germany et Helvetia and leaves for Italy in 1799. The 3rd Cavalry regiment is renamed as 3rd Cuirassiers-Cavalry Regiment by order of October 12, 1802 and 3rd Cuirassiers Regiment by decree of September 24, 1803. It takes part in the campaign of Austria in 1805 in the Reserve Cavlry Corps. It then campaigns from 1807 to 1809 in 1st and 4th Reserve Corps. Assigned to Observation Corps of the Elbe in 1811, it takes part in the campaign of Russia in 1812 and in Germany and France in 1813 and 1814 in the 1st Cavalry Corps. In 1814, regiment is renamed Heir Prince’s Cuirassiers. It is disbanded in 1815, strength being transferred in the new Conde’s (or Colonel-General) Cuirassiers (6th).
Unit commanders 6 March 1801 : Claude de Préval 31 December 1806 : Jean-Louis Richter 7 September 1811 : Charles Lalaing d’Audenarde 13 May 1813 : Jean Delacroix
Battles 1805 : Austerlitz 1806 : Jena 1807 : Heilsberg and Friedland 1809 : Eckmuhl, Essling and Wagram 1812 : Borodino 1813 : Dresden and Leipzig 1814 : Champaubert 1815: Fleurus and Waterloo
Standards Each squadron is granted in 1804 with an eagle and a Challiot type standard. Regiment is granted in 1812 with a standard of 1812 model with the following battles names :
The cavalry regiment of the Queen raised in 1643 is renamed 4th Cavalry Regiment in 1791. It serves in 1792 in the Army of the Centre, in 1793 and 1794 in the Army of Moselle and Sambre-et-Meuse. Assigned in 1795 to the army of Rhine and Moselle, it campaigns from 1796 to 1800 in the armies of Mainz, of the Danube and of the Rhine. The 4th Cavalry regiment is renamed as 4th Cuirassiers-Cavalry Regiment by order of October 12, 1801 and 4th Cuirassiers Regiment by decree of September 24, 1803. It takes part in campaigns in Italy in 1805, Germany in 1806 and 1807, Austria in 1809, Russia in 1812 in the 3rd Reserve Corps, Germany in 1813 and France in 1814 in the 1st Cavalry Corps. In 1814, regiment is renamed Angouleme’s Cuirassiers. It is disbanded in 1815, strength being transferred in the new Queen’s Cuirassiers (1st).
Unit commanders 2 Septembre 1803 : Fulgent Herbault 25 June 1808 : François Aldobrandini-Borghèse 28 January 1812 : Michel Dujon 11 May 1815 : Jean Habert
Battles 1805 : Caldiero 1807 : Heilsberg 1809 : Essling and Wagram 1812 : Polotsk and Berezina 1813 : Bautzen, Dresden and Leipzig 1814 : Brienne-le-Chateau, La-Rothiere, Champaubert, Vauchamps, Laon and Fere-Champenoise 1815: Ligny and Waterloo
Standards Each squadron is granted in 1804 with an eagle and a Challiot type standard. Regiment is granted in 1812 with a standard of 1812 model with the following battles names :
ESSLING WAGRAM that is taken on December 7, 1812 during battle of Malodetchko.
The cavalry regiment Royal-Pologne raised in 1653 is renamed in 1791 as 5th Cavalry Regiment. It serves in 1792 in the Army of the South, in 1793 in the Army of Vendee. Assigned in Italy in 1794, it campaigns there until 1801. The 5th Cavalry Regiment, reinforced by a squadron of the 23rd Cavalry Regiment, is renamed as 5th Cuirassiers-Cavalry Regiment by order of December 23, 1802 and 5th Cuirassiers Regiment by decree of September 24, 1803. It campaigns in Germany from 1805 to 1807, in Austria in 1809, in Russia in 1812, and in Germany in 1813. Besieged in Hamburg, it returns in France in July 1814. In 1814, regiment is renamed Berry’s Cuirassiers. It is disbanded in 1815, strength being transferred in the new Orleans’ Cuirassiers (5th).
Unit commanders 30 December 1802 : Jean-Baptiste Noirot 30 December 1806 : Jean Quinette 7 September 1811 : Philippe Christophe de la Motte-Guery 9 September 1814 : Armand Gobert
Battles 1805 : Hollabrunn and Austerlitz 1806 : Jena 1807 : Hoff and Eylau 1809 : Eckmühl, Ratisbonne, Essling and Wagram 1812 : Borodino 1813 : Leipzig and Hanau 1814 : Montmirail and Bar-sur-Aube 1815: Ligny and Waterloo
Etendards Each squadron is granted in 1804 with an eagle and a Challiot type standard. Regiment is granted in 1812 with a standard of 1812 model with the following battles names :
The cavalry regiment of the King is renamed as 6th Cavalry Regiment in 1791. It serves in 1792 and 1793 in the Army of the North, from 1795 to 1797 in the Army of Sambre-et-Meuse. Assigned to the Army of Germany in 1798, it campaigns there until 1801.
The 6th Cavalry Regiment is renamed as 6th Cuirassiers-Cavalry Regiment by order of December 23, 1802 and 6th Cuirassiers Regiment by decree of September 24, 1803.
It takes part in campaigns in Italy in 1805, Germany in 1806 and 1807 in 3rd Reserve Corps of the Grande Army, Austria in 1809 in Reserve Cavalry Corps of the Army of Germany. Assigned to the Observation Corps of the Elbe in 1811, it takes part in the campaign of Russia in 1812 and in Germany and France in 1813 and 1814 in the 1st Cavalry Corps.
In 1814, regiment is renamed Colonel-General’s Cuirassiers. It is disbanded in 1815, strength being transferred in the new Heir Prince’s Cuirassiers (2nd).
Unit commanders 2 January 1799 : Léonard Cacatte 24 February 1805 : Archange Rioult d’Avenay 25 June 1807 : François d’Avrange D’Haugeranville 6 August 1811 : Jean-Baptiste Martin
Battles 1805 : Caldiero 1807 : Heilsberg 1809 : Eckmühl, Essling and Wagram 1812 : Borodino and Malojaroslawetz 1813 : Dresden and Leipzig 1814 : Champaubert 1815: Waterloo
Standards Each squadron is granted in 1804 with an eagle and a Challiot type standard. Regiment is granted in 1812 with a standard of 1812 model with the following battles names :
1804 Further to imperial decree of 29 July, a legion of Elite gendarmes is incorporated in the Imperial Guard and composed of 2 mounted squadrons and 2 foot companies, total establishment of 632 troops. 1806 The foot companies are disbanded. The legion is now established at 456 mounted gendarmes. 1815 Resumed Imperial title, and took part at the Hundred Days campaign.
Troopers Dark blue habit with scarlet squared lapels, dark blue collar with scarlet edging, scarlet turnbacks ornamented with white grenade devices. Vertical skirt pockets simulated by a scarlet piping. White trefoiled epaulette with white aiguillette on left shoulder. White buttons. Light buff waistcoat and breeches, black heavy cavalry boots. Black bearskin headgear without plate, white cord and flounders. Scarlet plume inserted in a tricolour cockade. Black peak. Silver chinstrap. Scarlet crown with white grenade. Yellow leather-work with white edging. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing a copper eagle. Sabre of Guard Heavy Cavalry pattern, black leather scabbard covered by a copper sheet. Cavalry musket with brass fittings and bayonet. Shabraque, portemanteau and holster dark blue edged with white band and outer piping, shabraque embroidered with white grenade in the rear corners. Black leather French harness. Black horses.
Trumpeters Scarlet habit with blue squared lapels with silver edging and buttonholes lace, scarlet collar with silver edging. Blue turnbacks ornamented with silver grenade devices. Scarlet plume with white top. Trumpet with silver cord and tassels.
Garde impériale Gendarmes d’ordonnance
1806 Created in September to attract young émigrés nobles into the Guard. 1807 Unit is disbanded.
Troopers Green coat, green pointed lapels, collar and turnbacks. Green pointed cuffs with silver edging. Soubises pockets simulated by a green piping. Silver trefoiled epaulette and aiguillette on right shoulder. Silver buttons. Red waistcoat with silver laces. Green breeches with silver Hungarian knot and side band. Black light cavalry boots with silver edging and tassel. Black shako with silver lozenge plate stamped with an imperial eagle. Silver cord and flounders. White plume inserted in a tricolour cockade. Silver peak strengthening and chinstrap. Black leather-work with red edging. Black leather cartridge pouch with red edging bearing a silver eagle. Light cavalry sabre, with copper hilt and iron scabbard, silver swordknot. Carbine. Shabraque of green cloth edged with silver band and outer piping. Green portemanteau edged with silver band and outer piping. Black leather light cavalry harness.
NCO Trooper’s dress with silver rank stripes over the cuffs. No carbine.
Officers Trooper’s dress with silver rank epaulettes. Shako with silver top band. Leather-work and pouch with silver edging. Shabraque embroidered with silver eagles in the rear corners. Harness with silver ornaments.
Trumpeters Troopers’ dress in sky blue cloth, collar with silver edging. Sky blue cloth shabraque, crimson portemanteau. Grey horses. Trumpet with crimson cord and tassels.
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Garde impériale Chasseurs à cheval regiments
1796 General Bonaparte raises a Guides of the Army of Italy unit. 1800 This unit is incorporated in the Consular Guard as Chasseurs à Cheval of the Consular Guard. 1804 Further to imperial decree of 29 July, the regiment of Chasseurs à Cheval of the Consular Guard is incorporated in the Imperial Guard with the same establishment as the regiment of Horse Grenadiers. 1805 Stength is augmented by four velites companies. 1812 Velites squadrons are disbanded and strength incorporated in others campanies. Regimental strength is so augmented to five squadrons. 1813 The regiment is augmented by 4 squadrons which belong to Young Guard. 1814 With the First Restoration, renamed Corps Royal des Chasseurs à Cheval de France. 1815 Resumed Imperial title as 1st regiment of Chasseurs à Cheval of the Guard. Young Guard squadrons form up the 2nd regiment of Chasseurs à Cheval of the Guard. Both regiments took part at the Hundred Days campaign.
1st regiment Uniform of hussar pattern, dark green dolman with light orange braid and laces. Green collar with light orange edging. Scarlet pointed cuffs with light orange edging. Green sash with scarlet sliding loops and cord. Scarlet pelisse with light orange edging and lace, black fur and white lining. Copper buttons. Buff breeches. Black hussar boots with light orange edging and tassel. Black fur busby, scarlet bag with light orange piping. Light orange cords and flounders. Green plume with red top inserted in a tricolour cockade. Gold chain chinstrap. White leather-work. Black cartridge pouch bearing a copper eagle. Green sabretache with light orange edging emblazoned with the imperial arms (light orange eagle over a red coat with ermine lining, topped by an light orange imperial crown). Sabre of Guard light cavalry pattern. Copper hilt and black leather scabbard covered by a copper sheet, white swordknot. Carbine and bayonet. Shabraque of green cloth edged with light orange band and scarlet piping, embroidered with light orange imperial eagle in the rear corners. Green portemanteau edged with light orange band and scarlet piping. Black leather light cavalry harness.
2nd regiment Uniform of hussar pattern, dark green dolman with light orange braid and laces. Green collar with light orange edging. Scarlet pointed cuffs with light orange edging. Scarlet pelisse with light orange edging and lace, black fur and white lining. Copper buttons. Scarlet breeches with light orange lace. Scarlet shako with light orange top band. Light orange pompon inserted in a tricolour cockade. Copper chinstrap. White leather-work. Black cartridge pouch bearing a copper eagle. Black leather sabretache with copper crowned eagle. Light cavalry sabre with copper hilt and iron sheath. Shabraque of red cloth edged with light orange band and green piping, embroidered with light orange imperial eagle in the rear corners. Red portemanteau edged with light orange band and green piping. Black leather light cavalry harness.
NCO Troopers’ dress with gold rank stripes over the cuffs. Braid and laces of mixed gold and light orange thread on the dolman, of mixed gold and green thread on the pelisse.
Officers Troopers’ dress with gold rank stripes over the cuffs. All light orange ornament become gold. Pelisse with white fur and gold cord ended by gold flounders. Green sash with gold sliding loops cord and tassel. Green bandolier with gold edging. Red swordbelt with gold edging. Pantherskin schabraque with gold band and green scalloped edge.
Trumpeters Troopers’ dress with dolman in sky blue cloth, collar and cuffs scarlet with mixed red and gold edging. Braid and laces of mixed gold and red thread on the dolman, of mixed gold and sky blue thread on the pelisse. Red sash with sliding loops, cord and tassels of mixed gold and sky blue thread. White fur busby, scarlet bag with mixed gold and sky blue piping. Cords and flounders of mixed gold and red thread. Sky blue plume with red top. Sky blue sabretache with gold edging emblazoned with a gold imperial eagle. Trumpet with cord and tassel of mixed gold and red thread, scarlet pennon with gold fringes embroidered with the imperial arms. Shabraque of scarlet cloth (sky blue after 1812) edged with gold band and sky blue piping. Sky blue portemanteau edged with gold band and scarlet piping.
1st regiment of Guards of Honour
1813 The 1st regiment of Guards of Honour is raised at Versailles, with young nobles and bourgeois of France and annexed countries which have to pay their equipment and is included in the Guard on 29 July. 1814 With the First Restoration, the regiment is disbanded and his French elements admitted into the King’s Household.
Troopers Uniform of hussar pattern, green dolman with white braid and laces. Scarlet collar with white edging. Scarlet pointed cuffs with white edging. Crimson sash with green sliding loops and cord. Green pelisse with white edging and lace, black fur and white lining. Silver buttons. Scarlet breeches with white lace. Black hussar boots without edging, white tassel. Scarlet shako with silver eagle. White top band, cords and flounders. Green plume with red top over a pompon in squadron colour inserted in a tricolour cockade. Silver chinstrap. White leather-work. Black cartridge pouch. Black leather sabretache emblazoned with a white crowned eagle over the regimental number. Light cavalry sabre with copper hilt and iron sheath, white swordknot. Carbine and bayonet. White sheepskin schabraque with green scalloped edge. Green portemanteau with white edge and regimental number. Black leather light cavalry harness.
NCO Trooper’s dress with dolman and pelisse braid and laces of mixed green and white thread. Silver rank stripes over the cuffs. Red leather sabretache with eagle, number and edging in silver. No carbine.
Officers Black fur busby, scarlet bag with silver piping or scarlet shako with silver band and ornaments. Troopers plume over a silver pompon. Red leather bandolier with silver ornaments and edging. Black cartridge pouch with silver edged flap. Red swordbelt with silver edging. Red leather sabretache with eagle and number in silver. Gold swordknot. Shabraque of green cloth edged with silver band and scarlet piping, embroidered with silver imperial eagle in the rear corners. Harness with silver ornaments.
Trumpeters Troopers’ dress with dolman in sky blue cloth, with scarlet collar and cuffs Black sheepskin schabraque.
Mamelouks
1799 1799 General Kleber raises a turkish company that takes part in Accre siege. 1804 A Mameluks company is attached to the regiment of Chasseurs à Cheval and incorporated in the guard. The company is established as : 9 officers (6 of whom are Arabs), 10 NCO (6 of whom are Arabs), 10 brigadiers (8 of whom are Arabs), 2 trumpeters et 92 men. 1813 Establishment is augmented to 1 squadron of 250 men. The second company belongs to Young Guard. 1814 With the First Restoration, the regiment is disbanded and his French elements admitted into the Corps Royal des Chasseurs à Cheval de France. The remaining Arabs were slaughtered by the mob at Marseille.
Oriental habit made up of a jacket put over a long sleeved shirt, all ornamented with trimming and piping. Oriental sash. Baggy trousers (charoual). Oriental boots of yellow, red or buff leather. Headgear made up of a tarboosh (later replaced by a cahouk , a sort of flattened shako) surrounded with a turban. Oriental sabre with copper hilt and black leather sheath with brass fittings. Dagger with ornamented wood hilt (ivory for officers). Mace, blunderbuss and pistols. Mace was often replaced by a hand axe, and blunderbuss by a carbine. Oriental saddle covered by a shabraque of green cloth edged with coloured band and outer piping. Black leather oriental harness.
A Corsican light infantry battalion is raised on July 3rd, 1802 and attached as 3rd battalion to the 3rd Light infantry half-brigade (to become in 1803 8th light infantry regiment). This battalion will become autonomous on September 1st, 1804 as Battalion of Corsican Sharpshooters. It is posted in the 4th Army Corps (Marshall Soult) in the 1st Brigade (General Merle) of the 3rd Division (General Legrand) and takes part in the campaign of 1805, 1806 and 1807. For the Austrian campaign of 1809, battalion was in the Grenadiers Reserve Corps (General Oudinot), at first in the brigade of General Coehorn of 12th Division (General Claparède) then in the brigade of General Conroux in 11th Division (General Tharreau). In 1810, it is transferred in the 3rd Army corps (Marshall Davout). The battalion is at first composed of one carabineers and eight rifles companies. In June 1804 a company of voltigeurs is added. In 1810 the battalion is reorganised with one carabineers, one voltigeurs and four rifles companies. By Decision of August 11, 1811, battalion is disbanded and transferred as 1st battalion of a new 11th light infantry regiment.
Unit commanders : 9 juillet 1802 : Pierre Cataneo 25 March 1805 : Philippe d’Ornano 25 novembre 1806 : Antoine Morandini Et a participé aux batailles suivantes :
Chasseurs When raised, the battalion likely wore the same dress as the rest of his regiment say : dark blue cloth coat with short tails. Scarlet collar piped white. Green epaulets with yellow crescent and green fringes blue pointed lapels piped white. Blue cuffs piped white with scarlet flaps pied white. Blue turnbacks piped with bearing white horn badges. White metal buttons bearing horns. In 1805, as battalion becomes autonomous, facings become green, worn on collar, cuffs and cuff flaps. From 1808, battalion may have worn the same dress with 1806 shako but Carl notes describe a new dress with brown coat and breeches with green facings piped white. Blue vest. Blue kersey breeches. Black heart-shaped gaiters with green lace and tassel. Black felt shako with black leather top and bottom band bearing a white metal rhomboid plate stamped with hunting horn. On left side, green plume over French cockade with white strap. Green cords and flounders. Black leather peak. White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing a white metal hunting horn worn on belly with a waistbelt. Infantry sabre with white sabre strap with green tassel.
Carabiniers Red epaulets. Red plume and cords. Gaiters with red lace and tassel. Sabre strap with red tassel.
Voltigeurs Yellow epaulets. Yellow plume and cords. Gaiters with yellow lace and tassel.
NCOs Rank lace in white or silver thread on both sleeves. For sergeants, epaulets with silver lace and fringes mixed with silver thread. Two pistols in brown leather holsters suspended to waistbelt.
Officers Troopers’ dress with long tails. Silver rank epaulets. Sword or sabre with silver thread leather strap. For mounted officers, French saddle with blue cloth schabraque laced silver.
Drummers Troopers’ dress with green lapels and white lace on collar and cuffs.
Flag Battalion was granted with an eagle with a flag of Challiot type with empty corner laurels. The flag bears in the centre the words :
L’EMPEREUR DES FRANÇAIS AU BATAILLON DE TIRAILLEURS CORSES on obverse, and on reverse :
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