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604: 555: 372:, which included territories now belonging to Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium as well as Metropolitan France. NCOs were selected from among the enlisted members, though selection consisted of little more than choosing the "likely looking men". The officers were drawn from those already serving. The regimental colonels were existing generals and the unit's majors were existing line cavalry colonels; other officers transferred into the unit with their existing ranks. Regimental commanders were selected from leading members of the nobility in an effort to attract others of that class. 397:. Although they were closely associated with the Imperial Guard cavalry (and often served with them in the field) they were not officially part of that force, though many members of the Guards of Honour considered themselves as such. The Guards of Honour were paid on the same scales as the Chasseurs Ă  Cheval of the Imperial Guard, and the unit's trumpeters wore the sky blue uniforms of the Imperial Guard rather than the green of the line cavalry. Though technically classed as volunteers, the Guards of Honour have been described as 333: 1000: 989: 76: 58: 34: 251:
and the Guards were raised to remedy this. Drawn from members of the nobility most were already experienced riders, which meant that lengthy horsemanship training was not required. They were also expected to provide their own uniforms, horses and equipment which lessened the burden on the French
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to Paris. Louis ordered the Guards to disband by Royal Ordinance on 24 June 1814. General Exelmans supervised the disbanding of the 1st Regiment at Versailles on 14 July. The 2nd Regiment disbanded on 15 July, the 3rd at Tours on 17 July and the 4th at Rambouillet on 22 July. Around 900 of the
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While Napoleon could fill infantry units rapidly with conscripts, the cavalry had suffered huge losses of men and horses in Russia, and took longer to raise, as it took considerable time to train men to ride and fight on horseback and Napoleon had few experienced
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hostages of Napoleon. In some cases the minimum service age of 18 was ignored; at Tours, of the 63 Guards of Honour recruited in 1813, 11 were 17 and one was 16 years old (the average age of Guards recruited there was 20 years 6 months).
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Napoleon turned instead to the French nobility who were accustomed to riding, could purchase their own uniforms and equipment, and supply their own horses. He had previously attempted to attract such men into his army, forming the
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hundreds of thousands of men had been killed, wounded, captured, or had deserted or otherwise lost from his forces; he retreated with an army numbering just tens of thousands. Napoleon needed to reform the Grande Armée to defend
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and by 15 September they formed part of the 3rd Imperial Guard Cavalry Division. By this time the 1st Regiment of the Guards had been reduced in strength to 13 officers and 354 men. The regiments fought at the
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on 30 October. Advancing to the battle through a forest in company with the Imperial Guard cavalry they suffered casualties from artillery fire. Alongside the Imperial Guard cavalry they charged a unit of
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class and some poor men, paid to enlist as replacements by men who did not want to serve. Many of the members had royalist or foreign backgrounds and were often keenly aware of their position as
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An illustrated encyclopedia of uniforms of the Napoleonic wars : an expert, in-depth reference to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary and Napoleonic period, 1792-1815
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Gallery of uniforms of the Guards of Honour, from left to right: Trumpeter of the 4th Regiment, Brigadier (Corporal) of the 2nd Regiment, and Chevalier (Private) of the 1st Regiment.
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Each regiment was enlist soldiers from different parts of the empire, and every department received instructions about the contingents of guardsmen that they had to muster:
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The Guards of Honour were not committed with the rest of their division and the 2nd Cavalry Corps to a charge on the enemy cavalry later in the battle (led by General
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who were being driven back. The Guards of Honour were complimented on their conduct at Hanau by Napoleon and a number of its soldiers were awarded the
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in 1806. Some 394 men from well-born families joined but the unit was disbanded just a year later after jealousy from the rest of the
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cavalry that threatened to overrun the Imperial Guard artillery. The Guards went on to capture an Austro-Bavarian artillery unit.
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Throughout the Guards of Honour's history, the status of the unit was brought into question many times. According to Pawley,
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After the abdication of Napoleon part of the Guards of Honour provided the escort for the entry of the
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and established by decree on 5 April. Four regiments were ordered: the 1st Regiment based at
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Napoleon's Regiments: Battle Histories of the Regiments of the French Army, 1792–1815
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of 400,000 men on an invasion of Russia. Six months later, after enduring
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The 3rd Regiment of the Guards of Honour charge during the Battle of Hanau
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As well as the traditional nobility, the unit included members of the
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Frenchmen in the unit were accepted into Louis' bodyguard (the
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and Spanish troops, and therefore had to raise fresh troops.
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French military units and formations of the Napoleonic Wars
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1814
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Index


France
France
French Imperial Army
Light Cavalry
Reconnaissance
Imperial Guard
Young Guard
Versailles
Metz
Tours
Lyon
Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Hanau
Battle of Strasbourg
Battle of Reims
Siege of Paris
French
French Imperial Army
Napoleonic Wars
Napoleon
failed invasion of Russia
Grande Armée
guerrilla warfare
Russian Winter
his empire
Duchy of Warsaw
Peninsular War
British

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