Napoleon's Guard Cavalry

MEN AT ARMS Book No 83: NAPOLEON'S GUARD CAVALRY

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 à Cheval; the Empress's Dragoons; the Chasseurs à 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

Author: Emir Bukhari

Illustrated by: Angus McBride

Tags: NAPOLEONIC WARS, CAVALRY