It was comprised of the best veteran soldiers from every theater of war – Egyptian Mamluks, Italians, Poles, Germans, Swiss, and others, as well as French ... were the Old Guard, veterans ...
The graves of a group of French prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars have been restored by a group of military history enthusiasts. The four men and one woman were buried at St John's Church in ...
Epic History Napoleonic Wars Battle of Salamanca 1812 Posted: November 28, 2024 | Last updated: November 28, 2024 In 1812 French forces in Spain were severely overstretched, as Napoleon withdrew ...
An aristocrat by birth, Gudin was a veteran of both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He attended the same military school as Napoleon Bonaparte, and is believed to have been one of ...