Napoleon's Heavy Cavalry: Uniforms and Equipment of the Cuirassiers and Carabiniers, 1805-1815

Offers a comprehensive study of the uniforms and evolution of Napoleon's cuirassiers and carabiniers, utilizing extensive archival research to accurately portray their clothing and equipment.

Created during the Peace of Amiens, the nineteen regiments of cuirassiers that existed during the course of the 1e Empire were, after the Imperial Guard, perhaps the most famous and recognisable soldiers of the epoch. This book explores the long gestation of clothing and equipping the cuirassiers, the d...