Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2) - Philip Haythornthwaite - Osprey MAA 160 - Softcover A72 from Alexander the Great to

from Alexander the Great to Nelson and Moshe Dyan

1942 through 1943

George Washington

quick and maneuverable

Feldengendarmes (military police)

Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2) - Philip Haythornthwaite - Osprey MAA 160 - Softcover A72 from Alexander the Great toThe seniority of Guard infantry was only established definitely in 1812 by the Guard's chief of personnel, Courtois. The title 'Young Guard' was assigned to the newly raised regiments in 1809, but the term 'Middle Guard' came into use about 1811. From the beginning the newer guard regiments were committed to action first, the Old Guard, as Napoleon wrote, 'being so precious, one fears to expose them'; thus the Fusiliers Chasseurs distinguished