Osprey Publishing’s Men at Arms #480 Napoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard Written by Ronald Pawly Illustrated by Patrice Courcelle This book is number 480 in Osprey Publishing’s “Men-at-Arms” series. This 48 page book contains the history of Napoleon’s legendary Dragoons from its creation, to its establishment, its organization and its long service to the Emperor. The author begins by giving us the background of the unit in 1806. Here we learn that this unit began life as a ceremonial regiment and that later it was turned into elite reinforcements for the Cavalry of the Guard. The author follows Napoleon’s Dragoons through the various Campaigns in Europe and Russia to the final battlefield of Waterloo in 1815. The...
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