"Imperial Guard INFANTRY officers horse colours" Topic

I was under the impression that mounted officers of the Grenadiers and Chasseurs a pied had a penchant for black horses as the senior regiments.

I have trawled the net and my reference books but can not find any definative evidence that this is the case.

Can anybody help me here please? I am preparing Guard infantry for my Ligny project and would like to get it right.

Thank you in advance.

Chris

True black may have been preferable but it is very rare for a horse of any breed to be completely this colour. Just as there is no such thing as a white horse which are all termed as grey or gray. Liver chestnut, sooty and mahogany bay are black-ish colours. Some of the dark dapple (steel or gun-metal) greys seem to have been preferable too.

Apologies getting my horse-power colours slightly confused ;)

Here's a montage I knocked up from Bucquoy's La Garde Imperial 'Troupes a pied' tome.

Paul :)

Thank you for your promptness in replying to my query gentlemen.

The pictures are very useful, not just for the horses and any further help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Chris