"Your favorite Napoleonic uniform?" Topic

Of all the armies from tbe beginning to the end of the Napoleonic wars, what is your favorite uniform? Not talking painting, just from a good looks perspective.

Chasseurs a cheval de la Garde Imperial, a la Hussard.

I am torn between the 1806 Prussian and Saxon Infantry uniforms. I love the straight lines, and the colors. I am also a big fan of Bicornes!

Bavarian cornflower blue, with crested helmets. Chequered blue and white flags.

Berg Light Horse, with white uniforms and amaranth facings.

Rick

French Dragoon

Württemberg line infantry 1807-1811;
UK Heavy Dragoons post 1808;
UK Light Dragoons pre 1808;
UK Household Cavalry throughout;
UK RHA throughout;
French Dragoons throughout;
French line infantry in 1791;
Prussian Landwehr in peaked cap.

Honourable mention to anyone else in a Tartleton

Persian guard zamburak camel-gunners, yellow hussar style jacket, red facings, red conical hat.

David F Brown

French Marines

A second vote for French dragoon uniforms.

berg lancers!

There was an illustration in the cover of an old wargaming magazine, Practical Wargamer, of a Polish chevau-leger lancier of the Imperial Guard. For a young kid, it was the sum of all beauty (I hadn't discover how gorgeous girls can be, yet!). I was 11 y.o. and it was the first time in my life that I was aware that something called wargaming existed! I didn't read a single word of English back then, but I reunited all my pocket money and bought the magazine anyway. Since, Polish chevau-legers lanciers occupy a very special place in my wargamer heart -you know what they say about first love!-.

79th Foot (Cameron Highlanders) Especially the broom sweeper!

British infantry officer after the introduction of the Belgic cap.

Or French carabinier, after the switch to white uniforms and copper-metalled cuirass and helmet.

French regimental musicians in all their variety.

I have an irrational dislike of Guard Chasseurs a Cheval! Don't ask me why. I said it was irrational.

Fusilier Grenadier

These:

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I first saw the Greek uniforms in Blandford Press 'Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars' (1973, at a time when I thought the Napoleonic Wars were only about France and England.

Love to do a Sharp Practice Greek island hopping game.

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Any of these…

Another vote for armoured French carabiniers.

Honourable mentions for Dutch lancers of the Guard and Austrian general officers.

For me, it has to be a close call between the Black Brunswickers and the Bavarian infantry arm (pre-1808 with the satchel knapsack rather than the backpack version).

The Black Brunswickers 1809-15.

Another vote for the French Dragoons, before 1812.

GdeP

Neufchâtel Battalion. Gotta love The Canaries.

Württemberg line infantry 1807-1811 and French dragoons.

Gotta go with the Polish Lancers of the Guard
with Bavarian Infantry next

The Vistula infantry uniforms do it for me

Yep. French Carabiniers late uniform.

I am another for the Highland uniforms . I just think they look so different yet so close to home.

Brunswick Hussar Officer

Swedish Livregimentetsbrigaden Kyrassierkar.

Lanciers Rouges du Régiment de Chevaux-Légers Lanciers de la Garde.

"Dutch Lancers"

Saw a reenactor in an officer's dress uniform of the red lancers – brilliant.

Prussian infantry after the reforms – functional and efficient.

I am NOT a Napoleonic uniform aficionado but I have liked the Scots Grey uniform from the day I first saw the Waterloo cavalry charge painting, Scotland Forever, by Lady Elizabeth Butler.

Ever since I was a kid and saw that dreadful MGM version of War and Peace I have adored the standard Russian green uniform.

Russian Hussars

Grenadiers a cheval

Black Brunswickers in Spain.

Spoiled for choice, but I've always found the uniforms of the later French Chasseurs à Cheval and line lancers appealing. Functional and elegant.

Similarly Russian dragoons, and I've a soft spot for Austrian grenadiers.

British highlander uniforms I find too fussy looking.

"French Marines"
Could I be a pedant and point out that these are sailors, not marines?

Although I'm partial to British ones, whichever classic hussar uniform with busby and pelisse. Simply dashing!

My wife's great great grandfather was in the 15th Light Dragoons from 1800 to 1814, and thus wore both the classic tarleton helmet and the hussar uniform. Just thought I'd say…..

The early Carabinier uniform

Way too many choices, but in no particular order:
Highlanders any regiment with kilts and pipes
Carabineers white uniform (blame Campaign magazine)
Black Brunswickers
Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
Hussars all of them
British Royal horse artillery
Poles, any with a czapka
Bavarians
the Austrian infantry with the helmet and blue Hungarian pants
British Rifles

My wife's great great grandfather was in the 15th Light Dragoons from 1800 to 1814, and thus wore both the classic tarleton helmet and the hussar uniform. Just thought I'd say……

Did he tell her which he preferred? ;^))

With regard to the French Carabinier uniforms, I always preferred the light blue campaign uniform with the copper/brass armour.

My wife's great great grandfather was in the 15th Light Dragoons from 1800 to 1814, and thus wore both the classic tarleton helmet and the hussar uniform. Just thought I'd say……

My great-great-great grandfather was his commanding officer. Just thought I'd say.

My wife's great great grandfather was in the 15th Light Dragoons from 1800 to 1814, and thus wore both the classic tarleton helmet and the hussar uniform. Just thought I'd say…

My great-great-great grandfather was his commanding officer. Just thought I'd say.

1806 Russian Hussars. All of them

Three French Imperial Guard units:

-Grenadiers a Cheval.
-Guard Horse and Foot Artillery.

French Marines

Sailors, please. The French had no Marines-the US and Great Britain did.

French Guard Dragoons and Grenadiers a Cheval.

French Marines
Sailors, please. The French had no Marines-the US and Great Britain did.

Don' t forget the Dutch, they initiated the marine corps and used it during the raid at Chatham for the first time. (1667)

By the way, nice topic. A lot of units i like as well!