"French Personal Troops" Topic
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robert piepenbrink  | 26 Mar 2018 11:10 a.m. PST |
Gentlemen: I came back from Cold Wars with pieces enough to make more than two dozen French Napoleonic Hussars. I don't want to. I've already done that. The idea is to assemble the plastic kits into a few each of the various "Guide" units, ADCs with distinctive uniforms and such--Guides de Moncey, Guides de Augereau, ADC de Berthier--that sort of thing. Can anyone recommend any they think especially attractive and/or obscure? And a clue about where to start looking for the more obscure ones would be appreciated. Thanks, R |
 Artilleryman | 26 Mar 2018 2:58 p.m. PST |
Try starting with 'Guides and Guards of Commanding Generals and Headquarters 1792 – 1815' by Davin and Jouineau. This has lots of interesting uniforms to have a go at. link |
| robert piepenbrink | 26 Mar 2018 3:38 p.m. PST |
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| robert piepenbrink | 26 Mar 2018 3:57 p.m. PST |
Hmm. Let me hedge that. Amazon UK refuses to ship it to me in the United States. (Are we a sanctioned country?) Amazon US will sell, but it starts at $80 USD in paper. Ouch! It is still clearly the right book though. Must think about this. |
| Artilleryman | 27 Mar 2018 1:34 a.m. PST |
Wow! That is a bit weird. $80 USD is a bit much. Sorry to dangle the prize and then see it whipped away. Maybe someone on the Marketplace might sell you a second-hand copy. |
| Porthos | 27 Mar 2018 5:04 a.m. PST |
Robert: google "ADC de Napoleon" for images. You will see lots of uniforms for them. "ADC de Berthier"by the way, is shown here:
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The pictures on Pinterest (sometimes from sources I did not even know exist) can also be helpful. |
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takes the plunge.