"Late Empire Imperial Guard Cavalry - Pompon Convention?" Topic

I am rather madly trying to research some of the more obscure and short lived Imperial Guard Cavalry units of the late first empire – Gardes D'honnor, Eclaireurs, and Juene Garde Chasseurs a Cheval. I see some plates that show various pompon colors, and others that display only a single color for all. Does any one know if there was a convention regarding pompons for any of these units? Did they possibly follow the same convention as the line light cavalry units?
Thanks, Pat

Juene Garde Chasseurs a Cheval- scarlet pompom Plume Green at the bottom with top scarlet. I can't find info on the rest as yet as my Napoleonic library is quite large.

The first two are subjects of two Osprey publications of all the info you need, at minimal expense, and they have what you seek. I know, as they are in front of me here.

Jeune (NB the spelling if searching) Garde Ch a Chev are well documented by Rousellot and are as von Blucher tells us. The pompon is not Aurore, as is the cap lace, but instead scarlet (Assuming he, Rousellot, is the ultimate authority of course)

For the Gardes d'Honneur try this;

But then, when I read Jouineau, I see "There was a pompom the same colour as the squadron at the base of the plume". Which solves nothing!

The snag with the Eclaireurs is that there were three very differently turned out regts, but we all only mean the 2nd to be honest. My books suggest the same regs for each squadron's shako pompom. But what was that??????????

VonBlucher and deadhead: Thank you, the Juene Garde Escadrons de la Chassseurs a Cheval are quite well documented, and the scarlet pompons per Rousellot what what I had observed as well. As the Lepzig Campaign ended in defeat and the Campaign for France progressed it appears that the Juene Garde Chasseurs a Cheval were wearing multiple styles of head gear: Colpack for Officers, some NCOs, and Trumpeters from the ranks of the Vieille Garde, the Bell topped Shako in some cases, and the shako-rouleau as well. My assumption is that the head gear was determined by either the depot in which the gardes were outfitted or the unit in which they originated.

I suppose I phrased my question poorly and too broadly, I was trying to see if anyone knew of a reference document or a set of plates regarding the company pompons colors for Eclaireur Regiments. I believe I resolved my own question regarding the Gardes d'Honnor, as they were not really part of the Imperial Guard and would likely follow the typical light cavalry company pompon color convention.

Thanks, Pat

From "Encyclopedie des Uniformes Napoleoniens 1800-1815 Tome 1" – apologies as accents are not showing.

Eclaireur (Garde Imperiale)

Les trois regiment d'eclaireurs de la Garde portaient un uniforme different:

1er regiment – Vielle Garde: Shako noir avec galon rouge; pelisse et dolman verts avec tresses blanches; pantalon vert avec lisere rouge sur le cote; boutons blancs.
Jeune Garde: Meme shako; habit veste vert du modele de chasseurs a cheval de la ligne avec lisere rouge au collet, aux paraments et aux pattes; pantalon vert avec lisere rouge sur le cote; boutons blancs.

2e regiment – Shako cramoisi, tres haute, diminuant de largeur vers le Sommet, pompom vert, cocarde a la hussarde, jugulaire en chainons de cuivre fixe sur une laniere de cuir; frac veste et drap vert, collet et paraments en pointe cramoisis, retrousis de meme couleur sans garniture; pantalon vert orne d'une bande cramoise; boutons jaune; bluffeteries blanche.

3e regiment – costume de lanciers Polonais de la Garde (1er regiment) avec les differences suivantes: Pompom blanc sans plumet; ceinture rayee blanc et bleu; shabraque bleue sans galons ni passepoils; en petite tenue, pantalon gris avec basanes. Les distinctives argents et blances du 1er Regiment de l'arme, deviennent or et jaunes au 3e.

Armement: la moitie des eclaireurs etait armee de lances avec flames blanc et cramoisi. L'autre moitie etait munie de carabines. Tous avient des pistolets et un sabre courbe a fourreau de fer. La giberne etatit ornee d'un aigle.

L'Histoire de la Garde imperial par Marco de Saint-Hilaire, ne parle que de l'uniforme du 2e regiment: "Frac vested rap vert ferme sur le devant de 9 gros boutons. Collet et paraments en pointe drap cramoisi avec lisere vert. Basques etroites comme celles de l'uniforme de chasseurs acheval de la ligne. Doublure drap cramoisi. Retroussis cramoisis sans garnitures joints par un bouton. Pattes d'epaulettes de vert avec avec lisere cramoisi. Boutons ronds en cuivre comme ceux des hussards. Gilet vert cache par l'habit. Aigle cuivre sur la giberne." (Curiosite Militaire 1894/88).

Nice!

SEHRI Forum has the following available for download:
"Les Eclaireurs de la Garde Imperiale 1813-14" PDF link

VonBlucher, Deadhead, and Prince of Essling: I sincerely appreciate the wealth of information you have each shared. This will truly help me move my late empire jeune garde cavalry project forward.
merci beaucoup mes amis,
Pat

3rd Regiment Eclaireurs de la Garde Imperiale