{"product_id":"napoleons-dragoons-and-lancers-9781399078559","title":"Napoleons Dragoons and Lancers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving their origins in the Army of Louis XIV, the dragoons were originally mounted infantry. During the wars of the 1e Empire, they became jacks of all trade' equally capable as fighting as battle cavalry, scouting or operating as infantry. Yet, precious few studies have been made of the dress of these thirty regiments or of the ten regiments of lancers which evolved from the dragoons in 1811.   The dress and equipment of each regiment of dragoons and lancers in Napoleon's army is analysed and portrayed here with greater accuracy than previously possible. This is because renowned Napoleonic author, Paul Dawson has been granted access to over 1,000 archive boxes, found in the Service Historique de l'Armée de Terre in Paris and the Archives Nationales. These have enabled the author to assesses how the wide ranging 1806 uniform regulations and the more famous Bardin regulations were adopted in practice. This vast resource, as yet untapped by the majority of researchers and historians for","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019746476375,"sku":"9781399078559","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399078559.jpg?v=1750781191","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/napoleons-dragoons-and-lancers-9781399078559","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}