Napoleon's Red Lancers (Men-at-Arms) [Paperback]

Ronald Pawly (Author), Patrice Courcelle (Illustrator)

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Series: Men-at-Arms | Publication Date: April 20, 2003

The legendary Dutch 'Red' Lancers – the 2nd Light Horse Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard – were formed in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), after the emperor annexed Holland and its army to France. The former hussars of the Dutch Royal Guard got a handsome new uniform, a new weapon, and a hard-driving new colonel in Baron Edouard Colbert. His lancers distinguished themselves in Russia in 1812, at huge cost; in Germany in 1813, and in the Low Countries in 1814. When Napoleon returned from exile in 1815 the Red Lancers were with him until night fell over Waterloo. Ronald Pawly is the world's leading expert on the archival and pictorial record left by this regiment; his detailed text is illustrated with rare portraits and photographs, and eight glowing colour plates of a surprisingly wide variety of uniforms.

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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.

About the Author

RONALD PAWLY, born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1956, is a member of several international societies for Napoleonic studies. His forté is research in the field of military portraiture. He contributed to two major French reference works, Répertoire Mondial des Souvenirs Napoléonien and Dictionnaire des Colonels de Napoléon. In 1998 he published his first major work, The Red Lancers – Anatomy of a Napoleonic Regiment. A contributor to the Osprey Journal, he is the author of MAA 355 Wellington's Belgian Allies 1815, MAA 371 Wellington's Dutch Allies 1815, and MAA 378 Napoleon's Guards of Honour.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (April 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841765082
• ISBN-13: 978-1841765082
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.2 x 9.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #351,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book for a good summary of unit history and art, July 13, 2004

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This review is from: Napoleon's Red Lancers (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)

This is the whole essence of Osprey MAA books. The text and art captures perfectly an excellent summary of an illustrous unit. There are two errors (in plates B and D respectively) in the depiction of the czapska being worn square on the head with the plume in front, whereas the usual and correct depiction is that the czapska was worn at an angle with the plume over the left eyebrow.
Nevertheless, any collaboration between Ronald Pawly and Patrice Courcelle on the Napoleonic era is worth buying.