The Imperial Guard was intended to act
as a miniature army, and had cavalry and artillery in addition to its famed
infantry. The cavalry of the Guard at Waterloo consisted of dragoons,
lancers, chasseurs a cheval, and grenadiers a cheval. All of
these figures are availiable in plastic.
The uniform of the Dragoons of the
Imperial Guard was nealry identical to that of the line Dragoons.
Either the HaT or Italeri figures will work well for these elite dragoons.
The Imperial Guard Lancer Regiment
was a composite unit made up of the old Polish lancers (blue uniform) and
Dutch lancers (red uniform). The Esci French Lancers set can be used
for both.
Esci Polish
Lancers
The Chasseurs a Cheval of the Imperial
Guard wore a very distinctive green and orange uniform that was very similar
to that of the hussars. Revell makes a set of Guard Chasseurs, but
the quality of the set is not good. Instead, use the figures from
the Italeri French Imperial General Staff set (2 poses) and the the Italeri
French Guard Horse Artillery set (1 pose).
Italeri
Chasseur a Cheval
The Grenadiers a Cheval of the Imperial
Guard were the elite of an elite force. These were the very best
French cavalry unit of the Napoleonic Wars. HaT Industries makes
a beautiful set of these famous cavalrymen.
HaT Grenadier
a Cheval
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