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King and Country description of NA164 is ;
"A superb character study of Gen. Edouard de Colbert… a great fighting officer. Colbert commanded the combined Guard Lancers regiments at Waterloo. He is wearing the dress uniform of the Regiment and was the eldest of three brothers who all became Generals in Bonaparte’s Army".
I looked him up and found a bit more at :
www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleonistyka.atspace.com/IMPERIAL_GUARD_cavalry_1.html and extracted below.
Red Lancers in Waterloo, 1815.
Napoleon: "Colbert, you are arriving quite late !"
Colbert: "Sire, I could come no sooner."
Napoleon: "Come on, You're late - what kept you ?"
Colbert: "Sire, not as late as Your Majesty
I have been waiting for you a year."
In 1815, just few weeks before Waterloo, Napoleon wrote: "As soon as possible the Red Lancers must be increased to 3 regiments..." This however didn't happen, the time was too short. It was only one regiment as they lacked horse and men, and even accepted cavalrymen from different sources: Royal Corps, retirement, Young Guard and even some horse grenadiers.
In Quatre Bras the Red Lancers fought with the Nassau infantry and Dutch troops. In Ligny they covered the withdrawal of the cuirassiers after their admirable charge. In Waterloo the Red Lancers charged Allies squares without artillery support and without success. During the retreat after the battle they routed several squadrons of British cavalry and escorted Napoleon to the Sambre River and on to Philippeville..
These guys will be joining my collection.
Regards
Brett
"A superb character study of Gen. Edouard de Colbert… a great fighting officer. Colbert commanded the combined Guard Lancers regiments at Waterloo. He is wearing the dress uniform of the Regiment and was the eldest of three brothers who all became Generals in Bonaparte’s Army".
I looked him up and found a bit more at :
www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleonistyka.atspace.com/IMPERIAL_GUARD_cavalry_1.html and extracted below.
Red Lancers in Waterloo, 1815.
Napoleon: "Colbert, you are arriving quite late !"
Colbert: "Sire, I could come no sooner."
Napoleon: "Come on, You're late - what kept you ?"
Colbert: "Sire, not as late as Your Majesty
I have been waiting for you a year."
In 1815, just few weeks before Waterloo, Napoleon wrote: "As soon as possible the Red Lancers must be increased to 3 regiments..." This however didn't happen, the time was too short. It was only one regiment as they lacked horse and men, and even accepted cavalrymen from different sources: Royal Corps, retirement, Young Guard and even some horse grenadiers.
In Quatre Bras the Red Lancers fought with the Nassau infantry and Dutch troops. In Ligny they covered the withdrawal of the cuirassiers after their admirable charge. In Waterloo the Red Lancers charged Allies squares without artillery support and without success. During the retreat after the battle they routed several squadrons of British cavalry and escorted Napoleon to the Sambre River and on to Philippeville..
These guys will be joining my collection.
Regards
Brett
Thanks Brett
