Montereau 1814

 Montereau 210ème anniversaire:

Le 2ème chasseur à pied en action.

📷 de Xavier Guéguen 

 "Ie vedette". Painted by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier. Oil on board, 45 × 33 cm. Painting at the Princeton University Art Museum.

Event for 2024

 

From the NAM

 

Infantry Officer in Marching Order, 1812

Aquatint by J C Stadler after Charles Hamilton Smith, 1812.

'Marching Order' consisted of the uniform and equipment that soldiers wore and carried when on the march. The officer and men depicted here all wear grey greatcoats, but these were not normally worn in action. The rank and file rolled them up and strapped them to the top of their knapsacks. The latter contained all their possessions. Officers did not carry their own kit, which travelled with the regimental baggage.

From Charles Hamilton Smith's 'Costumes of the Army of the British Empire, according to the last regulations 1812', published by Colnaghi and Company, 1812-1815.

Got this book yesterday

 Very nice!

Meissonier the Guide 1883

 I used to have a print of this. Dragoons.

Grouchy's Waterloo

 This looks interesting. Blurb says

In this concluding volume of his highly praised study exploring the French perspective of the Waterloo campaign, Andrew Field concentrates on an often neglected aspect of Napoleon's final offensive the French victory over the Prussians at Ligny, Marshal Grouchy's pursuit of the Prussians and the battle at Wavre. The story of this side of the campaign is as full of controversy and interest as the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo which he has examined in such a penetrating and original way in his previous studies. Napoleon in his memoirs accused Grouchy, like Marshal Ney, of a series of failures in command that led to the French defeat, and many subsequent historians have taken the same line. This is one of the long-standing controversies that Andrew Field explores in fascinating detail. Grouchy's extensive description of his operations forms the backbone of the narrative, supplemented by other French sources and those of Prussian eyewitnesses.

Palitoy Waterloo boardgame

 Board game geek here. From 1975. I don't remember it but Miniature War games may did a piece on it. Did you have it?

Forthcoming 1815 title

 

Event at the NAM

 Military Music and Society in the Napoleonic Wars

📆 9 February 2024, 12.00pm, Free

In this riveting talk, Dr Eamonn O'Keeffe will explore how military music was utilised by the armed forces and how wider British society viewed these performances.

The Napoleonic Wars (1803-15) are often remembered for their larger-than-life military leaders, historic battles and the clashing of troops draped in red and blue.

Less frequently focused on is the role of military music during the conflict and how this was embodied in wider society.

🎟️ Book here: https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/military-music-and-society-napoleonic-wars

From the National Army Museum

 Here

Drum Major John Goodger, 1815 (c)Oil on board by Dr Major John Goodger, 1815 (c).

This is said to be a self portrait by Drum Major John Goodger, 94th Regiment of Foot. Drum majors commanded drummers, buglers and bandsmen. These soldiers sounded calls, orders and signals that were followed by the rest of a battalion or regiment so they had to be controlled by an officer who was also responsible for their defence in battle. Drum majors also played an important ceremonial role, leading marching bands and concerts. Sometimes they would also administer field punishments such as flogging

Carabinier

 Anybody know about this painting?