Imperial Guard
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The Imperial Guard was an elite military formation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s French army, renowned for its loyalty, discipline, and role as his personal reserve and household troops.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Guard canonical | 9 |
| Imperial Guard cavalry | 3 |
| Imperial Guard infantry | 3 |
| Imperial Guard Artillery | 1 |
| Imperial Guard Cavalry | 1 |
| Imperial Guard Engineers | 1 |
| Imperial Guard Marines | 1 |
| Imperial Guard engineers | 1 |
| Imperial Guard units | 1 |
| Old Guard (Imperial Guard) | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic military unit
ⓘ
elite military formation ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chasseurs à cheval of the Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Garde impériale
|
| country | First French Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter |
Second Bourbon Restoration
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Restoration of the Bourbon monarchy
Napoleon I abdication in 1814 ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Napoleon
|
| engagedIn |
Battle of Austerlitz
ⓘ
Battle of Leipzig ⓘ Battle of Wagram ⓘ Battle of Waterloo ⓘ Russian campaign of 1812 ⓘ |
| formedBy | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| function |
shock troops in critical moments
ⓘ
symbol of imperial power ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Foot Artillery of the Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard artillery
Imperial Guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard cavalry
Imperial Guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard engineers
Imperial Guard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Guard infantry
Imperial Guard marines ⓘ Imperial Guard staff ⓘ Middle Guard ⓘ Old Guard ⓘ Young Guard ⓘ |
| influenced |
ceremonial guard units in various countries
ⓘ
later European imperial guards ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
better pay than line troops
ⓘ
distinctive uniforms ⓘ elite status ⓘ high discipline ⓘ loyalty to Napoleon ⓘ prestige within the French army ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Chasseurs à cheval of the Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde impériale
Chasseurs à pied de la Garde impériale ⓘ Dutch Lancers of the Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Lancers of the Imperial Guard
Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Grenadiers à cheval de la Garde impériale
Grenadiers à pied of the Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Grenadiers à pied de la Garde impériale
Horse Artillery of the Guard ⓘ Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard ⓘ Polish Lancers of the Guard ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Lancers of the Imperial Guard
|
| partOf | Grande Armée ⓘ |
| predecessor | Garde du Directoire ⓘ |
| reputation | “La Garde meurt mais ne se rend pas” legend ⓘ |
| role |
household troops
ⓘ
personal guard of Napoleon ⓘ strategic reserve ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
battle-hardened troops
ⓘ
physical robustness ⓘ proven bravery ⓘ veteran soldiers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
bearskin caps for Old Guard grenadiers
ⓘ
distinctive plumes and epaulettes ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard Cavalry
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard Artillery
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard Engineers
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard Marines
subject surface form:
Marengo
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard units
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard infantry
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard cavalry
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard engineers
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard infantry
this entity surface form:
Old Guard (Imperial Guard)
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard cavalry
this entity surface form:
Imperial Guard cavalry