old guard eagles

[turrabear]

did the 1st battalion 2nd grenadiers and the 1st battalion 2nd chasseurs carry and eagle during the 1813/1814 campaign.

[Friedrich August I.]

did the 1st battalion 2nd grenadiers and the 1st battalion 2nd chasseurs carry and eagle during the 1813/1814 campaign.

Maybe that helps as a mainframe:

In 1810 the Imperial Guard was officially divided into Old, Middle Guard and Young Guard.
Only the 1st Regiment of Foot Grenadiers and 1st Regiment of Chasseurs carried Eagle.
The 2nd Grenadiers and 2nd Chasseurs, and all the regiments of Middle and Young Guard carried fanions.
The voltigeurs carried red fanions while the tirailleurs carried white ones.

to be found on this website:

http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/IMPER ... _Imperiale

Hope that helps.
Günter

[turrabear]

many thanks for taht . i got some victrix grenadiers and chasseurs on the cheap . so think i'll give them a paint some time in the new year.

[turrabear]

i've jsut recived my victric old guard chassuers and grenadiers and they show a n eagle plus flag for both the 1st battalion 1st grenadiers and 1st battalion 2nd grenadiers as well as chasseuers .bit confused .com here.

[Rob Herrick]

i've jsut recived my victric old guard chassuers and grenadiers and they show a n eagle plus flag for both the 1st battalion 1st grenadiers and 1st battalion 2nd grenadiers as well as chasseuers .bit confused .com here.

The Old Guard had Eagles and standards. However, they were often not carried in the field, being left in the depot.

It's up to you. If you decide not to use them, several line regiments often had Eagle bearers wearing the bearskin, so the figures are still very useful.