Imperial Guard (Napoleon)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Imperial_Guard_(Napoleon)
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 1799–1815
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Napoleon_I
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:Imperial_Guard_Cavalry
gptkb:Old_Guard
gptkb:Young_Guard
gptkb:Middle_Guard
Imperial Guard Artillery
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Légion_d'honneur
gptkbp:disbanded 1815
gptkbp:famousFor elite status
loyalty to Napoleon
last stand at Waterloo
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Tuileries_Palace
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imperial Guard (Napoleon)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:motto Vive l’Empereur
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:La_Garde_Impériale
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Leipzig
gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Battle_of_Austerlitz
gptkb:Battle_of_Borodino
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Louis_Lepic
gptkb:Michel_Ney
gptkb:Jean-de-Dieu_Soult
gptkb:Louis_Friant
gptkb:Étienne_Marie_Antoine_Champion_de_Nansouty
Charles Étienne Gudin de La Sablonnière
gptkbp:notableEvent defended Napoleon during the Hundred Days
final charge at Waterloo
fought in Peninsular War
guarded Napoleon during exile to Elba
participated in Russian campaign
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Napoleonic_Army
gptkbp:recruitedFrom veteran soldiers
distinguished young soldiers
gptkbp:role elite military formation
personal guard of Napoleon
gptkbp:size varied from 8,000 to 56,000
gptkbp:successor Royal Guard (Bourbon Restoration)
gptkbp:symbol eagle standard
gptkbp:type gptkb:infantry
cavalry
artillery
gptkbp:uniform blue
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chasseurs_à_cheval_de_la_Garde_Impériale
gptkb:Grenadiers_(military_unit)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8