Napoleon's Imperial Guard

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Napoleon's_Imperial_Guard

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod	1799–1815
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Imperial_Guard
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte gptkb:Michel_Ney gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Bessières gptkb:Louis_Friant
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France
gptkbp:criteria	distinguished service veteran soldiers
gptkbp:disbanded	1815
gptkbp:fate	disbanded after Napoleon's defeat
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:language	gptkb:French
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Les_Grognards
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Leipzig gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo gptkb:Battle_of_Austerlitz gptkb:Battle_of_Borodino
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:role	elite military formation personal bodyguard of Napoleon
gptkbp:size	varied from 8,000 to over 56,000
gptkbp:subunit	gptkb:Imperial_Guard_Cavalry gptkb:Old_Guard gptkb:Young_Guard gptkb:Middle_Guard Imperial Guard Artillery
gptkbp:symbol	eagle standard
gptkbp:uniform	distinctive bearskin hats (Old Guard Grenadiers)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Grenadiers_à_Cheval_(France)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Napoleon's Imperial Guard