Napoleon's Imperial Guard

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Napoleon's_Imperial_Guard
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Napoleon's Imperial Guard
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 6