The history of the Neapolilan guard cavalry is even more complicated than that of the rest of the army. This is mainly due to the fact that Murat changed the names and uniforms of his favourite regiments about as often as Caroline changed her lovers (as a brief aside, Caroline is alleged to have slept with every officer in the guards!). The Origins of the Regiments The Neapolitan guard cavalry basically evolved down two parallel paths; the first began with a regiment of cavalry formed by Joseph in 1806, moslty from French volunteers (allegedly including many ex-members of Louis XVI's guards). When he departed to take up the throne of Spain in 1808, he took most of the able bodied men of this unit with him. Murat combined the remnants with the two squadrons of the Berg Light Horse that he had brought with him from the Grand Duchy to form the Guards d'Onore. In late 1813 this unit was split in half becoming the Guardie del Corpo and the rest being converted to the Corazzieri (cuirassiers); according to Weil, in April 1815 the Corazzieri consisted of one squadron of 200 men, a drop from the strength of 529 in October 1813. The second path started wilh the Veliti a Cavallo, apparently raised by Joseph in 1806. This regiment remarkably, remained irtact until 1813 when it became the Ussari regiment. Again according to Weil, this regiment consisted of four squadrons totalling 550 men in April 1815. In addition, two more regiments appeared in time for the 1815 campaign; these were the Cavallegieri (raised in 1813 and totalling 550 men in four squadrons in April 1815 according to Weil) and the Lancieri, both of these being lance armed units. UNIFORMS I will describe the uniform in the same order that the regiments were listed above, that is following their evolution via the two parallel lines. Joseph's Guards Sources for this uniform are virtually non-existent. This uniform is based on that worn by them when they were serving as part of the Spanish Guard and seems to correspond to the few mentions that exist of their uniform from 1806-1808. Coat The coat was a long tailed Spencer in dark green with yellow collar, shoulder strap piping, lapel piping, cuffs and turnbacks. Buttons were brass and, as with most of the Guard foot regiments, were outlined with yellow batons. Trousers On active service, green trousers with a single yellow stripe were worn while, for full dress, white breeches were worn with yellow trimmed hussar style boots. Headgear A brass helmet with front and rear peaks was worn, these being of black leather and trimmod with brass. The lower half of the body of the helmet was covered in black fur and the brass comb carried a black caterpillar crest. Chinscales were brass. A tall scarlet plume was worn at the left hand side and the whole was almost identical to that later adopted by the French line lancer regiments. Equipment The whitened leather belts supported a plain blade cartridge poucb, a French light cavalry carbine and a brass hilted sabre in a brass, white metal or black leather scabbard., the latter having brass fittings. The carbine strap sported a brass grenade badge, linked to a small boss by a brass chain and all fittings were brass. The cape was, apparently, white with a yellow collar and three bands of yellow trimmed green lace across the shoulder cape, these having yellow tassels at their ends. The horse furniture consisted of a green shabraque with pointed rear corners; in other words, the same style as theos usod by Napoleon's Polish Guard Lancers. This was piped in yellow and the royal monogram was displayed in the rear corners. A green portmanteau piped in yellow was carried behind the saddle. It seems possible that, in full dress, a green shabraque with rounded front and rear corners was used. This had an unusual edging consisting of a yellow stripe edged with yellow-trimmed green scallops. Officers, Uniforms I have been unable to find any information on these and can only assume that tbey were similar to those of the men but with all yellow piping in gold and gold epaulettes. Musicians Again, as far as I can find, no information is available. Guards d'Onore Coat The coat was a white kurtka with a amaranth collar, pointed cuffs, lapels, turnbacks, shoulder strap piping, pocket piping and seam piping. Buttons were white metal and the lapel buttonholes were decorated with batons of white lace. Two white lace batons also appeared on each side of the collar while three vertical batons were worn on the cuffs. Trousers On active seivice, off white or grey trousers were worn, these being piped amaranth while, in full dress, amaranth trousers were worn with two white stripes down the outside seam. Headgear Headgear was a czapka with an amaranth top piped white along the corners and edges and with a white X from corner to corner on the top. The black lower body was separated from the top by a broad strap of white lace. Decoration consisted of a white plume, cords and flounders and an amaranth and white cockade. The plate was a white metal Polish style sunburst with a gilt centre bearing the royal monogram while the chinscales were of white metal. For undress wear, a white fatigue cap was worn, this having amaranth piping and tassels. Equipment The shoulder belts were of whitened leather with brass fittings and supported a black cartridge pouch which carried the royal monogram in white metal. Up to 1812, all troopers wore a second shoulder belt which carried a light cavalry carbine. After this date the front rank lost their carbines and had them replaced by a black lance with an amaranth over white pennon. The brass hilted sabre was carried in a steel scabbard which hung from a white waist belt sporting a white metal bunckle. Sabre straps were white. The horse furniture consisted of a Polish Guard Lancer style amaranth shabraque. This was piped with a wide band of white edged in amaranth and carried the royal monogram in the rear corners. The round portmanteau was amaranth piped white and the harness was of black leather. Officers' Unforms As usual, these followed those of the men with silver lace, epau1ettes and trouser piping In addition, a silver aiguilette was worn on the right shoulder. The officers' czapka sported silver cords and piping. Fieeld officers wore a white plume while their junior colleagues had a white plume topped amaranth. The cartridge pouch was carried on a gold belt edges silver in full dress and was made of red leather edged in silver. The belt was decorated with a silver chain and pickers. As an alternative, it seems that a red leather belt would be worn, this being edged in silver. The full dress waist belt was of this latter style and supported a sabre with a silver plated hilt, this being carried in the same type of scabbard as worn by the men. Sabre straps were silver. However, on active service, all belts were of black leather. The horse furniture was of the same pattern as that of the men, minus the portmanteau with silver decoration instead of white, while the harness was of red leather. Musicians The trumpeters' coat was of the same style as that of the men but in reversed colours with lace trimming to the collar, cuffs, lapels and turnbacks of the standard musicians' pattern; this lace also decorated the lapel button holes. White epaulettes with amaranth crescents were worn. Full dress trousers could be in reverse colours or the same as those of the men while the brass trumpets were decorated with mixed amaranth and white cords. The czapka was white with amaranth piping and sported a white over amaranth plume and mixes amaranth and white cords ant flounders. The trumpeters' shabraques were of the same style as those of the men but in reverse colors and the harness was of black leather. Guardie del Corpo On first being formed from the Guardie d'Onore, this unit adopted a provisional uniform, which was apparently still in use, alongside the regulation uniform, in 1815. Provisional Uniform Coat The coat was a single breasted, long tailed, scarlet tunic with yellow collar, pointed cuffs and turnbacks, these latter being decorated with silver grenades. Seven white metal buttons closod the front of the tunic, which was decorated with seven broad silver batons extending across the chest. A horizontal silver baton was worn on each side of the collar and two fully fringed silver epaulettes were worn, along with silver aiguilettes on the right shoulder. This coat had no pockets. Trousers Trousers were dark blue and were decorated with piping down the outer seam which consisted of a narrow strip of yel1ow sandwiched between two wider stripes of the same colour. Headgear A yellow topped czapka was worn; this had a black lower body, silver lace in the same positions as the white lace on the Guardie d'Onore version and white metal chinscales. The plume was yellow over green and was worn over an amaranth and white cockade. No cords were worn while the plate was the same as that worn by the previous regiment. Equipment The shoulder belt was of buff leather trimmed silver with white metal fittings and supported a white cartridge pouch with gold edging and royal monogram. The brass hilted sabre, which had a white strap, was carried in a steel scabbard supported by a waist belt of the same style as the shoulder belt. Horse furniture consisted of the same shabraque as worn by the previous regiment and a round blue portmanteau with white trim. The harness was of black leather. Officers' Uniforms These appear to have been the same as those of the men. Musicians No information is available. Officiers' Uniform Coat The same coat was worn but with silver trefoil epaulettes in place of the fully fringed variety. All other details were the same, including the aiguilettes. In undress, a dark blue, double breasted coat with white metal buttons was worn. This had an amaranth collar, pointed cuffs and turnbacks, the latter bearing silver grenade badges while a baton of horizontal silver lace was worn on each side of the collar. The lapels could be worn buttoned back to show the undecorated amaranth lining. This coat had the same trefoil epaulettes and aiguilettes as the dress coat. Trousers In full dress white breeches were worn with heavy cavalry boots while, in undress, grey trousers with a narrow amaranth stripe on the outer seam were worn. Headgear Headgear was a bicorne which, in undress, was trimmed with black lace with silver stiffeners and cockade strap, the latter holding the standard cockade. In full dress the bicorne was laced in silver and sported a bushy white plume. Equipment The shoulder belt was silver with inlaid medium blue squares and supported the same cartridge pouch as in the provisiosal uniform. The waist belt was of buff leather edged silver and supported the seine sable, with a silver knot on the white strap, in a steel, brass fitted scabbard. All buckles were of white metal. Horse furniture consisted of a dark blue shabraque with round front and square rear corners. This was trimmed with a broad band of silver lace, piped on the outside edge with a thin line of amaranth. The silver royal monogram was displayed in the rear corners while a square dark blue portmanteau with the same lace as the shabraque was carried. The harness was of black leather. Officers' Uniforms These were almost identical to those of the men except for the following: A full silver epaulette was worn on the left shoulder and belts were gold with silver trim, the shoulder belt sporting a silver shield and boss. Musicians Again, no details have been found. Corazzieri Coat The coat was a dark blue, short tailed, single breasted tunic with nine white metal buttons down the front and amaranth collar and turnbacks, the latter being decorated with white grenade badges. The collar had a baton of white lace on either side and a further nine batons were across the front of the coat. White, fully fringed epaulettes were worn with aiguilettes on the right shoulder. I have been unable to discover what the cuffs were like as all the illustrations show white gauntlets being worn. In undress a similar coat was worn, without the frontal lace batons and with amaranth piping down the front. The same epaulenes and aiguilenes were worn and the plain amaranth cuffs were fastened with three white metal buttons, one actually on the cuff and two above. This coat had no pockets. Trousers In full dress, white breeches were worn with heavy cavalry boots while, in undress, the same boots could be worn over dark blue breeches. For dismounted duty plain blue trousers could be worn. Headgear Headgear was a plateless bearskin with an amaranth rear patch bearing a white grenade badge. A white plume was worn at the left hand side but, apart from this, the bearskin was undecorated. It seems that a French style helmet was to have been issued but was not available in time for the cainpaign, although a print of the Battle of Tolentino in the Austrian Military Museum shows it in use; however this print is inaccurate in many other regards so should not be taken too seriously as evidence. The fatigue cap was dark blue with a white grenade on the front, white piping around the top of the body and a blue tail piped amaranth with a white tassel. Equipment French pattern cuirasses should have been worn but were not ready in time for the campaign, although the same Austrian print shows them being worn. Belts were of buff leather edged white, with brass fittings, while the cartridge pouch was of black leather and was decorated with a brass grenade. The French pattern, brass hilt heavy cavalry sword was canted in a black leather scabbard with brass fittings and had a plain white wrist strap. The cape was dark blue with an amaranth collar. The horse furniture consisted of a square dark blue saddlecloth edged with a wide band of white, inside which was a narrower band. This same edging appeared on the square portmanteau and the round bottomed pistol holsters and their covers, while a white grenade badge appeared in the rear corners of the saddle cloth. The brown leatber saddle, with a pouch for a spare horseshoe on the right hand side, was positioned over the shabraque. Officers' Uniforms As usual, these followed tbe same pattern as the mens' with all white trim in silver. Epaulettes followed the usual system for officers and were silver, as was the sword strap. The plume was white for all commissioned ranks who, in full dress, wore gold belts edged with silver. Musicians Again, my research has failed to turn up any reliable information. Veliti a Cavallo The second path begins with tbe Veliti a Cavallo, who although remaining intact until 1813, underwent a change of uniform along the way. First Uniform Coat The first pattern coat, issued to the unit during Joseph's reign, was of the Spencer sty1e, dark blue in colour with yellow collar, pointed cuffs, lapels, turnbacks and piped to the pockets. Buttons were brass. In undress, the unit wore a dark blue, single breasted tunic with all facings blue piped yellow and nine yellow lace batons across tbe front. Full epaulettes with yellow straps and scarlet crescents and fringes were worn with both of these coats. Trousers Dark blue breeches piped yellow and bearing a yellow arrowhead shaped design on the thigh were worn with hussar style boots, these being trimmed in yellow. Headgear The headgear was a yellow topped czapka with a black lower body and dark blue piping. The plume was white while the cords and flounders were yellow. The plate was of the sunburst pattern with brass rays and a white metal centre while the chin scales were brass. In undress the men wore dark blue fatigue caps with a yellow tassel and piping. Equipment All belts were of blade leather with brass fittings and supported a black cartridge pouch bearing the royal monogram and a brass hilted sabre in a brass fitted, black leather scabbard. This sabre appears to have had a black leather wrist strap. The cape was dark blue with a yellow collar. Horse furniture consistod of a dark blue shabraque of the Polish Guard Lancer style with yellow piping and monogram in the rear corner. The portmanteau followed the same colour scheme. The harness was of b1ack leather. Officers' Uniform At this period, officers' uniforms were similar to those of the men with the addition of gold epaulettes on the right shoulder and gold lace batons on the undress coat. NCOs had epaulettes with mixed scarlet and gold fringes and gold crescents and mixed scarlet and yellow cords and flouders on the czapka. Their sabre straps were yellow with a mixed gold and scarlet knot and tassel. Officers' saddlecloths were similar to those of the men with all yellow details replaced by gold. Musicians The muscians' coats were in reversed colours with piping to the collar, cuffs and lapels of the later musicians pattern lace in scarlet, white and blue. Instead of epaulettes, they wore blue "swallows' nests" with yellow piping to the shoulder straps and the upper edges and the tricolour piping to the bottom edge. The plume was yellow with a scarlet tip, the legwear was the same as for the men and the trumpets were brass with yellow cords. Musicians' saddlecloths were of the same style as those of the men but in reversed colours. Second Uniform The second uniform, introduced by Murat in 1809, was radically different to the first, that obviously being far too boring (sensible?) for his taste. Coat The dolman was white with amaranth collar and pointed cuff trimmed in yellow lace, this extending around all the edges of the collar and forming a Hungarian knot above the cuffs. This yellow lace also trimmed the edges of the dolman and outlined the pockets. Sixteen braids of yellow lace decorated the front, with 5 rows of brass buttons. Yellow lace also appeared on the back, following the two seams and ending in trefoil knots. The waist sash was alternately amaranth and yellow and had amaranth cords and tassels. The pelisse was amaranth with black fur and yellow lace trim around the edges and along the back seams, again ending in trefoil knots. The 16 lines of braid were also yellow. Trousers The new full dress, skin tight breeches were amaranth with yellow piping down the outer seams and yellow arrowheads on the thighs. These were worn with the same boots as before. On active service, amaranth trousers were worn, these having two yellow stripes and a row of brass buttons down the outer seam. Headgear The new headgear was an amaranth shako with yellow bands around the top and bottom, brass chin scales and a shield shaped, brass plate bearing the royal monogram. The white plume rose from an amaranth pompon, below which was the usual cockade, while the cords and flounders were still yellow. Fatigue caps were now white with amaranth piping and tassel. Equipment All belts were now of the usual buff and white guard pattern and the sabre strap was changed to amaranth. A new addition was an amaranth sabretache with yellow lace edging and royal monogram. The horse furniture was of the same pattern as before but was now amaranth with yellow trim and monogram. Officers' Uniform Officers' pelisses and dolmans were similar to those of the men with all yellow lace being replaced with gold, this being very ornate for the senior ranks, whose rank markings, decorated with huge Hungarian knots, extended almost the whole way up the arms. Senior officers had red fox fur trim to the pelisse. The waist sash was amaranth and gold with gold cords and tassels. Officers' breeches were amaranth with gold trim and boots were of either black, yellow or amaranth leather with gold lace. Officers' headgear was a brown colpack with an amaranth bag piped gold. The plume, rising from a gilt holder, was white with an amaranth tip for junior officers and all white for their senior colleagues. Chin-scales were gilt. Belts were white with gold edging for company officers and gold edged silver for field officers and supported a black or buff cartridge pouch with gold trim and monogram, a brass hilted sabre in a black leather scabbard with gold fittings and the gold decorated sabertache, this being vey heavily decorated for senior officers, including a heavy gold fringe for the colonel. Officers' saddlecloths were amaranth with gold trim, this becoming heavier with increasing rank; the colonel's shabraque being shown with a heavy fringe and large tassels at the rear corners. In addition, his black leather harness is heavily decorated with brass and black horsehair tassels. NCOs wore the same uniform as the men with the following distinctions: Gold trim to the shako, mixed gold and amaranth cords and flounders and muxed amaranth and gold sabre straps, as well, of course, as standard French hussar rank markings. Musicians Musicians wore an amaranth dolman faced white while the pelisse was white with white fur, in both cases the braid was a mix of amaranth and yellow. The waist sash was yellow and light blue. Breeches were amaranth with piping and arrowheads in the mixed lace and were worn, in full dress at least, with yellow leather boots piped in the same lace. Headgear was either the shako, which in this case was white with yellow trim at top and bottom ann mixed yellow and amaranth cords, a plume which had the bottom third amaranth and the rest white, and brass metalwork or a white colpack with an amaranth bag piped yellow and the same plume as worn on the shako. The trumpets were brass with amaranth and yellow cords; while the sabre strap was of the same mixture of colours. A figure in the background of a print has a sabretache which appears to be white with amaranth piping and monogram. Trumpeters' horse furniture was of the same pattern as that of tbe troopers but was white with amarantb trim. Ussari When the velites were converted to hussars, the uniform underwent some change of colour. Coat The dolman became dark green with a dark green collar and amaranth pointed cuffs. Piping and braid was as for the Veliti. The pelisse and waist sash remained the same. A single breasted green stable jacket was also worn, this had a green collar with yellow piping on the front, top and bottom, amaranth pointed cuffs piped yellow and amaranth piping down the front. Trousers Legwear remained as before although, in undress, green trousers with a wide amaranth piping could be worn. Headgear Black colpacks were now worn by all men, these having an amaranth bag piped yellow with an amaranth tassel, a white plume over a yellow over amaranth pompon and brass chin-scales. The fatigue cap was dark green with red piping and a yellow and amaranth tassel. Equipment All belts were buff with white edging and brass fittings. These supported a black cartridge pouch with a gold monogram, a light cavalry carbine, a brass hilted sabre with a white strap, carried in a steel scabbard, and a black ubretache with the royal rnonograrn in brass. The cape was white. The horse furniture rermined as before and, in full dress, the harness was heavily decorated with black horsehair tassels. Officers' Uniforms These were very similar to those of the men with everything that they wore in yellow being in gold. The level of decoration was the same as that described for the Veliti, Aloja showing a major with rank markings and Hungarian knots on his thighs descending as far as his knees. This figure also sports gold belts edged in silver, complete with a gold shield connected to a boss by a gold chain, a gold pompon surmounted by a white egret plume on his black colpack and a rnarvelous Mameluke sabre with gold fittings and sabre strap in a leather and gold scabbard. Unfortunately his sabretacbe is obscured. In undress, officers could wear a dark green, chasseur style habit coat with an amaranth collar, pointed cuffs, turnbacks, and piping to the pointed lapels. Beneath this, an amaranth waistcoat with gold braid was worn. Gold epaulettes following the usual rank system were worn with this coat as were aiguilettes on the right shoulder. Undress trousers were dark green with two gold stripes aad the headgear was a black bicorne with gold stiffeners and cockade strap and a white plume. More junior officers appear to have worn a brass hilted sabre in a steel scabbard. This had a dark green wrist strap and knot and was carried on a black waist belt. Officers' horse furniture was as for the men with all yellow dislinctions in gold. The major's shabraque in the Aloja print has a broad band of gold with a thinner band of silver inside it, the two being separated by a thin amaranth strip. His round portmanteau has gold trim around the edges with a silver circle in the middle and a si1ver and gold tassel descends from the rear comer of the shabraque. His harness is of red and black leather, being decorated with brass and black horsehair tassels. Musicians Apart from the pelisse being green, trumpeters' uniforms were the same as for the Veliti regirnent. The colpack was worn and the sabretache was amaranth with a gold monogram. The shabraque was dark green with amaranth divisions. Cavalleggieri Coat The full dress tunic was a dark green, short tailed, single breasted tunic with amaranth collar, pointed cuffs, turnbacks, seam piping and piped down the front. Nine white metal buttons closed the jacket with two more on each cuff. Nine white lace batons decorated the front of the tunic and one was also worn on each side of the collar. White epaulettes were worn, along with white aiguilettes on the right shoulder. An alternative version of this uniform appears to have had green pointed cuffs, piped amaranth. In undress, and apparently during the 1815 campaign, a dark green kutka could be worn; this had an undecorated amaranth collar, amaranth turnbacks, seam piping and piping to the dark green lapels and pointed cuffs. Epaulettes and aiguilettes were worn with this coat. Trousers In full dress, legwear consisted of amaranth trousers with green piping consisting of a thin line of white sandwiched between two wider bands of white. In undress, dark green trousers with two lines of amaranth piping could be worn. Headgear The headgear was a czapka almost identical to that worn by the o1d Guardie d'Onore except that the chin-scales and all of the plate were brass. In undress, a dark green fatigue cap was worn. This had white trim around the top of the body, amaranth piping to the tail and a white tassel. Equipment All belts were of buff leather edged white and supported a plain black or buff in full dress, leather cartridge pouch and a brass hilted sabre with a white strap and knot, in a steel scabbard. Al1 buckles were of steel. The main armament consisted of a black lance with an amaranth over white pennon. Horse fumiture was of the same pattern as for the Ussari. Aloja shows the shabaraque as being amaranth with a broad white edging and monogram in the rear corners. The portmanteau is also amaranth with white trim and centre to the ends. However, a painting in the Austrian Military Museum shows the shabraque but with white "dogs' teeth" edging. Both sources agree that the harness was of black leather with steel fittings. Officers Uniforms As usual, these were very similar to those of the men with silver epaulettes, czapka cords, amaranth and lace. All officers wore a white plume while senior officer apparently to have sported silver chinscales and have had rays on the czapka plate in the same metal. Aloja sbows a Squadron Commander with the czapka as described but with an extra trim of small, interlinked silver hoops around the top of the silver body and around the false rear peak. In full dress, belts were black edged silver and sported a heavily decorated cartridge pouch and the same sabre as the men, with a silver strap and knot, in a steel scabbard with brass fittings. In bad weather, officers could wear an unadorned dark green greatcoat, this being slit fore and aft to enable them to ride. They could also wear a similar undress uniform to that of the men. Officers' shabraques were similiar to those of the men but with silver lace, while the harness appears quite often to have been constructed of gilt or silver chain rather than leather, at least for parades. NCOs wore the same uniform as the men adorned by epaulettes with amaranth straps, silver crescents and mixed amaranth and silver fringes, as well as the normal stripes on the cuffs. Musicians Yet agaain, no information has come to light concerning the uniforms worn by the musicians of this regiment. Lancieri Coat The regiment wore a medium blue, single breasted short tailed coat with yellow collar, pointed cuffs and turnbacks. All other decoration was as for the Cavalleggieri with the addition of a white lace baton on the cuff. Trousers Legwear consisted of medium blue trousers with yellow piping consisting of a narrow line sandwiched between two wider stripes. Headgear Headgear was a cylindrical medium blue shako with a black horsehair plume rising from a white pompon, white band around the top, standard cockade, black leather peak and false rear peak, both trimmed in white metal, white metal-crowned monogram on the front and white metal chin-scales. Equipment Belts and weapons were the same as for the cavalleggieri. The horse furniture consisted of a black sheepskin with amaranth "dogs' teeth" edging and a round amaranth portmanteau with white piping and monogram. The harness was black leather with white metal fittings. Officers' Uniforms It will come as no surpnse to discover that these were very similar to those of the men with all white decoration being silver. Epaulettes were silver, although Aloja shows a Major with gold straps and silver crescents and fringes. This figure also wears a shako with a black horsehair plume, silver pompon and decoration around the top consisting of a line of interlinked gold hoops sandwiched between a row of interlinked silver hoops (above) and a pair of silver over gold lines (below). All other details are as for the men. All details of belts and weapons were as for the Cavalleggieri. The Major's shabraque is a leopardskin bearing the royal monogram in silver in the rear corners. The outer edge is piped with a thin line of gold outside a broad silver band, with amaranth "dogs' teeth" on the extreme edge. The portmanteau is amaranth with the same piping and the royal monogram in silver. The harness is of black leather, heavily inlaid with silver and decorated with horsehair tassels. Musicians No details are available. More Uniforms of the Neapolitan Army 1806-1815 Part 1: Line Infantry Part 1: Light Infantry Part 2: Cavalry Part 2: Artillery Part 3: Guard Infantry Part 3: Guard Cavalry Part 3: Guard Artillery Part 4: Naples City Guard Part 4: Provincial Legions Part 4: Provincial Companies Part 4: Cacciatori Volontari dei Tre Abruzzi Part 4: Internal Security Guards Part 4: Gendarmeria Back to Table of Contents -- First Empire #15 Back to First Empire List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by First Empire. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com