Uniform

In full dress a blue coat (paletot), similar to a dolman, with aurore braid, brass buttons and red pointed cuffs was worn. There were fifteen rows of braid and three rows of buttons (five after 1809), and brass shoulder scales. It was often worn with only the top three buttons fastened, thus exposing the red waistcoat, which was braided as for the jacket. Blue trousers were worn over gaiters and had aurore darts and side-stripes. In undress a plain blue jacket (caracot) and trousers were worn, the former having two rows of buttons and aurore lace on collar and cuffs.

Corporals had two aurore chevrons above the cuff; NCOs had five rows of buttons, mixed red and gold braid, gold rank chevrons and gilt metalwork. Officers wore a chasseur uniform for full dress: wholly blue with gold collar loops and cuff trim, red waistcoat with gold braid, and blue breeches with gold trim as for light cavalry. Undress consisted of a blue surtout with gold-laced collar and cuffs and gold epaulettes, aiguilettes and anchor badges on the turnbacks; blue breeches with gold lace and goldtrimmed hussar boots. Trumpeters wore a sky blue uniform with red and gold lace and braid (five rows of buttons), although the jacket only had aurore collar and cuff lace.

Headdress

Shakos were worn with aurore lace bands at top and bottom and aurore cords. A tricolour cockade was secured to the front by an aurore loop and brass button. Around 1808 a brass plate of a crowned eagle upon an anchor was added, at which time the cockade was moved to the lower left. A red pompon replaced the full dress plume. Musicians and NCOs had red and gold cords. Officers wore a bicorn, plain or with gold trim and red plume. Forage caps were blue with aurore trim and anchor badge.

Equipment

All leatherwork was black. The cartridge pouch had a brass eagle badge, although this was originally an anchor. It was carried on a waistbelt for a short time before being transferred to a shoulder belt, to which a brass anchor badge was added in 1811. A sabrebriquet was carried from the right shoulder belt, which had a brass plate bearing an anchor (changed to an eagle 1811). The sabre had a brass hilt and aurore knot. Knapsacks and muskets were carried. At first officers carried an epee on a white waistbelt, which was changed to a sabre and black belt with gold trim. The knot was gold. Trumpets were brass with red and gold cords.

Imperial Guard Infantry

Grenadiers a Pied
Grenadiers Hollandais
Chasseurs a Pied and Veterans
Marins
Fusiliers
Tiraillers
Conscrits
Voltiguers
Velites and Gardes National de la Garde
Pupilles and Flanquers