Velites de Turin at Florance

Both battalions were uniformed as for the Fusiliers-Grenadiers, the only difference being the epaulettes, which were white with red lace on the straps for privates, red for corporals and red with gold trim for NCOs. Officers had the usual distinctions. Swordknots were red and shako cords were white; corporals and privates had red pompons, whilst officers and NCOs wore red plumes.

Top: Shako plate: Velites de Florence
Middle: Tirailleurs officer's sabre
Bottom: Shako, officers of fusiliers and tirailleurs

Gardes National de la Garde

New clothing was not supplied immediately. By the end of 1810 however, the regiment was dressed in blue short-tailed coats with white pointed lapels, turnbacks piped red, and red collar and pointed cuffs piped white. The blue shoulder straps were piped red, as were the pockets, and turnback badges were blue eagles. White undergarments worn with short black gaiters.

Due to their Line infantry organisation, there was a grenadier company with red epaulettes, sword-knot, shako cords, tufted pompon and turnback grenades. The voltigeur company had these items in green (but with horns on the turnbacks). The fusiliers had white shako cords and the pompon was in company colours: 1st, green; 2nd, sky blue; 3rd, aurore; 4th, violet. NCOs had gold thread mixed into their shako cords, epaulettes and sword-knots; officers were dressed as Fusiliers-Chasseurs. Equipment was as for the Tirailleurs-Chasseurs, although the sabre-briquet was probably never issued to the other ranks.

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