This part of EMPIRES, EAGLES AND'LIONS deals with specific questions requested by our readers and authors. We find this section necessary because many questions remain without answers and are lost in the back issue of the magazine. We are intending here to keep the ' list open until the answer comes! We'll repeat the questions from time to time. We have not received yet any answer to the questions published in our last issue. This is not surprising since the time span is too short. 'We feel that question # 7 should be reworded. Question # 7 At Somosierra in Spain, in 1808, the Polish Lancers of the Guard, not Lancers yet, made a brilliant charge. Colonel Niegolski in his MEMOIRES says: "Napoleon, after the brilliant-chage at Somosierra in 1808.1 saluted the standard of the regiment." What was that standard? It must have been a Polish flag given to the Regiment in Warsaw when it was raised in 1807. Please not that the regiment of Polish Lancers of the Imperiale Guard received an Eagle only in 1811, on June 30, 1811 to be exact.(see NEW JAW NEWS issue # 14, pages 5 & 6) Question#13 from Jon Harrison Do you have any information on the French Eagles which were awarded to regiments. I have seen several paintings in which there are some variations such as the Eagle facing to the right rather than to the left and in one there seems to be a wreath of laurel around the neck of the Eagle. Also if you have any details to the exact size. I am particularly interested in detailed photograph of drawings of the feet and tail. The French Eagle was awarded to at least one Polish regiment. Note from the editor. I have on hand the data necessary to answer question # 13. If everything goes according to plan the answer should be published in our next issue. Jean A. Lochet Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 23 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1978 by Jean Lochet This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com