1. French Infantry units had regular target practice, a note often overlooked in most references to infantry. This was done at ranges near the camps or the barracks. See page 248 of NAPOLEON'S SURGEON. 2. Russian bullets were larger than those used by the French. French 3/4 ounce and 1.19 Diameter Russian 1 1/4 ounce and 1.00 Diameter NAPOLEON'S SURGEON by J. Henry Dible, pages 166 and 258, William Heinemann Medical Books Limited, London, 1970. 3. TERMS: For the benefit of the newcomers to the club and for those who are older members and sometimes get terms confused, the following chart should prove helpful. ULans: German, Russian and Polish term for Lancers. Also includes Austria. Sometimes rated as Light and sometimes as Line Cavalry. Chasseurs: Light cavalry with smaller horses than line or heavy. Used for scouting, covering flanks, action with enemy "LIGHTS," and armed with a saber and carbine. Hussars: Light cavalry, patterned after original units which were of Hungarian origin. Dragoons: Mounted Infantry: In French became medium cavalry, or Line cavalry.* Cuirassier: Armored Cavalry with either breast and back plates or just breast plates. rode heavy Belgium, Flemish etc. draft horses. the so-called WAR HORSE does not exist today so it is hard to picture these troopers, in line of battle. Heavy Cavalry: These include the French Carabineers, the British House Hold Cavalry, Cuirassiers, French Guard Horse Grenadiers. * British Light Dragoons rate as Hussars and Chasseurs. 4. After Waterloo, Marshal Grouchy and his son Victor, spent some time at the home of King Joseph in Bordentown, New Jersey. The son was later sent to handle some land that Grouchy had bought in Alabama. Many years after he had fled to the United States, Lieutenant, now Brigadier General in the Louisiana Legion, Benjamin Buisson, commanded a 14 gun battery against Admiral Farragut's fleet after it had successfully passed the Confederate batteries in Forts Jackson and St. Philip. Having no effect on the Union warships, the General then marched his crews to New Orleans to help defend the city. Upon their arrival, finding the city in Union hands, the crews were dissolved. General Andre Burthe d'Annelet de Rosenthal had a wife named Marguerite Suzanna Delord Sarpy who wore the uniform of the French 4th Hussars and took part in several battles. She rode with the Emperor on the night of the battle of Austerlitz. When General Burthe was sent to Spain, she followed him as far as Bayonne, then returned to her family, having enough of war. Tom Devoe Artillery Schools Continued: The Barracks of Remeveck, near Vienna was the Imperial artillery School for the Austrians. Back to Empire, Eagles, & Lions Table of Contents Vol. 1 No. 7 Back to EEL List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997 by Jean Lochet 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