Perhaps you can help me with a problem that I have been unable to solve to any degree of satisfaction. During the period 1803-1806, there are many references in "Anatomy of Glory" and various other books, to the Italian Guard Grenadiers and Chasseurs, serving with the French Army in France. I have written to Fred Vietmeyer several times on the matter and he has given me a little information, but most of his works, (Column, Line and Square) are based on the 1808- 1814 period. Therefore I thought that you or some of your readers might be able to help me. What was the organisation of the Italian Grenadier Guards serving in France during 1803-1806? Were they part of the "GUARD" or just attached guard troops? Napoleon had been crowned King of Rome and therefore wore two crowns and after 1806 the Italian units mostly returned to Italy as part of Eugene de Beauharnais's army and guard. They served again in the Campaign against the Austrians ending in the battle of Wagram, where they performed brilliantly. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 168 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1976 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com