80-10 Imperial Guard - Mounted Mamaluk

When Egypt was evacuated by Napoleon in 1801, those Egyptians who had co-operated with France and the French were allowed passage to France. From those émigrés Napoleon formed a squadron of Mamelukes under the leadership of the French colonel Rapp. In 1803 this squadron was reformed as a company of Mamelukes under, and attached to the chasseurs a cheval of the Imperial Guard, a unit which was charged with the personal safety of the Emperor. The company was commanded by captain commandant Delatrie who together with the adjutant and five of the nco's were French men. In addition, there were two mameluke captains, four Mameluke lieutenants and fourteen Mameluke nco's. Including the 2 trumpeters and other support troops the company strength was 9 officers and 114 men in other ranks. At Austerlitz the company received its baptism of fire by taking part in the charge of the Grand cavalry against the Russian horse-guards and thereafter received their standard. In 1806 the company was re-organised and its strength raised to 13 officers and 147 men. During subsequent years the number of Mamelukes of true Egyptian origin inevitably declined, their being only eighteen left in 1814. After the campaigns of 1812, however, the unit was reorganised once again with an influx of French born troops and its strength raised to 250. It now become part of the Chasseurs a cheval of the Old Guard while a second company was established with Young guard status. In its 15 year history, a total of 583 men served as mamelukes of whom only 209 were Orientals of either Egyptian or Syrian origin.

Venting Instructions for this mould

Kaiserlicher Wächter

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