THE FRENCH ARMY BETWEEN ITALY AND THE FRANCO PRUSSIAN .THE RIGHT UNIFORM

Troops of the 2nd Empire

Imperial guards of what period ? The Italian campaign or the F.P war

Chasseur but here it seems that its well before 1870 and maybe before the Italian campaign

Currassier Helmet 1858.Did it differ to that of the Franco Prussian one

Battle honours risorgimento figures

French Line infantry at Rome in the 1850's

These are from 1853

and here around 1860. Can you see the slight differences?

The Imperial Guard inItaly in 1859. These French troops differed in some aspect of their uniform as regards those that took part in the Franco Prussian War later on.Here we will try to discover these aspects. The uniforms here depict the Imperial guard in Italy and not in the Franco-Prussian. One thing we can conclude is that the bearskin was replaced by the bonnet in the Franco Prussian although some bearskins were still worn(to be continued)