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Napoleonic EraDiscuss the many wars fought around the globe around the time of Napoleon. This forum is dedicated to the memory of Ben Weider.
I'm a huge fanatic about the great General Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle and I'd love to start a thread about him.
I basically know so much about him but I was wondering if any of you know some rare information, have rare quotes, or pictures from books. I've always wondered if any of you have the book "Soldiers and Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars" by F Hourtouille because I hear there are tons of color plates of Lasalle and if any of you could scan them that would be great!
I'll eventually share bits and pieces of info as the thread goes on but I'll start it off with this:
A young Lasalle after Rivoli before Napoleon with captured flags.
General Lasalle Lasalle at Golymin
Portrait of Lasalle, can anyone identify the awards and trinkets on his pelisse?
What?! Another Lasalle backer? What's the world coming to? Nah,just kidding, to me this is the greatest era of Cavalry in history. Make sure you vote in the cavalry leaders poll in this forum. Oh,and welcome to the greatest forum on the 'net.
__________________ This battle is lost,however there is time to win another. General Desaix to Napoleon at Marengo,June,1800.
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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon
My avatar: Sergeant Taria, Grenadier of the French Imperial Guard. Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and survivor of the Russian campaign. This photo was taken in 1858, when he was at least 70 years old.
Haha thanks guys Anyone else have some cool pictures and info?
Well... you asked for it, now you got it.
"Lasalle at the battle of Wagram" by Mark Churms.
General Lasalle and Marshal Murat:
Lasalle:
Lasalle's incredible bluff at Stettin ( ten thousand Prussians + 160 guns surrender to 500 French hussars ):
"General Antoine-Charles-Louis-Lasalle" by Edouard Detaille ( two sizes ).
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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon
My avatar: Sergeant Taria, Grenadier of the French Imperial Guard. Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and survivor of the Russian campaign. This photo was taken in 1858, when he was at least 70 years old.
Sorry, I'm not aware of any biography of Lasalle in English.
At least, I have more pictures to show.
Lasalle at Wagram.
General Lasalle, 1809 - plate by Herbert Knötel.
Lasalle's sabre ( or saber ) and pipe.
__________________
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon
My avatar: Sergeant Taria, Grenadier of the French Imperial Guard. Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and survivor of the Russian campaign. This photo was taken in 1858, when he was at least 70 years old.
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"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon
My avatar: Sergeant Taria, Grenadier of the French Imperial Guard. Veteran of the Napoleonic Wars and survivor of the Russian campaign. This photo was taken in 1858, when he was at least 70 years old.
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Lasalle at Golymin
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