Photographs of French Napoleon’s Veterans

[Exocet25fr]

https://library.brown.edu/info/collections/askb/veterans/

[nikimcbee]

That's totally cool.:Kaleun_Salute:

[Skybird]

The real meaning of "dressed to kill". :D


Reminds me of some chapters in John Keegan's "A History of Warfare" where he talks about that warrior castes often accept absurd, even hindering attachments to their armour and clothing only because it was tradition or a way of expressing resistence to changing fighting methods and modernization having its ways. Those photos impress due to the details. And the peacock-like posing of the subjects.



Nice find!


Those clothings do not look comfortable. Maybe that is their purpose: to keep the warrior in a grim mood.

[nikimcbee]

The real meaning of "dressed to kill". :D


Reminds me of some chapters in John Keegan's "A History of Warfare" where he talks about that warrior castes often accept absurd, even hindering attachments to their armour and clothing only because it was tradition or a way of expressing resistence to changing fighting methods and modernization having its ways. Those photos impress due to the details. And the peacock-like posing of the subjects.



Nice find!


Those clothings do not look comfortable. Maybe that is their purpose: to keep the warrior in a grim mood.


Skybird, did you ever see the TV series "Soldiers", based on Keegan's book? It's the best! I still have the original VHS tape I used to record it off TV!

[Skybird]

No, but now I will keep my eyes open for it. 't was a good book. Thanks for the hint!

[em2nought]

Somebody should see if Peter Jackson would colorize these. :up:

[nikimcbee]

No, but now I will keep my eyes open for it. 't was a good book. Thanks for the hint!


It's on youtube, let me see if this link works for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7BMcZmP-Xg&t=13s


Tank episode::Kaleun_Wink:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eldii7MGAOQ

[Skybird]

It does work over here for sure. Thank you! Links stored away, will watch it in the near future.

[Buddahaid]

I wish my friends and I could wear these for Mardi Gras next year.

[August]

I wish my friends and I could wear these for Mardi Gras next year.




Are you French? You wouldn't want to be accused of Cultural Appropriation Dude! :)

[Exocet25fr]

https://marinamaral.com/napoleons-grande-armee-veterans-2/

[Exocet25fr]

https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/06/mystery-waterloos-last-living-soldier

[Buddahaid]

Are you French? You wouldn't want to be accused of Cultural Appropriation Dude! :)

I'm certain there is at least one French molecule in there somewhere.

[Exocet25fr]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57810139

[Exocet25fr]

https://twitter.com/EpicHistoryTV/status/1262430744938504193/photo/1

[Exocet25fr]

http://emperornapoleon.com/photos/russian-veterans.html#

[Exocet25fr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0U6XT7Ot9Y