Uniforms of the French artillery, 1809. Soldier of the line artillery train in light blue-grey coat and buff breeches. Foot artillery in shako, blue coat with red cuffs and piping, white (summer) gaiters, armed with musket. Train d'artillerie, artillerie a pied, 1809. Handcoloured woodcut by Henri Désiré Porret after an illustration by Hippolyte Bellangé from P.M. Laurent de lArdeches Histoire de Napoleon, Paris, 1840.
Uniforms of the French artillery, 1809. Soldier of the line artillery train in light blue-grey coat and buff breeches. Foot artillery in shako, blue coat with red cuffs and piping, white (summer) gaiters, armed with musket. Train d'artillerie, artillerie a pied, 1809. Handcoloured woodcut by Henri Désiré Porret after an illustration by Hippolyte Bellangé from P.M. Laurent de lArdeches Histoire de Napoleon, Paris, 1840.