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eeches; shako; green stable jacket; light grey-bluecloak. There were many variations such as sky blueiJ1Stead of light grey-blue and white piping edgingfacings. Trumpeters: same but blue coatee with lightgrey-blue facings edged white; imperial livery from1812. Officers had silver buttons, epaulettes, shako topband and cords.Officer, Foot Artillery, c. 1805-1812. Miniature. J. Ostiguy. Ottawa.blue piped red lapels, blue collar, red pointed cuffs, redturnbacks with blue grenades, red epaulettes; shakowith red pompon, rest as before. Blue housings edgedred with brass numeral, crossed cannons and grenadebelow. White accoutrements, brass hilted light cavalrysabre, carbine and pistols, blue sabretache edged redwith brass crossed cannons, number and grenade.Trumpeters: same as the men but red dolman, bluecuffs and collar edged yellow, blue cords; also a varietyof red coats with lapels sometimes worn with a czapskaon campaign. Officers had the same as the men butwith gold cords, buttons and lace.Uniform of the Artillery Train: light grey-bluecoatee, blue square lapels, collar, cuffs and turnbackswith light grey-blue grenades, light grey-blue pipedblue shoulder traps; pewter buttons; light grey-bluealso white waistcoat; light grey-blue overalls with bluestripe and white metal buttons; also buff breeches;boots; bicorn hat; grey cloak; hat and later shako withwhite metal plate and chin scales, white cords, greybluetipped red plume also pompon. From 18 J2, lightgrey-blue coatee, blue collar, cuffs, lapels andturnbacks, light grey-blue grenades on turnbacks;white metal buttons; light grey-blue waistcoat; buffCorps Imperial du GenieImperial Corps of Engineers. The French Corps ofEngineers consisted of officers specialized infortifications, of battalions of Sappers and companiesofM.iners with their own engineer officers, and of'employees' serving as canal and building keepers. Thecorps had two sapper battalions raised to four in 1800and six companies of miners; 5th sapper battalion andthree miner companies raised 1801; each sapperbattalion had nine companies of 152 each; minersorganized into two miner battalions of five companiesof LOO each on 21 December 1808; 6th sapperbattalion raised in 18 I0 by incorporation of Dutchsappers; vValcheren sapper battalion created 4 May1811; lie d'Elbe (Elba) sapper battalion created 18June 181 I; company of'Ouvriers' (Artisans) created 12November 181 I; reduced to five sapper battalions in1813; reorganized into three regiments of twobattalions each including five ofsappers and one ofminers on 12 May 1814; disbanded 15 October 1815and later reorganized.From I October 1806, each sapper battalion had20 caissons for tools driven by 60 wagoneers('charretiers') reorganized into four Train companies('Train du Genie') totaling 563 on II August 1809;train battalion ofsix companies on 9 December 1811.Uniform of Sapper Battalions: blue coat, blackpiped red collar, cuffs, cuff flaps and lapels, redturnbacks with blue crossed axes, blue piped redshoulder straps and red epaulettes; brass buttons; bluewaistcoat and breeches; black and grey gaiters; bicornhat with red plume or pompon, yellow cockade loop;white accoutrements; white stock in peacetime andblack on campaign; grey greatcoat; short sabre withred sword knot; musket with brass furnishing. Shakosreplaced hats from about 1808 but were officiallyordered only on 9 Tovember 1810. The shako hadbrass crowned eagle plate and chin scales, red plumeand cords. Rank badges on sleeves were an orange lacefor corporal, gold lace for sergeants. Miners had thesame uniform as sappers except for orange epaulettes,Opposite.Gunner, Foot Artillery, c. 1808-1812. Print after Martinet. Anne S.K.Brown Military Collection, Brown University. Providence, USAJ02 Al1illelJ, Specifllists, ResenJes fl1/dIfiVyAl1illelJ, Specifllists, Reserves fl1/d Nflvy J03