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the :-':a\~' had it O\\'n artillery regiments and'Ou\Tiers' hattalions as "'e11 as Gendarmerie. na\'alengineers and a host of ,ldministrati\'e and ~eCUrilYforces, all with c1istincti\'e uniform~, which are far toonumerous to deal \\'ith here. \ \'ith ~ailors added. the• 'a\~' could number up to 100.000 men. a considerableforce which :-':apoleon partly mobilized to sen'e onland.1st class artisan of the Navy's 'Ouvriers militaires de la Marine'between 1810-1814. Pnnt a er Vernet.breeches; bicorn \\;th white cockade loop and redpompon; infant!!· arms and equipment with shortsabre; infantry shako with white metal diamondshapedplate and chin scales from 1 ovember \ \0;crowned Non turnbacks and lapels to waist from1 12. rtillery companies wore the same uniform asthe line artillery.There were also im'alids at the hospital of the'trwalides' in Paris. apoleon added hospitals atLom·ain and A\;gnon as well as care homes atVersailles and Vincennes. These men were mJivinvalidated by missing limbs, blindness or affected b)'other grievous wounds and cared for by MedicalCorps staff and nursing nuns, Their uniform was anample blue coat with no lapels, open in front, mallblue tanding collar, red round cuffs and lining; pewterbunon ; blue wai tcoat and breeches; bicorn withwhite cockade loop, There also were many badges forvarious ranks and decorations,NavyThe French Navy was not part of the arm)' but wasunder the authority of the .\Iinistry of the :-':a\')'. ButArtillerie de la Marine.\larine Artillery. The Royal ,\1arine Artillen' Corpswas disbanded in the turmoil of the Re\'olution but thegovernment soon came to its senses. On 25 October\ 795, a new corps of,\larine Artillef)' of 22,000 menin 7 Half-Brigades wa created. each ha\;ng threebattalions of nine companies, each compam' ha\;ng120 men: also three companies of 'OmTiers' of themarine artillef)' and four squads of 'Apprentiscanonniers'(apprentice gunners) to pro\'ide trainedgunners for the fleet, Corps transformed into fourregiments totaling H,400 men on 5 ,\lay \ 03; fourcompanie of'Ou\Tier~',each of I -0 men; 5th and 6thcompanies added in.\la)' and june I 05: fourcompanie~ of':\.pprentis-canonniers', three more from6 October 1 03; one disbanded in I 05: titled 'Corpsimperial de l'Artillerie de la Marine' on 9 ~ovemberJ804; establishment raised on 29 Februaf)' 1812 to19, -00 ~trong; transferred from the .\1inist!!· of the~a\~' to the .\1inistf)' of \\'ar on 24 januaf)' 1813. ixbattalions remained in the ports, 20 banalions totaling9640 men became the outstanding ',\ larine Di\;sion'of the 1 13-14 campaigns: rallied to the Emperor inI 15 but. aw no action.l:niform from 1803: blue coat, blue piped scarletcuffs, lapels and turnback~; red collar piped white andred cuff flap; brass buttons; blue waistcoat andbreeches; black gaiters. Fir t Class gunners had redepaulenes, econd Class gunners had red shouldertrap, 'Aspirants' gunner blue piped red shoulderstrap . ~COs and ma ter gunner~ had a gold laceedging the collar. Bicorn hat with a yellow cockadeloop and red pompon; from \807, black shako withred cords and pompon (red plume for dress occasions),bra s plate, red bands at tile top and ba~e until c. \810,black thereafter. Blue undres 'paletot' and linenpantaloons: white accoutrements; hanger only worn by:-':COs and First Class gunners; musket with brassfurnishings. 'Ou\Tiers' had the same uniform exceptfor scarlet lapels. ':\.pprentis-canonniers' had a blue'paletot' and a leather cap with brass plate bearing 'theattribute of the artillef)·'. During the 1813 and 1814campaign, the four artillef)' regiments wereometimes mistaken for the Imperial Guard as the)'Admiral's dress uniform, c. 1804-1815. Senior naval officers ofthe French Imperial Navy had similar uniforms to armygenerals, blue with gold embroidery. The only distinction wasthe anchor badge on buttons, belt-plates and belt.wore blue greatcoats with blue pantaloons and blackshako cover. Officer had gold metal and lace.Ouvriers Militaires de la MarineMilitaf)' Artisans of the Na\'y. Raised on 15 januaf)'1808, of I companies augmented to everal battalions;II battalion existing in I II; most erved \\;ththe land army; disbanded during .\1ay of 1 14, reraisedin Mar 1815 and disbanded injul)'and ugust.niform: blue coatee with black velvet collar, cuffsand lapels, blue piped red turnbacks piped red \,;th ananchor and crossed axes as ornaments; brass buttons;blue waistcoat and breeches; long grey gaiters; shako\\;th red bands and pompon, also red over blackplume, and yellow cockade loops. 1st class OmTiershad red fringed epaulettes, 2nd class red shoulderstraps and 3rd class blue shoulder straps piped red.\Vorking dress was a fatigue cap, 'paletot' and trousersall in dark blue witll black short gaiters as well as alinen smock and trousers. Officers: gold buttons,epaulene and lace.Back view of Admiral's dress uniform, c. 1804-1815.Gendarmerie Maritime.\1aritime or na\'al Gendarmerie. Seven companieposted in large naval ba e and ar enal at Bre t,Lorient, Le Ha\·re, Rochefort, Toulon, Antwerp andGenoa.Uniform: ame as the Gendarmerie but buttonshad naval designations and anchor. Some also mentionan anchor on belt-plate and at the collar.Equipages de la Flotille NationaleThe 'Equipages' were simply the crew of each ship.Although they had no set uniform initially, theygenerally were issued a 'paletot' which was a doublebreasted round jacket with standing collar, a waistcoat,long trou ers, a wool cap and a round hat. In May180-1-, sailors were henceforth to wear a blue jacket\,;th horn buttons, red waistcoat, blue trousers, blackcravat and round hat.The 'Flotille Nationale' came about from late Mar1803 when Napoleon started planning an invasion ofEngland. \tVithin a few months, the 'FlotilleNationale' had over 20.000 men which remainedpoised to anempt a crossing for the next two years.The 'Flotille' sailor's uniform was ordered to be, from116 Al1ille1'Y. Specinlists. Reserves nnd Xm.:l'A1'li//ery. Specinlists, Reserves nnd nt'] 117