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Legion HanovrienneHano\'erian Legion. Created 13 April I Ool; consistedof light infantry battalions and mounted chasseurquadron ; di banded 9 :\ugust I I I. Chasseurincorporated into I tHus ars and 9th Che\'au-Iegers,light infantry into 12 th, 12 th, 129th Line Infantry,Prussia and I embourg Regiments.niform: Infantry had red coatee, blue collar, cuffand lapel, white piping, white rurnbacks; pewterbutton; white waistcoat and Hungarian-style trousers;light infantry shako. Officers had long-tailed coatswith vertical pockets..\Iounted chasseur had greensingle-brea ted coatee, yellow collar, cuffs, rurnbacksand piping; brass buttons; yellow waistcoat andHungarian-style breeches; hussar shako; yellow beltswith black waist belt buckle.PolesLegion du Nord?-'orthern Legion. This unit wa created in Poland on20 eptember I 06, followed by the creation of a 2ndLegion at Turemberg three day later, butincorporated into the 1st Legion in March 1807;passed into axon service on I August I 07.nifonn: blue kurta with blue piped red collar, redlapels, cuffs, cuff flaps and rurnbacks; pewter buttons;blue breeches; black gaiter up to knees; czapska withblue crown, white piping and cords, brass plate; skyblue epaulette and plumes for fu iliers, red forgrenadiers who al 0 had red cord on czapska.Legion de la VistuleVi rula Legion. Organized in 180 with remnants ofthe former Polish Legion, re-named Legion de IaVi rule in March 1 08; 2nd Legion created July1809; 1st Legion had four infantry regiments and acavalry corps, 2nd Legion had three infantryregiments only; 2nd Legion incorporated into 1st on12 February 1810; the four regiments amalgamatedinto one 'Regiment de la Isrule' on 18 June 1813;disbanded 1814.niform of infantry: blue polish-style coatee('k"Urta'), yellow lapels and rurnbacks, regimental collarand cuffs, blue houlder trap piped yellow; pewterbuttons; tight white pantaloons; black half-gaiteredged white; shako with sunrise plate, white cords;grenadiers had white epaulette , red carrot-shapedpompon and czapskas from I 12. Regimentaldistinctions: 1st, blue collar and yellow cuff; 2nd,yellow collar and cuffs; 3rd, yellow collar and bluecuffs; 4th, blue collar and cuffs. Drummers had theame dress with crim on and white lace edging thefacing and chevrons on the slee\·es. Pioneer;, had a tallbearskin cap with brass sunrise plate and a long yellowbag piped white. Officer had silver metal andepaulettes.Ca\'alry of the \'isrula Legion organized as lancerregiment (Lanciers de la legion de la Visrule) 20.\Iarch I 0 ; becomes 7th Che\'au-legers-lanciers onI June 1 11. A 2nd \ Isrula Legion Lancers organizedFebruary 1 11; becomes th Che\'au-Iegers-Iancieron I June I 11 (see chapter 5).niform of cavalry: blue kurta, yellow collar, cuffs,lapels, rurnbacks and piping at back seams, bluehoulder strap piped yellow; pewter buttons: blue ashwith two white tripes; blue pantaloon with doubleyellow stripes; black boots; czapska with yellow crownpiped white, bras sun-shaped plate, white cords, blackplume with blue tip; white epaulettes for elitecompanie ; crimson over white lance pennons; whitesheepskin edged yellow. Trumpeters: Imrta of reversedcolours, facings edged with white lace; red trumpetcords; black sheepskin edged yellow.KrakusThe regiment of Krakus light cavalry was created inPoland on 19 December 1812; recruited in thecountryside; mounted on small, srurdy horse; took thefield in April I 13; part of French th Army Corps;served \\~th much distinction in campaign of Germanyand France right up to the battles for Paris in AprilI lol; disbanded afterwards.nifonn: had ome variations, basicall~' a melonshapedcrimson cap \~th white piping and top, narrowblack astrakhan fur at bottom, white plume at left ide;blue frock coat (full skirted, no buttons, fastening \~thhooks and eyes), crimson cuffs and collar white pipingon all edges, red edged white Cossack-style fivecartridgepockets on both sides of chest; crimson waistbelt; long blue trousers with crimson stripe and blackleather strapping; grey trimmed crimson (or black)sleeved cloak \~th shoulder cape and hood; bluehousings edged crimson. Anned \~th lance withoutpennon, sabre and pistol. Officers had same but silverlace instead ofwhite piping; blue housings edged silverpiped crimson.Variations are noted, possibly later changes: a plaincrimson square-topped Polish cap with black furbottom, no plume; the frock coat has no cartridgepockets, no white piping; black belts; black heep kinhou ings.The Krakus cavalry had no trumpeter but u ed'Bunczuncks' instead: a lance with a horse tail attachedbelow the spear used to make silent signals withoutalerting the enemy.Voltigeur officer in campaign dress, 3rd Swiss Regiment,c. 1810. Print after contemporary drawing.The BalkansBataillon des Chasseurs d'OrientBattalion of Oriental Chasseur . Fonned JanuaryI 02 \\~th elements from the Copt and Greek legionsrecruited in Egypt; erved in outhern France, Italy,Dalmatia and Corfu; only 96 left when recalled toFrance in late I 13; disbanded 24 September I 14.niforms: as French light infantry regiments.Voltigeur officer in full dress, 3rd Swiss Regiment, c. 1808. Pnntafter contemporary drawing.Chasseurs aCheval loniensIonian Mounted Chasseurs. Squadron created inCorfu 27 ovember 1807; reduced to a company of12 officers and men on 13 December 1 0 ; recruitedand served in Ionian islands and Corfu; disbanded18H.Uniform: as French 25th Chasseur Ii cheval butthe buttons bore 'Chasseurs ioniens'.124 FOl'eigl1 TroopsForeign Tl'OOpS 125