Uniform of the Grenadiers-á-Pied de la Garde: 1810-1815
Cost to Equip One Grenadier
By Paul Dawson
Issue
To equip a single Grenadier Soldat, with all the items of uniform
detailed above cost the princely some of 127,75 francs, the equivalent
to the weekly wage of a Major of Infanterie de la Ligne!
In short, the Grenadier would be issued with the following:
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Item in French
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Issued
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English Translation
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Bonnet a Poil
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1
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Bearskin
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Pompon
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1
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Pompon
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Pokalem ou Bonnet-de-Police
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1
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Pokalem or Bonnet-de-Police
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Cocardes
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2
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Cockades
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Capote
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1
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Greatcoat
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Habit-veste
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1
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Habit
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Veste ou Gilet à manches
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1
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Waistcoat
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Pantalons de tricot
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1
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Breeches
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Pantalons de toile
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1
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Overalls
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Chemise
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3
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Shirt
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Caleçon de toile
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2
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Underpants
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Col noir
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1
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Black stock
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Col blanc
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2
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White stock
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Paires de demi-bas de fil
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3
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1 pair of cotton stockings
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Guêtres gris
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1
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Grey (campaign) gaiters
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| Guêtres noirs |
1
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Black gaiters |
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Guêtres Blanc
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1
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White (parade) gaiters
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Paires de Souliers
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3
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Shoes
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Fusil & baïonette
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1
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Musket and bayonet
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Bretelle de fusil
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1
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Musket strap
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Giberne
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1
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Cartridge box
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Porte-Giberne
|
1
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Cartridge box strap
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| Sabre |
1
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Sabre |
| Banderole |
1
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Sabre strap |
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Havresac
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1
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Backpack
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Silex et plomb
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3
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Flints and lead reloads
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Silex en bois ou corne
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1
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Wooden or horn flint
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Piece de graisse
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1
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Piece of grease
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Bouteille à huile
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1
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Oil bottle
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Tourne vis
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1
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Screwdriver
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Epinglette
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1
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Small pin (to clear the touchhole)
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Tire-balle
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some
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Ball puller
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Peigne
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1
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Comb
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Trousse garnie
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1
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Tool kit
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Alène
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1
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Awl - to pierce leather (for leather repairs)
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Tire-bouton
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1
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Button Puller
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Vergette
|
1
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Clothes wisk
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Martinet
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1
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Small mallet
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Curette
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1
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Scraper
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Astique
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1
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Brass polisher
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Polissoir
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1
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Polishing brush (for leather)
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Livre de solde
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1
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Pay Book
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All equipment was the soldat’s personal equipment and absolute
responsibility; were any article lost or damaged he was expected to
repair or replace it out of his pay.
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Reconstructed Grenadier en Grande
Tenue
c.1810. Front View
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Reconstructed Grenadier en Grande
Tenue
c.1810. Rear view
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Placed on the Napoleon Series: October 2003
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