Imperial Guard Artillery
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The Imperial Guard Artillery was made up of the organic units of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon I's's. It comprised a regiment of horse artillery, regiments of foot artillery and a train service responsible for supplying guns with powder and ammunition.
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Imperial Guard Artillery | |
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Active | 1806-1815 |
Country | France |
Allegiance | First French Empire |
Branch | Imperial Guard (Napoleon I) |
Type | Horse regiment, Foot regiment, Artillery train |
Role | Artillery |
Engagements | Napoleonic Wars |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière , Joseph Christophe Couin, Jean-Barthélemot Sorbier , Charles François Dulauloy, Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice |
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From its creation until 1813, the Guard artillery was commanded by Marshal of the Empire, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso, and from November 1813, by Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet, Duke d'Albuféra.