How about Lasalle?

[OotKust]

We all know about the man and his exploits- ribald and on the battlefield seeking a glorious death- but hey, in 1805 he was ‘just’ a Gen de brigade in charge of a pair of Dragoon regiments.

He was with the ‘rear’ echelon of the Grande Armée, maintaining order and LOC I imagine, wasn’t at Austerlitz nor a part of Neys command actions in the Tyrol.

So what uniform was he wearing? Did the beau sabreur don a Generals habit and breeches, with chapeau, a fanciful enhanced Dragoon uniform, or maintain (and his entourage) his cavalier legere style dress, despite not, leading such troops?

He was given his head in 1806, yet seems a subdued hollow party in 1805. Who had he upset..?

cheers d

*I ask this as I’ve seen such anochronisms in gamers armies as a greatcoated Buonparte leading a Republican Army etc.

[Heroy]

“Who had he upset?” Everyone but Napoléon ? Starting with the Berthier family.

Just a guess as to uniform in 1805 …. He started wearing the baggy red pants, plain black boots and curved sabre à la Mameluk after Egypt. Green vest with some gold tresses. Green habit-frac with red collar & cuffs and gold buttons. Blue & gold sash and chapeau of a général de brigade.

On the day of Austerlitz, Lasalle’s 4e dragons (chef d’escadron Théodore Contant) were detached on guard in Vienna. Lasalle’s 14e dragons (colonel Guillaume Lafon de Blaniac) & 26e dragons (ex- 17e de cavalerie, colonel Pierre Delorme) were moving to join the army and had arrived at Raygern (now Rajhrad), ~20 km away to the south-west. The 14e & 26e dragons were part of the pursuit on the day after the battle.

[OotKust]

🙂

[Heroy]

“his entourage”

Aide de camp lieutenant du 10e hussards Hector Thérond (Calvisson, en Gard 1772 – Moulins 1812).

He was supposed to have 2 aides de camp, but only selected one.

https://books.google.com/books?id=gtlkAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA184

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/C-wAAOSwO1de33I4/s-l1600.jpg

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/21MAAOSwgM5e33JD/s-l1600.jpg

He did not take his wife or a mistress on campaign.

He likely could not afford real domestic servants …. just an old maréchal de logis, likely from the 10e hussards in 1805, as a palfrenier.

[OotKust]

Thanks again.

Athough he was not at Austerlitz, I do have a version of Lasalle in my future. So useful to know with whom he associated.

An old friend parted company with a few of his models years ago, old Hinchliffe painted himself in oils and rather than leave such figures in boxes, I felt I could now present them a battle future.

Not the best pics but… https://flic.kr/p/2nSum5s

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Not sure why his reigns weren’t attached, but I can manage those when the time comes…

cheers d

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