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HÄT 8041 Napoleonic French Fusiliers
HÄT 7008 Waterloo French Line Infantry.
HÄT 8034 French Young Guard when used as French line fusilier infantry in greatcoats 1812-15.

Information concerning flags.
Figures 8041 and 7008 wear the habit veste introduced by decret of January 19th, 1812.
Figures 8034 are dressed in the double buttoned greatcoat which in the first rate was worn by the soldiers of the Imperial Guard, nevertheless it could also be seen with line infantry.

So for these sets, suitable flags are the 1812-14, and the 1815 patterns for line infantry.
Also these figures may be fitted with ROFUR-FLAGS of the "Great Army 1812 campaign"-series.

French regimental flags - more simply known as "eagles" - 1804-1815  basically followed a general pattern for all regiments, the only difference were different sizes and inscriptions/ornamentations for line infantry and the guard. Also the regimental numbers and the names of battles in which the individual regiment had taken part differed.

After Napoleon became Emperor of France, new flags were handed out to the the army in 1804. Each battalion got its own flag, reduced to 1 per regiment (carried in the 1st battallion) in 1808. Instead of the taken away flags, the other batallions got unicoloured "fanions" in distinctive colour for each 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th battalion. These flags were fixed on poles with a spear-head.
Up to 1808 a sergeant carried the regimental flag, from 1808 the eagle was carried by an officer, covered by 2 senior NCO´s armed with specific helberds to which a white respectively red pennon were attached.
Smal marker flags were carried by sergeants of each grenadier and voltigeur company, fixed on a rod carried in the musket´s barrel.

In 1811 the tricolore flag had been introduced to the army, some regiments of the Grande Armee got their new flags in time to carry them during the 1812 campaign, others continued to fly their old 1804 pattern.

The 1815 flags were somewhat larger and of a lighter red and blue shade than the previous patterns.

Flag-staves were dark blue and topped by a gilded eagle and, with the 1812 pattern, a tricoloured cravat with golden fringe and golden cords and tassels. The eagle was carried by an officer.

More detailed informations on French flags can be found in:
FLAGS AND STANDARDS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS, Keith Over, Bivouac Books Ltd, first published 1976.
FLAGS OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS (1), Terence Wise / Guido Rosignoli, Osprey Men-at-arms-series Nr. 77, first published 1978.

1/72 ROFUR-FLAGS French Flags Napoleonic Wars list.
1/72 ROFUR-FLAGS French Flags Waterloo list.

ROFUR-FLAGS 1/72 series sheets contain the following flags that could be used with
HÄT 8041 Napoleonic French Fusiliers. 1812-1815 French line fusilier infantry in campaign dress.
HÄT 7008 Waterloo French Line Infantry. 1812-1815 French line fusilier infantry.
HÄT 8034 French Young Guard. When used as French line fusilier infantry in greatcoats 1812-15.

1/72-115: France, Great Army 1812 (1)

Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 9: 1804-1812 pattern flag.

2nd Regt. of Line Infantry 1812: Flag ("Eagle") 1804-1812 pattern and non-regular Bataillon-Flags ("fanions") for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th Btn.

Infantry Bataillon-Flags ("fanions") 1808-1812 for 4th, 5th, 6th Btn of each Regt.

Infantry-Regiment Westfalia, flag 1807-15

2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 2 pennons each.

1/72-116: France, Great Army 1812 (2) 

Line Infantry Regt. Nr.12 and 57: 1804-1812 pattern flags.
Infantry Bataillon-Flag ("fanion") 1808-1812 for 2nd Btn of each Regt.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814 pennons, 1 of each.

1/72-117: France, Great Army 1812 (3)

Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 92: 1804-1812 pattern flag.
Infantry Bataillon-Flags ("fanions") 1808-1812 for 4th, 5th, 6th Btn of each Regt.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814,1 pennon each.
Infantry Bataillon-Flag ("fanion") 1808-1812 for 3rd Btn of each Regt.

1/72-118: France 1804-1814 (1)

Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 3, 4, 33, 66, 111: 1804-1812 pattern flags.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 1 pennon each.

1/72-119: France 1804-1814 (2)

Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 12: 1804-1812 pattern flag.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 46 and 93: 1812-1814 pattern flags.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 2 pennons each.

1/72-120: France 1804-1814 (3)

Line Infantry Regts. Nr.1 and 46: 1812-1814 pattern flags.
Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 3: Voltigeurs marker flag.
Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 63: Grenadiers marker flag.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 2 pennons each.

1/72-126: France, Great Army 1812 (4)

Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 126: 1804-1812 pattern flag.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 4, 17, 18, 21, 33, 61: 1812-1814 pattern flags.
Infantry Bataillon-Flag ("fanion") 1808-1812 for 3rd Btn of each Regt.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 1 pennon each.

1/72-127: France flag patterns 1812-1814 (1)

Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 16, 27, 81, 101, 102: 1812-1814 pattern flags.

1/72-128: France, Great Army 1812 (5)

Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 56: 1804-1812 pattern flag.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 2, 1, 25, 61 : 1812-1814 pattern flags.
Infantry Bataillon-Flag ("fanion") 1808-1812 for 4th Btn of each Regt.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 1 pennon each.

1/72-129: France 1804-1815 (1)

Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 112: 1812-1814 pattern flag.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 1, 37, 70: 1815 pattern flags.

1/72-130: France 1804-1815 (2)

Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 16, 33, 85: 1812-1814 pattern flags.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 2, 15, 22: 1815 pattern flags.

1/72-131: France 1812-1814 (2)

Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 5, 13, 23, 108: 1812-14 pattern flags.
Infantry Bataillon-Flags ("fanions") 1808-1812 for 6th Btn of each Regt.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 1 pennon each.

1/72-132: France 1804-1815 (3)

Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 123: 1804-1812 pattern flag.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 13 and 106: 1812-1814 pattern flags.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 23, 28, 34, 64: 1815 pattern flags.

1/72-105 Waterloo 1815 (1)

French Army.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 25 and 28: 1815 pattern flags.

1/72-106 Waterloo 1815 (2)

French Army.
Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 105: 1815 pattern flag.

1/72-107 Waterloo 1815 (3) 

French Army.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 54, 55: 1815 pattern flags.

1/72-108 Waterloo 1815 (4)

French Army.
Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 45: 1815 pattern flag.

1/72-109 Waterloo 1815 (5)
 

French Army.
Line Infantry Regt. Nr. 92: 1815 pattern flag.

1/72-110 Waterloo 1815 (6)

French Army.
Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 93 and 100: 1815 pattern flags.