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HÄT 8042 Napoleonic French Light Infantry /
HÄT 8034 French Young Guard
when used as French Light Infantry chasseurs in greatcoats 1812-15.

Information concerning flags.
Figures 8042 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 - in this case we imagine that it covers the light infantry habit veste.

In case the Young Guard soldiers in their greatcoats shall be appointed light Infantry, please bear in mind the following details:
Light Infantry Regiments were devided into "carabiniers" companies (= equivalent to grenadiers in the line infantry), "voltigeurs" companies (= equivalent to voltigeurs in the line infantry) and "chasseurs" companies (= equivalent to fusiliers in the line infantry). As carabiniers and voltigeurs are elite companies, these soldiers have fringed epeaulettes - these were worn on the greatcoat - and crossed shoulderbelts (one for the sabre briquet).
The chasseurs companies were equipped as the fusiliers, they only had one shoulder belt running over the left shoulder combining patron pouch and bajonet. They had just had simple shoulder straps on their habit, but none were worn on the greatcoat.

So for these sets, suitable flags are the 1812-14, and the 1815 patterns for light 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.

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 8042 Napoleonic French Light Infantry
HÄT 8034 French Young Guard
when used as French Light Infantry chasseurs in greatcoats 1812-15.

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

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

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

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

Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 17: 1804-1812 pattern flag and marker flag of Carabiniers.
Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 7: 1812-1814 pattern flag and fanion of 4th Batn.
Infantry Bataillon-Flag ("fanion") 1808-1812 for 2nd Btn of each Regt.
9th Voltigeurs, marker flag.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814 pennons, 1 of each.

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

Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 24: 1812-1814 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)

Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 7: Battalion flag, 4th Batn. 1809.
Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 8: Marker flag of voltigeur companie.
Light Infantry Regt.: Marker flag of carabinier companie.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 1 pennon each.

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

Line Infantry Regts. Nr. 46 and 93: 1812-1814 pattern flags.
Light Infantry Regts. Nr. 12, 15 : 1804-1812 pattern flags.
Light Infantry Regts. Nr. 10, 24 : 1812-1814 pattern flags.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 2 pennons each.

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

2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 2 pennons each.
Light Infantry Regts. Nr. 7, 10, 24: 1812-1814 pattern flags.

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

Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 26: 1804-1812 pattern flag.
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)

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

Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 4: 1812-1814 pattern flag.
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)

Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 1: 1815 pattern flag.

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

Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 15: 1815 pattern flag.

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

Infantry Bataillon-Flags ("fanions") 1808-1812 for 6th Btn of each Regt.
2nd and 3rd porte-aigle (eagle-bearer) 1808-1814, 1 pennon each.

1/72-106 Waterloo 1815 (2)

French Army.

Light Infantry Regt. Nr. 54: 1815 pattern flag.

1/72-109 Waterloo 1815 (5)

French Army.

Light Infantry Regts. Nr.3 and 12: 1815 pattern flag.