Incomparable

Napoleon's 9th Light Infantry Regiment

By: Terry Crowdy

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eBook | 20 September 2012 | Edition Number 1

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The meticulously researched story of one of the greatest regiments in Napoleonic history, the French 9th Light Infantry.

An elite battalion under Louis XVI, the 9th Light Infantry regiment were with Napoleon from almost the beginning, turning the field at Marengo and breaking the Austrians. They then spent over a decade fighting their way across the continent, following Napoleon to the bitter end.

Bringing their Eagle out of hiding when Napoleon returned from exile in 1815 they almost saved the day again, at Waterloo, spearheading a charge to rejoin Napoleon. But unlike at Marengo, they failed. Napoleon dubbed them 'Incomparable', and their story is extraordinary even by the standards of the dramatic and turbulent years in which they lived.