French units Corsican tirailleurs and chasseurs Foreign regiments Regiment of la Tour d'Auvergne, 1st foreign regiment Regiment of Isembourg, 2nd foreign regiment Irish regiment, 3rd foreign regiment Regiment of Prussia, 4th foreign regiment German units Hanoverian Legion Regiment of Westphalia Croatian units Croatian sedentary regiments Illyrian chasseurs Croatian provisionnal regiments Croatian hussars regiment Illyrian regiment

Spanish units Joseph-Napoleon Regiment Regiment of Catalonia Spanish Pionneers Italian units Piedmontese legion Tirailleurs du Pô Regiment of Méditerannée Portuguese units Portuguese legion Swiss units Valais battalion Neuchâtel battalion 1st swiss regiment 2nd swiss regiment 3rd swiss regiment 4th swiss regiment

Foreign regiments

The regiment is raised on September 30, 1805 mainly using austrian and russian POW. Strength reaches 6 battalions in 1810. In 1811, regiment is renamed 1st foreign regiment and is disbanded in 1814.

Chasseurs

• French cut dress with long tails in dark green cloth. Scarlet collar piped white. White fringed epaulets. Green pointed lapels piped white. Scarlet cuffs piped white with green flaps (rectangular, 3 buttons) piped white. Green turnbacks piped white and vertical pockets simulated by a white piping. White metal buttons.
  From 1807, same dress with short tails and green cuffs piped white with scarlet flaps piped white.
  In 1813, new cut habit-vest with same ornaments. Epaulets are replaced by green shoulder straps piped white.
• Green waistcoat. Green breeches. High gaiters, white in summer dress and black in winter dress, replaced by short ones in 1809.
• Black felt cocked hat with green plume over French tricolour cockade with white strap.
  From 1807, black felt shako with black leather top and base bands bearing a white metal rhomboid plate stamped with imperial eagle. Ball pompon in company colour and green plume over French tricolour cockade with white strap. White cords and flounders. Black leather peak and white metal chinscales.
  From 1809, brass plate with eagle over shield base stamped with regimental number. Brass chinscales.
  In 1813, new type shako with standard light infantry plate, white metal eagle over shield base stamped with regimental number. Plume, cords and flounders are suppressed.
• White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch. Infantry sabre with white sabre strap.

Carabineers

Scarlet fringed epaulets. Turnbacks bearing a scarlet grenade patch. Black fur bearskin without plate nor cloth top and scarlet plume, cords and flounders. Light infantry heart-shaped gaiters with scarlet trim and tassel. Cartridge pouch bearing a brass grenade. Scarlet sabre strap.
Bearskin is replaced in 1813 by the new type shako with scarlet top, base and side V bands and scarlet tufted pompon.

Voltigeurs

Green fringed epaulets with yellow moon. Turnbacks bearing a yellow horn patch. Green plume with yellow top and green cords and flounders. Light infantry heart-shaped gaiters with yellow trim and tassel. Green sabre strap with yellow tassel.
In 1813 shako with yellow top, base and side V bands and green pompon with yellow tuft.

NCOs

Rank lace in white or silver cloth on both sleeves. For sergeants, moon of epaulets, cords and flounders mixed with silver thread.

Officers

Troopers' dress with long tails. Silver rank insignias (epaulets and shako top bands). Black Hungarian boots with silver trim and tassel. For field officers, white plume in silver tulip and French saddle with green schabraque laced silver.

Drummers

Troopers' dress with red lace on collar, lapels and cuffs.

Sappers

Grenadiers' dress with sappers insignias (crossed axes over a grenade) in white cloth on both sleeves. Whitened leather apron. Shoulder belts bearing brass crossed axes. Sappers axe and sabre.

Musicians

Troopers' dress in reversed colours, scarlet with green facing, with silver lace on collar, lapels, cuffs, pockets and shako top. Silver trefoil epaulets. White plume and pompon. Green breeches and black Hungarian boots with silver trim and tassel.
From 1809, green troopers' dress with same ornaments.

The regiment is raised on November 1, 1805 mainly using austrian and russian POW. Strength reaches 6 battalions in 1810. In 1811, regiment is renamed 2nd foreign regiment and is disbanded in 1814.

Chasseurs

• French cut dress with long tails in sky blue cloth. Yellow collar piped white. White epaulets with green moon and fringes. Sky blue pointed lapels piped white. Sky blue pointed cuffs piped white. Sky blue turnbacks piped white and vertical pockets simulated by a white piping. White metal buttons.
  From 1809, same dress with short tails and epaulets replaced by sky blue shoulder straps piped white.
  In 1813, new cut habit-vest with same ornaments.
• Sky blue waistcoat. Sky blue breeches. Short black gaiters.
• Black felt shako with black leather top and base bands bearing a white metal rhomboid plate stamped with imperial eagle. Ball pompon in company colour and green plume over French tricolour cockade with white strap. White cords and flounders. Black leather peak and white metal chinscales.
  From 1807, black felt shako with black leather top and base bands bearing a brass rhomboid plate stamped with imperial eagle. Sky blue ball pompon over French tricolour cockade with white strap. White cords and flounders. Black leather peak and brass chinscales.
  In 1813, new type shako with standard light infantry plate, white metal eagle over shield base stamped with regimental number. Ball pompon is often replaced by a lenticular one with company coloured rim and white enamelled centre with battalion number painted in black.
• White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch. Infantry sabre with white sabre strap.
  Sabre disappears in 1808.

Carabineers

Scarlet fringed epaulets with white moon. Turnbacks bearing a scarlet grenade patch. Black fur bearskin without plate nor cloth top and scarlet plume and white cords and flounders. Light infantry heart-shaped gaiters with scarlet trim and tassel. Cartridge pouch bearing a brass grenade. Scarlet sabre strap.
Bearskin is replaced in 1813 by the new type shako with scarlet top, base and side V bands and scarlet plume.

Voltigeurs

Green fringed epaulets with yellow moon. Turnbacks bearing a yellow horn patch. Green plume with yellow top and green cords and flounders. Light infantry heart-shaped gaiters with yellow trim and tassel. Green sabre strap.
In 1813 shako with yellow top, base and side V bands.

NCOs

Rank lace in white or silver cloth on both sleeves. For sergeants, moon of epaulets, cords and flounders mixed with silver thread.

Officers

Troopers' dress with long tails. Silver rank insignias (epaulets and shako top bands). Voltigeurs officers are often shown with a black fur busby with sky blue bag piped silver. Black Hungarian boots with silver trim and tassel. For field officers, white plume in silver tulip and French saddle with sky blue schabraque laced silver.

Drummers

Troopers' dress with white lace on collar, lapels and cuffs. Drummers of centre companies wear sky blue swallow nests laced white.

Sappers

Grenadiers' dress with sappers insignias (crossed axes over a grenade) in white cloth on both sleeves. Whitened leather apron. Shoulder belts bearing brass crossed axes. Sappers axe and sabre.

Musicians

Troopers' dress with silver lace on collar. Silver trefoil epaulets. Black fur busby with sky blue bag piped white and white plume, pompon, cords and flounders. Black Hungarian boots with whitetrim and tassel.

Chasseurs

• French cut dress with long tails in dark green cloth. Yellow collar. Green fringed epaulets with scarlet crescent. Yellow pointed lapels. Yellow pointed cuffs. Yellow turnbacks bearing green horn patches, vertical pockets simulated by a yellow piping. Yellow buttons.
  From 1811, same dress with green lapels piped yellow. Green cuffs piped yellow with yellow flaps piped green. Green turnbacks piped yellow. White metal buttons stamped with « Régiment étranger » around number 3.
  In 1813 the regiments seemingly perceived the new cut habit with same ornaments, epaulets replaced with green cloth shoulder flaps piped yellow.
• White waistcoat. White or green breeches. Heart shaped short black gaiters with green lace and red tassel.
  From 1811, green waistcoat.
  From 1813, standard short gaiters.
• Black felt cocked hat. Green plume with scarlet top over French cockade with white strap.
  From 1806, black felt shako with black leather top and base bands bearing a brass rhomboid plate stamped with imperial eagle. Green plume or ball pompon over French tricolour cockade with white strap. White cords and flounders. Black leather peak and brass chin scales.
  From 1811, plate die cut with the number 3 and white metal chinscales.
  From 1813, new type shako with white metal eagle over shield base stamped with regimental number. Company coloured pompon.
• White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch and infantry sabre with white strap.
  The sabre is suppressed in centre companies in 1810.

Carabineers

Centre companies dress with scarlet fringed epaulets. Shako with red top band, plume, pompon, cord and flounders. Red grenade patch on turnbacks. Scarlet sabre strap.
With the 1811 dress, centre companies shako with red plume, cord and flounders.
With the 1813 dress, shako with red top and bottom bands and side V, red brush plume.

Voltigeurs

Centre companies dress with green epaulets with yellow crescent and fringes. Shako with yellow top band, green plume with yellow top and green pompon, cord and flounders. Green horn patch on turnbacks. Green sabre strap.
With the 1811 dress, centre companies shako with green plume with yellow top and green cord and flounders.
With the 1813 dress, shako with yellow top and bottom bands and side V, yellow brush plume.

NCOs

Rank lace in white or silver cloth on both sleeves. For sergeants, crescent of epaulets, cords and flounders mixed with silver thread.

Officers

Troopers’ dress with long tails. Silver rank insignias (epaulets and shako top bands). Black Hungarian boots with silver trim and tassel. For field officers, white plume in silver tulip and French saddle with green schabraque laced silver.

Drummers

Troopers’ dress with gold lace on collar, lapels and cuffs. Five yellow lace chevrons embroidered with green rhomboids on both sleeves.
With the 1811 dress laces on collar, lapels and cuffs are suppressed.
In 1813 the imperial livery is adopted.

Sappers

Grenadiers’ dress with sappers insignias (a grenade over crossed axes) in white cloth on both sleeves. Whitened leather apron. Shoulder belts bearing brass crossed axes. Sappers axe and sabre.

Musicians

With the 1811 dress, troopers’ dress with silver lace around collar, lapels, cuffs, cuff flaps and pockets. White plume. Black leather Hungarian boots with silver lace and tassel.

Flags

The Irish Legion was issued in 1804 with an eagle, with green silk flag of 80x80cm with gold fringes bearing on the obverse the words :

L’EMPEREUR
DES FRANÇAIS
A LA LÉGION
IRLANDAISE

in gold letters and on the reverse a gold Irish harp above the words
in gold.

L’INDÉPENDANCE
DE L’IRLANDE

In 1812 this flag is replaced by a standard French flag of 1812 type without battle honours that can have worn the words :

L’EMPEREUR
NAPOLÉON
AU 3ME RÉGIMENT
ÉTRANGER

1. Chasseur 1803-1806 (a), chasseur (b) and carabineers’ drummer (c) 1806-1810.
2. Chasseur (a), carabineer (b), voltigeur (c), drummer (d), sapper (e) and musician (f) 1811-1812.
3. Chasseur (a), carabineer (b), voltigeur (c) and carabineers’ drummer (d) 1813-1814.

Following the final formation decree of April 15th 1804, the infantry component of the legion is raised as a Light Infantry Regiment of two battalions, each composed of one grenadier and four chasseurs companies. Difficulties of recruitment led to reorganize it in 1806 as a single battalion of eight companies.
The regiment is first posted in Germany and transferred to Avignon in France at the end of 1805 and to the Atlantic coast in 1807. In August 1807 it becomes part of the Gironde Observation Corps which leaves to Spain with the Army of Portugal in January 1808. It takes part in the battles of Benavente and Oporto.
A voltigeur company is raised in the battalion on February 25th 1809 and on September 30th 1809 the remnants of Regiment Westphalia are incorporated in Hanoverian Regiment as its second battalion.
The regiment then takes part in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and battles of Busaco and Fuentes d’Onoro. Finally the regiment is disbanded in August 1811 and the remaining strength dispatched between other German speaking regiments (3rd and 4th Foreign and 127th, 128th and 129th Line Regiments).

Chasseurs

• Until 1808, German cut then French cut coat in red cloth. Dark blue collar piped white. Green fringed epaulets. Dark blue lapels (square cut for French cut coat) piped white. Dark blue rounded cuffs piped white then with French cut coat dark blue cuffs with red flaps piped white. White turnbacks bearing blue horn patches and vertical pockets simulated by a blue piping. White metal buttons.
  Some sources indicate collar, cuffs and cuffs flaps without piping, lapels piped red and blue turnbacks bearing white horns.
• White vest and breeches. Black short gaiters and shoes.
• Black felt shakos with black leather top and bottom bands bearing a white metal rhomboid plate stamped with imperial eagle. White cords and breeches. Green plume and spherical pompon above tricolour cockade with white strap. White metal chinscales.
• French infantry equipment, white leatherwork and black leather cartridge pouch. French infantry sabre, white leather strap with green knot.

Carabineers

Troopers dress with white epaulets. Black fur bearskin bearing a white metal or brass plate stamped with imperial eagle. Red plume, white cords and flounders. Red sabre strap. White metal chinscales.
Some sources indicate red epaulets and chasseur shako with red plume, cords and flounders.

Voltigeurs

Troopers dress with green epaulets with yellow crescents. Green plume with yellow top, green cords and flounders. Green sabre strap with yellow knot.

NCOs

Troopers dress with white or silver piped blue rank laces.
For sergeants, epaulets with silver crescent and fringes mixed with silver.

Officers

Troopers dress with long tails with silver or silvered ornaments. Silver rank insignias (epaulets and shako band).
Sword with swordbelt worn on right shoulder.

Drummers

Troopers dress in reversed colour, dark blue with red collar, lapels, cuffs and turnbacks. Collar and lapels laced white and white chevrons on both sleeves.

Flags

It seems probable that Legion infantry was granted with a flag of Picot type at the end of 1804 or at the beginning of 1805. Flag with a simple gilded pike finial and 150x150cm silk with red and blue corner triangles surrounding the central white diamond painted with the words :

L’EMPEREUR
DES FRANÇAIS
A LA LÉGION
HANOVRIENNE

In gold on obverse and :

VALEUR
ET
DISCIPLINE

On reverse. Hollow corner wreath with silver background.

Light horses

• Single breasted coat in dark green cloth closed down by a row of nine buttons. Green shoulder straps piped buff. Buff piping in front of coat. Buff pointed cuffs. Buff turnbacks. Copper buttons.
• Buff breeches with green Hungarian knots and side bands. Black leather Hungarian boots with buff lace and tassel.
  In campaign dress, green overalls with black leather insert.
• Black felt shako with black leather top and bottom bands bearing a brass rhomboid plate stamped with imperial eagle. Green ball pompon over tricolour cockade with yellow strap. Brass chinscales.
• Light buff leatherwork and black leather cartridge pouch. At first Hanoverian dragoons sabre then French hussars sabre with single bar brass hilt and iron scabbard. Light buff sabre strap.
• Black leather light cavalry harness. White sheepskin shabraque with buff wolf teeth and green cloth cylindrical portmanteau laced buff.

NCOs

Troopers dress with yellow or gold piped yellow rank laces.

Officers

Troopers dress with long tails with gold or gilded ornaments. Gold rank insignias (epaulets and shako band).
Knötel and Carl show officer, maybe belonging to staff, wearing a black fur colpack with red, yellow or red bag and white plume with yellow or red top.

Drummers

Troopers dress with buff buttonholes laces across chest. Green plume with red top. Brass trumpet with green cord.

Standards

Each squadron may have been granted at the end of 1804 with a standard of Challiot type with a simple gilded pike finial. 60x80cm silk with red and blue corner triangles surrounding the central white diamond painted with the words :

L’EMPEREUR
DES FRANÇAIS
A LA LÉGION
HANOVRIENNE

In gold on obverse and :

VALEUR
ET
DISCIPLINE

On reverse. Hollow corner wreath.

Plate HL06

1. Light Infantry regiment : fourrier in 1808 (a)(Hahlo), chasseur (b) and grenadier (c) 1809-1811 (Marbot) and chasseur following Valmont (d). Sabre of chasseur and grenadier (e). Tambour following Würtz (f). With (b), (c) and (d) coat for corporal, sergeant and sergeant-major.
2. Mounted Chasseurs regiment : chasseur in 1807 (a)(Cronaca Rovatti). Chasseur in full dress (b)(Marbot) and campaign dress (c)(Knötel). Trumpeter (d)(Knötel). Troopers sabre and saddle cover (e).

Plate HL17

1. Light Infantry regiment : voltigeur (a)(Boeswillwald), flag (b), subaltern officer (c)(Marbot).
2. Mounted Chasseurs regiment : colonel in service dress (a)(Aerts), Staff trumpeter (Carl)(b), standard (c), subaltern officers (d and e)(Carl and Knötel).

Croatian and Illyrian troops

Under the terms of Treaty of Vienna (October 14th, 1809) Austria ceded to French Empire the Illyrian provinces – encompassing roughly the present days Croatia and Slovenia.

Sedentary Croatian regiments
Illyrian Chasseurs

The six Austrian Grenzer regiments forming the bulk of the Croatian land forces were incorporated as such in French and renamed Sedentary (or Provincial) Croatian Regiments.
The imperial order of May 22nd, 1810 regulated the new uniform for these regiments seems to have introduced at the same time the name “Illyrian Chasseurs” with the following correspondence :

All six regiments were disbanded at the end of 1813 when the provinces faced invasion by Coalition forces.

Chasseurs

• Initially men kept their Austrian dress, with old Austrian features suppressed or replaced by their French counterpart. Brown single breasted coat closed down by a single row of ten buttons. Facings colour collar. Facings colour pointed cuffs. Facings colour turnbacks. Buttons following regiment.
  From 1810, dark blue single breasted coat closed down by a single row of nine buttons. Facings colour collar. Facings colour piping in front of coat. Facings colour pointed cuffs. Facings colour turnbacks. White metal buttons.
  Uniforms replacement seems to have been very slow so the Austrian brown dress was still worn in 1813 – sometimes with a brownish black colour following attempt to dye them with blue.
• White vest and brown or sky blue Hungarian style trousers and white overalls for marching order.
  From 1810, dark blue Hungarian style trousers.
• Conical black felt Grenzer shako bearing French cockade with white strap. Black leather peak and chinstrap.
  From 1810, French black felt shako with black leather bottom and top band bearing a rhomboid white metal plate stamped with regimental number. Company colour ball shaped pompon over French cockade. White metal chinscales.
• Austrian equipment. White leatherwork and black leather cartridge pouch.

Officers

Troopers’ dress with silver or silvered rank insignias (epaulets and shako features).

Fanions

There is in Vienna a fanion that can be granted to these regiments. Fanion of white cloth with silver fringes bearing the diagonal inscription :

3EME
ILLYRIEN
IEME BON

Natural wood staff with white metal spearpoint finial

Provisional Croatian regiments

The Emperor decides in 1811 to reactivate the Austrian usage to detach one battalion from each of the sedentary Croatian regiments to raise field provisional regiments.

1st Provisional Croatian Regiment

The 1st regiment is raised on October 26th 1811 with one battalion from the 1st(Lika) and 2nd(Ottochatz) Illyrian Chasseurs regiments. It takes part in the Russian campaign within the IVth Army Corps (prince Eugene) in 13th Infantry Division (Gen. Delzons).
Both battalions are reorganised in February 1813, using remnants of former battalions and new recruits coming from Croatia, and posted to garrison the city of Glogau where the regiment is disbanded in January 1814.

2nd Provisional Croatian Regiment

The 2nd regiment is raised in February 1813 with one battalion from the 3rd(Ogulin) and 4th(Sluin) Illyrian Chasseurs regiments. It takes part to the campaign of Germany within IVth Army Corps (Gen. Bertrand) in 12th Infantry Division.
In July 2nd regiment is posted to garrison the city of Glogau where it is disbanded in January 1814.

3rd Provisional Croatian Regiment

The 3rd regiment is raised on September 21st 1811 with one battalion from the 5th(Glina) and 6th(Petrine) Illyrian Chasseurs regiments. It takes part in the Russian campaign within the IInd Army Corps (Mar. Oudinot) in 9th Infantry Division (Gen. Merle).
His remnants are incorporated in the 1st Provisional Regiment and it is officially disbanded in July 1813.

4th Provisional Croatian Regiment

The decision to raise a 4th regiment with one battalion from the 5th(Glina) and 6th(Petrine) Illyrian Chasseurs regiments is taken in August 1813 but this regiment is disbanded in January 1814 without being fully organised.

Chasseurs

• French cut coat in dark green cloth. Light buff collar, sometimes bearing a patch in the parent Illyrian Chasseurs Regiment colour. Green shoulder straps piped buff. Green pointed lapels piped buff. Buff pointed cuffs. Buffs turnbacks and vertical pockets simulated by a buff piping. White metal buttons.
• White vest. Green breeches and black short gaiters. Green or white overalls in marching order.
• French black felt shako with black leather top and bottom bands bearing a white metal imperial eagle over shield stamped with regimental number. White lenticular pompon with company coloured rim and battalion number in black over French cockade with white strap. Black leather peak and white metal chinscales.
• White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing a brass imperial eagle.

Grenadiers

Troopers’ dress with scarlet fringed epaulets and scarlet grenade patches on turnbacks. Scarlet laces to shako, scarlet pompon and plume.
Brass grenade badge on cartridge pouch and French infantry sabre with scarlet sabre strap.

Voltigeurs

Troopers’ dress with green fringed yellow epaulets or green fringed epaulets with yellow moon and green horn patches on turnbacks. Buff laces to shako, buff or green pompon and scarlet plume with yellow top.
Brass horn badge on cartridge pouch and French infantry sabre with green sabre strap with yellow tassel.

Drummers

Troopers’ dress in sky blue cloth (3rd Regiment, dress before 1812?) or troopers’ dress with imperial livery laces (1st Regiment, dress of 1813?).

Sappers

Grenadiers’ dress in sky blue (3rd Regiment, dress before 1812?) or green (1st Regiment, dress of 1813?) cloth. Black fur colpack or bearskin. Sapper insignias (crossed axes) on both arms apron and axe.

Flags

Some convincing clues allow to assume that the 3rd Croatian Regiment was awarded in 1812 a flag of the new type. It is very likely that 1st Regiment at least has also received an eagle.
Tricoloured silk of 80x80cm divided in three vertical bands with blue one at hoist. Gold fringes and embroideries. No battle names on reverse an on observe the words :

L’EMPEREUR
NAPOLÉON
AU 3ME RÉGIMENT
D’INFANTERIE
CROATE

In gold. Blue staff of 2,45m with gilded brass eagle finial and tricolored cravat with gold fringes and embroideries.

Croatian Hussars Regiment

After the disastrous Russian Campaign the French army tries by all means to compensate for the enormous cavalry losses sustained during retreat. The governor of the Illyrian Provinces, general Bertrand, orders on February 11th 1813 to each Illyrian Chasseurs Regiment to detach a troop of 100 men mounted and equipped as cavalryman. This decision is confirmed by the imperial decree of February 23rd that raises the 1st Croatian Hussars Regiment with strength of three squadrons.
As organisation proceeds the regiment is called, along with 4th Illyrian Chasseurs Regiment (Sluin) to fight back a Turkish raid.
Before reaching his full definitive establishment of six squadrons, the regiment is sent to Lyon in August 1813 to avoid being faced to Austrian troops.
The imperial decree of November 25th 1813 disbanding all foreign regiments is applied there to the hussars. On November 25th the Croats are disarmed and transformed into a battalion of Pioneers of five companies.

Hussars

• Hussars dress, sky blue dolman with white braids and laces. Light buff collar laced white. Buff pointed cuffs laced white. Iron grey pelisse with white braids and laces and black fur trim. White wool hussar sash with crimson barrels and tassels. White metal buttons.
• Iron grey breeches with white Hungarian knots and side laces. Black leather Hungarian boots with white trim and tassel.
  Iron grey overcoat and iron grey overalls with black leather inserts.
• French black felt shako with black leather top and bottom bands bearing a white metal rhomboid plated stamped with “1 HUSSARDS CROATES” or “HUSSARDS CROATES” or “1”. Company coloured ball pompon over French cockade. White metal chinscales.
• White leatherwork. Black leather sabretache bearing a white metal eagle over “1 HUSSARDS CROATES”. Light cavalry sabre with white sabre strap.
• Black leather light cavalry harness. Black sheepskin saddle cover with buff wolfteeth. Iron grey portmanteau laced white.

Trumpeters

Forthoffer shows a trumpeter with troopers’ dress laced with imperial livery on both arms.

Illyrian Regiment

The Illyrian regiment is raised by decree of November 16th 1810 to incorporate in French army all Austrian prisoners of war originating from Illyrian provinces not submitted to the sedentary land forces system and from the territories of Istria and Fiume.
Organised as light infantry regiment in Turin it is established to four war battalions of six companies each. It takes part in the Russian campaign within Marshal Ney IIIrd Army Corps in General Razout 11th Infantry Division. After retreat, remnants are gathered in a single battalion for the campaign in Germany.
The Illyrian Regiment is disbanded on November 25th 1813.

Chasseurs

• French cut coat in dark blue cloth. Scarlet collar piped white. Scarlet shoulder straps and swallow nets piped white. Blue pointed lapels piped white. Blue pointed cuffs piped white. Blue turnbacks piped white and vertical pockets simulated by a white piping. White metal buttons.
• Blue vest piped white. Blue breeches and heart shaped black gaiters with white trim and tassel.
• French black felt shako with black leather top and bottom bands bearing a white metal rhomboid plate stamped with a hunting horn. Scarlet ball pompon and plume over French cockade with white strap. Black leather peak and white metal chinscales.
• White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch.

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Portuguese troops

• 6 light infantry regiments (only 5 formed)
• 2 chasseurs a cheval regiment
• 1 artillery battery

• 1st regiment in Ledru 10th division of Ney third corps
• 2nd regiment in Razout 11th division of third corps
• 3rd regiment in Legrand 6th division of Oudinot second corps

Chasseurs

• Short tailed coat of brown cloth. Red collar piped white. Brown shoulder straps piped red. Red lapels piped white. Red pointed cuffs piped white. Red turnbacks piped white. White metal buttons stamped with "Légion portugaise" around regiment number.
• White waistcoat. Brown breeches. Black short gaiters.
  In campaign dress, white cloth overalls with red double side bands and piping.
• Black Portuguese type shako (barretina) bearing brass horn over regimental number plate. Black leather peak and brass chin scales.
• White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch and French infantry sabre.

Grenadiers

Scarlet fringed epaulets. Red cords, flounders and plume.

Voltigeurs

Green fringed epaulets with scarlet moon. Green cords and flounders and red plume with yellow top.

NCOs

Troopers' dress with rank laces on both sleeves.

Officers

Troopers' dress with silver rank epaulets. Scarlet silk sash.

Drummers

Troopers' dress with white lace on collar and lapels and in chevron on both sleeves.

Swiss troops

Fusiliers

• Long tailed french cut coat of scarlet cloth. Yellow open collar piped sky blue. Scarlet shoulder straps piped yellow. Yellow squared lapels piped sky blue. Yellow cuffs piped sky blue with scarlet flaps (rectangular with three buttons) piped sky blue. Yellow turnbacks piped sky blue bearing scarlet five pointed stars. Vertical pockets simulated by yellow piping. White metal buttons.
  From 1812 short tailed coat with closed collar and lapels of scarlet cloth with same ornaments. Blue crowned N on turnbacks.
• White waistcoat and breeches. High white gaiters in full dress, black in campaign dress, replaced in 1812 by short black gaiters in all dresses. Black shoes.
• Black felt shako with black leather top and base band and side V, bearing a brass eagle. Company coloured ball pompon over french tricolour cockade with white strap. Pompon and cockade are often worn until 1810-1811 on left side of the shako. White cords and flounders. Black leather peak and brass chinscales.
  From 1812 brass eagle with base plate stamped with regimental number.
• White leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch. Infantry sabre with brass single bar hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings and white sabre strap.