UNIFORM DETAILS:

Coat: Like the Grenadiers, blue cloth, but with scarlet collar, lapels and cuffs.
Turnbacks were also scarlet with gold grenades.
The collar, lapels, cuffs, turnbacks and pockets were edged with gold lace.
Epaulettes were gold trefoil.

The buttonholes on the lapels and on the pockets were edged with gold lace and gold tassels (Brandenbourgs) as were the three and buttonholes on either side of the coat.

Before 1804 the red colour was crimson with 5 buttons on the lapel, but this changed to scarlet with seven buttons from 1804.

Trousers and Waistcoat: White

Boots: Officer type boots turned down or  White Gaiters

Chapeau: Edged with gold lace and the stiffeners, cockade strap, and tassels were gold. A mixture of crimson and white feathered edging and a cluster of ostrich feathers was worn (crimson, white, crimson) with a central plume of white feathers.

Drum Major Chapeau, Bandsman Chapeau, Bandsman Uniform
"Foot Regiments of the Imperial Guard" by Michael G Head, Almark Publications

ARMS & UNIFORMS Napoleonic Wars Pt2 L & F Funcken	Print form Aaron Martinet 1807	Painting Guide Prince August Mould 80-7
Horn Player 1800 - 1810 Painting by Hoffman	French Napoleonic Band 1804  - 1815 Pioneers, Drum Major, Lead Drummers, Fifiers, Musicians,  Colonel and Lieut Colonel	Negro Cymbalist 1800 - 1810 Painting by Hoffman

BAND FORMATIONS:

I have taken two sources of information to depict the formation of the bands, but they indicate that these are some possibilities.
 

Abbreviation used: DM - Drum Major DS - Drum Master BM - Band Master C   - Clarinet F   - Flute O   - Oboe B    - Bassoon T    - Trumpet TR - Trombone H   - Horn S    - Serpent BD - Bass Drum TD - Tenor  Drum SD - Side Drum TRI - Triangle CY - Cymbals JJ - Jingling Johnnie

Instruments L - R Trombone, Flute, Clarinet, German Flute, Eppe (sword), Oboe, Bassoon, Bassoon variation Below:  Serpent, Horn

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BAND FORMATION according to HISTOREX
Front

DM

DS	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD
	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD

BM

TD	SD	CY	BD	JJ	CY	TRI
B	B	O	C	C	F	F
TR	TR	S	S	T	H	H

Note: the front 16 side drummers are Regimental Drummers wearing Bearskins.

Tête de Colonne

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BAND FORMATION by Michael G Head
in "Foot Regiments of the Imperial Guard"
Almark Publications

Small Band
Front

BM

		TRI	JJ	BD	CY
S	TR	T	F	B	B	TR	O
S	O	O	C	C	C	C	O

Large Band
Front

DM

DS	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD
	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD
DS	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD
	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD

BM

TR	JJ	CY	BD	CY	T	TR	H
S	F	F	O	O	T	B	H
S	C	C	TD	C	C	B	H
C	C	C	C	C	B	B	H

Note: the front 32 side drummers are Regimental Drummers wearing Bearskins.
 

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Tête de Colonne "TOY SOLDIERS"

Band of the Imperial Guard Grenadiers 1810
Tradition of London Set No. 89

French Imperial Guard Band
Frontline Figures (FGB1)

Drum Major FGB4

3 Drummers FGB6

Add on musicians Pt1 FGB2 & Pt2 FGB3
 

Prince August Moulds 80-1,7,11 & 17 with conversions instruments from Dorset Soldiers and PA Moulds -803
Cast and Painted by John O'Brien

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Acknowegements to my Reference Sources:

"Foot Regiments of the Imperial Guard" by Michael G Head, Almark Publications
"Arms and Uniforms The Napoleonic Wars Part 2" by L & F Funcken, Ward Lock
"Napoleon's Army 1807 - 1814 as depicted in the prints of Aaron Martinet"
by Guy C. Dempsy, Jnr, Arms and Armour
"Military Bands and thier Uniforms" by ack Cassin-Scott & John Fabb, Blandford
"HISTOREX Catalog" Historex Agents, Dover
"Napoleon's Guard Infantry (1)" P.Haythornthwaite OSPREY # 153
"Prince August" Painting Guide to Mould 80-7

This page has been prepared by John O'Brien, Australia
obees@upnaway.com
9 March 2003