NP 011 French imperial guard fusiliers chasseurs regiment

The imperial guard had several regiments of grenadiers, in addition to the regiment of chasseurs on foot of the guard.

Among the chasseurs on foot of the guard we can find two different groups:

chasseurs and fussiliers chasseurs.

Acting in this case the chasseurs as an elite unit, within the regiment.

The fussiliers chasseurs wore the same uniform and distinctive colors as the chasseurs , but they wore jackets instead of the bear-skin cap without a badge and without the top plate of the elite unit.