Imperial Guard Artillery | |
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Active | 1806-1815 |
Country | France |
Allegiance | First French Empire |
Branch | Imperial Guard (Napoleon I) |
Type | Horse regiment, Foot regiment, Artillery train |
Role | Artillery |
Engagements | Napoleonic Wars |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière, Joseph Christophe Couin, Jean-Barthélemot Sorbier, Charles François Dulauloy, Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice |
The Imperial Guard Artillery was made up of the organic units of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon I's's. It comprised a regiment of horse artillery, regiments of foot artillery and a train service responsible for supplying guns with powder and ammunition.
From its creation until 1813, the Guard artillery was commanded by Marshal of the Empire, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso, and from November 1813, by Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet, Duke d'Albuféra.