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A French🇫🇷 infantry #Reenactment group in the UK 🇬🇧 portraying the lives of soldiers, NCOs, Officers, vivandières and camp followers of the #Napoleonic and #FrenchRevolution era. Posts by: @Plinys23.bsky.social

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Is this a grenadier?

But no it's our Sappeur Brillant (Brian).

Sapeur wore the bearskin as a sign of elite distinction!

#NapoleonicQuirks #GrandeArmee #45eme #livinghistory

11.09.2025 18:57 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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"Our conscripts are getting younger and younger monsieur le maréchal.

"Nonsense ! They will simply have more experience."

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Nos conscrits sont de plus en plus jeunes, Monsieur le Maréchal.

« N'importe quoi ! Ils auront simplement plus d'expérience.»

#Napoleonic #NapoleonicWars

09.09.2025 20:14 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Some highlights of our last event at #Whittington castle. Fantastic vibes.

Join the @45eme.bsky.social and revive history!

#Napoleonic #NapoleonicWars #TimeTravel #UK #livinghistory

04.09.2025 19:58 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Some highlights of our last event at #Whittington castle. Fantastic vibes.

Join the @45eme.bsky.social and revive history!

#Napoleonic #NapoleonicWars #TimeTravel #UK #livinghistory

04.09.2025 19:58 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#otd #didyouknow about this 1810 French naval victory over the famed British navy?

31.08.2025 19:51 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Our young recruits aged 7 year old are starting their #Napoleonic education.

At a wild guess, we might need some more lessons lol 😂.

What do think?

#NapoleonicQuirks #VLE🇫🇷 #CommonHeritage #SharedHistory

02.09.2025 07:42 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Capturing the moment when French finesse meets British stiff upper lip-who knew parley could be this photogenic?

La où le raffinement français rencontre le flegme britannique - qui aurait cru qu'un pourparler pourrait être aussi photogénique ?

📷credit :The_95th_Rifles

#Napoleonicwars #Napoleonic

01.09.2025 20:46 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Why do Napoleon’s portraits often show him with one hand inside his shirt? The story of the French emperor’s missing hand… Many of the most famous portraits of Napoleon depict the emperor of the French with one hand tucked out of sight. But why? As Jonny Wilkes discovers, this distinctive look was only common on canvas…

Sure, you can try this

www.historyextra.com/period/georg...

01.09.2025 16:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They did force him to retreat, legend says....

31.08.2025 20:16 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We adore the lovely grenadier there. Here is one slighly bigger!

31.08.2025 20:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Well there has been theories and suggestions around. The most plausible one is that it was the polite thing to do with one's hand at the time 😊

31.08.2025 20:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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