36198 - Napoleon on Marengo First Legion - US Airborne Because they were in the

Because they were in the vanguard of any military force these soldiers were called “pioneers

foolhardy assault on the enemy sniper allows the rest of the squad to advance to a better forward position

The sponge was dipped in water to douse any sparks or burning debris between rounds and the rammer was used to seat the charge and projectile firmly at the breech

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few

In many cases natural pigments were used to personalize the white shirts commonly offered

36198 - Napoleon on Marengo First Legion - US Airborne Because they were in theNapoleon on Marengo On 6 April 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne. After some 15 years of armed conflict, the Emperor of France and conquerer of a large portion of Europe was exiled to the tiny island of Elba. He spent only 9 months and 21 days there. With the aid of a meager partisan fleet of seven ships and 1,000 men, Napoleon escaped his island prison on 26 February 1815. He landed again on French soil to a warm reception. The royalist