Französische Bardin-Uniformen - Tafeln von Vernet im Uniformenportal

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Ich habe heute die in einem Faksimile der 1960er Jahre enthaltenen 47 Tafeln von Carle Vernet zum "Bardin-Reglement" bearbeitet und in das Uniformenportal gestellt. Die aus der Sammlung Brunon entstandene Faksimile-Edition hat repräsentative Tafeln unterschiedlicher Truppengattungen und Anzugstypen ausgewählt, daher bildet die Auswahl von insgesamt 244 Tafeln eine gute Auswahl zur Beurteilung des Aussehens der spätnapoleonischen Armee.

Wie in der Einleitung geschrieben, wurde das "Bardin-Reglement" erst ab 1813 umgesetzt, dort wahrscheinlich auch erst bei neu aufgestellten Einheiten. Daher muss die hier präsentierte "Soll-Vorschrift" immer mit anderen zeitgenössischen Darstellungen abgeglichen werden.

Über den u.a. Link kommt Ihr zu diesem neuen Abschnitt des Uniformenportals.

Schöne Grüße
Markus Stein

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Hier ein Werbe-Prospekt für die 48 ! Tafeln als kleine Ergänzung.

[Prince of Essling]

Règlement sur l'habillement des hommes des troupes présenté à Napoléon 1er par le colonel BARDIN

All volumes viewable (but not downloadable) at Les uniformes de l'armée de terre sous Napoléon

The Musée de l'armée is the custodian of a copy of the regulations on the clothing of land troops presented to Napoleon I, produced by Colonel Etienne-Alexandre Bardin, who was responsible for modelling the various elements of the uniform, headdress and harness of the army's troop corps. This work, dated 1812, is composed of a volume of text describing the elements of the uniform, illustrated by two volumes of plates of line drawings, some of which are watercoloured, and a volume of plates of watercolour drawings representing military types made by Carle Vernet's workshop.

Under the Restoration, a new regulation was ordered from Colonel Bardin to adapt to the symbolism of the new regime. This "Uniform Regulations" of 1818 is presented in two volumes of handwritten text illustrated by a third volume of engraved drawings representing the elements of the uniform described. A printed volume, entitled "Extract from the regulations on the uniform..." and dated 1817, divided into a text part and an engraved drawings part, completes this corpus.
The Musée de l'Armée also holds two manuscript copies of the volume of text copied, corrected and enriched by the author, as well as a more recent transcription (1856) made by an officer presenting in black and red ink the different versions of the text.

[Kein Prinz]

Beautiful work again Marcus,
as long as the paragraph -
" The Commission prepared a Reform of the French uniforms closely with one of its members, the then Major of the infantry Bardin , connected. Even if the Reform was published in the beginning of 1812, put an Imperial decree of 12. April 1812, that the new effects should only be from the year 1813 issued. Since that time, many associations were in Spain or Germany, is likely to be disengaged, therefore, only to be Re-formations of the years 1813/14 with the new Uniform" is observed
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As has recently been divulged and confirmed by Paul L Dawson on FB and other posts, the delay in actual manufacture and issue (and multiple reformation of such regulations for 2 years as noted in handwritten amendments on an 'official' copy) was significant AND the Restoration added more diversions of material and supply.

From his Napoleon’s Dragoons and Lancers: Uniforms and Equipment published this year he notes -

“Donated by Madam Millot in 1901 to the Musée de l’Armée is Major Bardin’s working copy of the manuscript. The text, after being presented to the Emperor, went through many edits, and it is filled with notes, comments and major changes to the regulations in April 1813. We have used Bardin’s own notes as the basis for our work. We have endeavoured to present the text as it is written down by Bardin, including corrections and annotations.”

Further comment “Despite the Bardin decree being signed off in February 1812, no archive document could be located in 2023 that authorised the production of Bardin-regulation clothing. The only document that mentions Bardin with any certainty is the decree of 17 September 1812, which is frustratingly vague: it makes no mention of clothing,[errata....] ”

His final statement shows “How far the changeover was completed by the time Waterloo was lost is impossible to say. Certainly, the army in the 100 days’campaign would have presented a far from uniform appearance, with Royalist Livery worn side by side with brand-new Imperial Livery.”

Thus not only is the proposed date misleading, but simple manufacture and supply contigencies enormously impacted actual use by soldiers.
Excerpts taken From Paul L Dawson- This material may be protected by copyright.

regards
davew