18th-19th century French uniforms

[randir14]

For anyone interested in that period of history I found this site, it's presented in book format. All the text is in French but it has a lot of good pictures.
http://www.darnault-mil.com/Galerie/index_galerie.htm

[kirbal]

It's seems very interesting, Thanks for sharing ! p-)

[gui45]

It's from a whole series of books from the 60's and 70's about uniforms, there are 2 books for WW1, 2 for WW2, some for the Middle Ages and the 19th century and several for the napoleonic era. There is also a series of two books which show the uniforms and armors from Antiquity to the seventies.

These are not the most accurate books though (but maybe the napoleonic ones are better than the others I don't know), but they are well-made and can prove useful.

Thanks for the link, it's nice to be able to read them this way as they have been out of print for decades.

[Maine Finn]

Nice find. French Napoleonic uniforms were pretty elaborate, especially for the cavalry. Those illustrations look like they're on the money as far as accuracy goes. I don't know about uniforms from later periods, though.

[tercio67]

Uniforms and Regimental Regalia:
The Vinkhuijzen Collection of Military Costume Illustration

Nearly 20,000 prints, drawings, watercolors, and printed book and magazine illustrations of military costume as well as military medals, regalia, insignia, coats of arms, and regimental flags, from most times and places except the United States.

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?col_id=206

[randir14]

Uniforms and Regimental Regalia:
The Vinkhuijzen Collection of Military Costume Illustration

Nearly 20,000 prints, drawings, watercolors, and printed book and magazine illustrations of military costume as well as military medals, regalia, insignia, coats of arms, and regimental flags, from most times and places except the United States.

http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?col_id=206

Wow, nice.