Quartermaster of the Sailors of the Imperial Guard
Active
29 July 1804–23 April 1814 29 May 1815–4 September 1815
Country
First French Empire
Branch
French Imperial Army
Type
Artillery Support
Size
Initially 4 x Companies, later expanded to 8
Part of
Old Guard, Imperial Guard
Engagements
Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Austerlitz
Dos de Mayo Uprising
Battle of Bailen
Battle of Beresina
Battle of Waterloo
Military unit
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Global Information
First French Empire
French Imperial Army