NAP0429-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale item we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like new condition.
First Legion's NAP0429 Saxon Guard du Corps Standard Bearer
The Saxons were annexed to the French Empire in 1806 and after the War of the Fifth Coalition in 1809, it was clear the army needed a reorganization along the lines of the more modern French army. Saxony eventually joined the coalition of Allies that opposed Napoleon. First Legion has created a grouping of the unique Saxon Garde du Corps to expand Napoleon's forces, or possibly the Coalition if assembling a display of hand painted miniatures taking place during the War of the Seventh Coalition.
It was a high honor to carry the standard, and it took a brave man to do it. Claiming an enemy standard was considered an act demonstrating great strength and of utter defeat for the unit that lost its flag.