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45eme Regiment d'infanterie de Ligne
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A French🇫🇷 infantry #Reenactment group in the UK 🇬🇧 portraying the lives of soldiers, NCOs, Officers, vivandières and camp followers of the #Napoleonic and #FrenchRevolution era.


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45eme.bsky.social
Sure, you can try this

www.historyextra.com/period/georg...
Why do Napoleon’s portraits often show him with one hand inside his shirt? The story of the French emperor’s missing hand…
Many of the most famous portraits of Napoleon depict the emperor of the French with one hand tucked out of sight. But why? As Jonny Wilkes discovers, this distinctive look was only common on canvas…
www.historyextra.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
45eme.bsky.social
They did force him to retreat, legend says....
August 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
45eme.bsky.social
We adore the lovely grenadier there. Here is one slighly bigger!
August 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
45eme.bsky.social
Well there has been theories and suggestions around. The most plausible one is that it was the polite thing to do with one's hand at the time 😊
August 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM