Is this a grenadier?
But no it's our Sappeur Brillant (Brian).
Sapeur wore the bearskin as a sign of elite distinction!
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Posts by 45eme Regiment d'infanterie de Ligne
"Our conscripts are getting younger and younger monsieur le maréchal.
"Nonsense ! They will simply have more experience."
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Nos conscrits sont de plus en plus jeunes, Monsieur le Maréchal.
« N'importe quoi ! Ils auront simplement plus d'expérience.»
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Some highlights of our last event at #Whittington castle. Fantastic vibes.
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Some highlights of our last event at #Whittington castle. Fantastic vibes.
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#otd #didyouknow about this 1810 French naval victory over the famed British navy?
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Our young recruits aged 7 year old are starting their #Napoleonic education.
At a wild guess, we might need some more lessons lol 😂.
What do think?
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Capturing the moment when French finesse meets British stiff upper lip-who knew parley could be this photogenic?
La où le raffinement français rencontre le flegme britannique - qui aurait cru qu'un pourparler pourrait être aussi photogénique ?
📷credit :The_95th_Rifles
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They did force him to retreat, legend says....
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We adore the lovely grenadier there. Here is one slighly bigger!
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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 😊
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