The 1er Regiment de Grenadiers–Pied de la Garde Imperiale was the backbone of Napoleon’s Old Guard. A soldier could be admitted only after 10 years of service and irreproachable conduct. The Old Guard was usually employed as a reserve, taking action only in decisive or difficult moments. The grognards or grumblers, as Napoleon nicknamed them, represented the most accomplished regiment in the arme until Waterloo.

• Period: Napoleonic Wars
• Country: France
• Skill: 1
• Model Dim. 50 cm
• Box Dim. 220 x 150 x 30 mm