INDEX

Alexander, Czar of Russia, 96, 104, 109, 111, 275, 292, 318, 324, 326

Aspern, Battle of, 204–10;

Eagle buried on the battlefield, 204;

two Eagles lost at, 205;

at bay in the burning village, 207;

Napoleon demands to see both Eagle and colonel, 208

Auerstadt, Battle of, 127, 133–6;

Davout under fire at, 134–5;

Eagles under fire at, 135;

Napoleon and the Third Corps, 136

Augereau, Marshal, 37, 145, 155, 156, 157, 158, 164, 169;

wounded at Eylau, 158;

sends Marbot to save a regiment, 179;

in disgrace, 364

Austerlitz, Eagles in the battle:

Eagle of the 15th Light Infantry rescued by the Commandant, 101;

Eagle of the 111th rallies the regiment, 102;

Eagle of the 108th in peril, 103;

Eagle of the 10th Light Infantry rescued, 106;

Eagle of the 24th Light Infantry lost, 108;

fate of Eagle of 4th, 108–10;

Eagle of the Chasseurs of the Guard saved by a dog, 112, 113;

trophies sent to Notre Dame, 120–121;

trophies disappear in 1814, 342

Barrosa, Battle of, trophy stolen from Chelsea Hospital, 227–8;

Colonel Vigo-Roussillon’s narrative, 229–31;

how the 87th advanced, 229;

fighting with their fists, 231;

French colonel and General Graham, 230;

French account of taking of “Eagle with Golden Wreath,” 232–3;

as reported in the Moniteur, 233;

Napoleon refuses to replace lost Eagle, 234;

the “Aiglers,” 235

Battalion Eagles, abolished, 183, 187–8;

Napoleon’s anger at the Amsterdam review, 188;

some supplied surreptitiously, 188;

final orders issued, 189

“Battle-honours,” as first authorised by Napoleon, 14, 15;

adopted in other armies, 14;

only selected names allowed, 191;

on the flag of the Old Guard, 315;

abolished at the Restoration, 350

Beauharnais, Eugène, Viceroy of Italy, 29, 204, 275, 88

Berlin, insolence of Prussian officers, 124;

their fate, 146;

Napoleon’s triumphant entry, 144–6;

in the uniform of a French general, 145;

demeanour of the citizens, 145;

French soldiers in the streets, 143;

march through, of Davout’s corps, 143–4;

parade of captured Prussian flags in, 144;

deputation of Senate carries trophies to Paris, 147

Bernadotte, Marshal, 38, 98, 112, 139, 144, 151, 152, 295, 364;

surprised at Möhringen, 150

Berthier, Marshal, chief of the general staff of Grand Army, 10, 11, 39, 40, 41, 125, 145, 188, 194, 195, 288, 296, 322, 323, 364;

on campaign with Napoleon, 39–41;

at an Eagle presentation, 194

Bessières, Marshal, 29, 38, 110, 111, 177, 364

Borodino, in the battle, 269–72;

Eagles have several narrow escapes, 270–2;

soldier’s personal narrative, 270

Boulogne Camp, 10, 15, 19, 58, 61

British trophies, destroyed at the Invalides, 333–5;

naval flags among them, 335;

the trophies now there, 344

Brune, Marshal, 34, 39, 363

Caesar, Eagle of, adopted by Napoleon, 9, 10

Cambronne, General, 355, 60

Campaign of 1813, fate of Eagles in: at the battles of the Katzbach, Dennewitz, Kulm, Grossbeeren, 298;

Irish Legion saves its Eagles, 294–5;

heroic feat of a soldier, 295–6;

a short-sighted colonel, 297;

the Eagle of the 17th escapes, 297–302;

one lost in first day’s fighting at Leipsic, 303;

Eagles buried or flung into the Elster, 304–305;

dashing rescue by young officer, 306;

Eagles after the capitulation of Dresden, 306–307;

Eagle lost in a river in Eastern France, 307–8;

“One against eight,” 308

Caulaincourt, 169, 172, 173, 305, 322, 323, 373, 374

“Champ de Mai,” 1815, 362–72;

distribution of Eagles to the Last Army at, 369–72;

why so called, 362;

varying opinions on effect of, 372

Champ de Mars, presentation of Eagles on, 15, 16, 20–1, 22–3, 43–59;

personages who were there, 28–9, 31, 32, 35–42;

taking the oath, 46–7;

the final contretemps, 56–7

Chapel Royal, Whitehall, reception of Wellington’s trophies in, 226, 242, 430–1

Charlemagne, Eagle and Insignia of, 8, 9, 27, 44

Chasseur Eagles ordered to be withdrawn, 182

Chasseurs, 4th, deputation to Napoleon, 31

Chasseurs of the Guard, 25, 111, 416–20

Chelsea Hospital, trophies, 214, 227, 243, 255;

Barrosa trophy stolen, 227–8

Clark-Kennedy, Sir A. K., takes an Eagle at Waterloo, personal narrative, 399, 401, 402, 403

Cock proposed as National Emblem, Napoleon objects to it, 3, 4, 6

“Cou-cous,” barrack-room nickname for the Eagles, 53;

adventure of one at Jena, 133

Cüstrin, surrender of fortress, 126, 142

Danube flotilla in Austerlitz campaign, 82–3

Davout, Marshal, 19, 29, 42, 98, 100, 101, 103, 4, 14, 34, 35, 36, 143, 145, 166, 167, 267, 268, 269, 275, 363, 369

Decoration of “Trois Toisons d’Or” proposed for Eagles, 186

De Coster, Napoleon’s Waterloo guide, 377, 386, 397

D’Erlon, General Drouet, at Waterloo, 381, 382, 384, 388, 392

Disbandment of the Grand Army, Eagles at, 434–5

Donzelot, General, at Waterloo, 391, 392, 410

Dragoon Eagles ordered to be withdrawn, 182

Dresden, surrender of, 1813, fate of the Eagles at, 307, 348–349

Dupont, General, 64, 65, 66, 82, 83, 86–91, 93, 94, 106, 135;

surrender of Bailen, fate of, 336, 7, 338;

Minister of War at the Restoration, harsh conduct of, 349, 350

Dürrenstein, combat at: Napoleon’s alarm on hearing sudden cannonade, 81–2;

forlorn-hope charge of the 100th and 103rd to save the Eagles, 89;

heroism of Marshal Mortier at, 90;

Eagles of the 9th and 32nd taken and retaken, 91;

just saved at the last, 93

Durutte, General, at Waterloo, 391, 410

Eagle lost in Masséna’s retreat found in a river in Spain and now at Chelsea, 259–60;

of Chasseurs of the Guard at Waterloo, 415;

captured at Bailen recovered at Cadiz by French officer, 337

“Eagle with the Golden Wreath,” taking of, at Barrosa, 231–3;

fate of, at Chelsea, 227;

origin of the Wreath, 235, 6

“Eagle Guard,” institution of, after Eylau, 183–6;

why Napoleon created it, 182;

costume designed for Napoleon by Baron Lejeune, 185

Eagles, allowed by Napoleon to be kept back on occasions, 260;

ordered to be withdrawn from Spain, 261;

proscribed at the Restoration, 246, 350, 434–6;

those now at Invalides, 307–8, 435;

two that were taken and retaken at Waterloo, 403–4;

how all but two got through in the end, 420–1

“Elba Guard,” Eagle of the, 353–5

Elchingen, Ney’s heroism at, 66–8

Elephant proposed as National Emblem, 5

Ewart, Sergeant Charles, of the Scots Greys, takes an Eagle at Waterloo, personal account, 396, 397, 398

Eylau Campaign, twelve Eagles lost, 166;

Eagle of the 9th Light Infantry lost at Möhringen and found in a Russian ammunition wagon, 151–3;

two Eagles taken on first afternoon of Battle of Eylau, 154;

the 14th and 24th annihilated, and their Eagles carried off by Cossacks, 155–63;

Marbot’s daring ride and narrow escape, 158–63;

10th Light Infantry and 28th also annihilated and Eagles lost, 164;

the 25th saves its Eagle, but loses all its officers, 165–7;

Eagles of the 18th and 51st taken, 166–7;

narrow escapes of the Eagles of the 17th and 30th, 168–9;

four cuirassier regiments lose their Eagles, 169;

Eagle of the Old Guard shot down, 172–3;

two more Eagles lost at Friedland, 175–6

“Fanions,” institution of, 183, 190;

ordered for all second and third and extra battalions, 183;

regulation colours of, 190;

Napoleon’s opinion of their value, 190

“First Grenadier of France,” Heart of the, narrow escapes in battle, 164–5, 382

Flag on the Eagle, design and details of, 10, 12–14, 191–3, 371

Flags lost under the Republic recovered in arsenal at Innsbrück, 79;

Marshal Ney presents on parade, 79;

Napoleon’s special Bulletin, 80

Fleur-de-lis proposed as National Emblem, 4, 7

Fontainebleau, Eagle of the Old Guard at, 312–14

Frederick the Great, 123, 124, 127, 134, 137, 144, 148, 149, 239, 292, 293, 330, 332, 336, 344;

his sword seized by Napoleon at Potsdam, 148, borne through the streets of Paris, 149;

fate at the Invalides, 330, 332, 336

Garcia Hernandez, action at, French square broken by the Hanoverian Dragoons, 255–8, 400

Gazan, General, 82, 83, 86, 92, 94, 95, 232, 233, 262

Golden Wreaths voted by Paris municipality for Eagles of Jena and Friedland, 177, 235–8;

Napoleon orders the Austerlitz Eagles to be also decorated, 236

Gough, Major Hugh, commanding 87th at Barrosa, 222, 235

Graham, General, at Barrosa, 228, 229, 233

Grätz, combat at, special inscription, “One against ten,” placed on Eagle of the 84th, 202–4

Grouchy, General, 363, 385, 389, 390, 410, 411, 421, 422

Guillemin, Porte-Aigle, of 8th of the Line, killed at Barrosa, 232

Günsburg, storming of the bridge of, in the Ulm Campaign, heroism of Eagle-bearer of the 59th, 63–5

Halle, rearguard, action at, after Jena, 125, 136–7

Haslach, brilliant defence by Dupont, 65–6

Horse Grenadiers after Waterloo, British officer’s tribute to, 414–415

Horse Guards Parade, display of captured Eagles on, 217–27, 241–2, 429–31

Hussar Eagles ordered to be withdrawn, 182

Ice disaster at Austerlitz, 114–15

Invalides, on the day of the destruction of the Eagles, 30;

Frederick the Great’s sword and Jena trophies sent to, 148, 149;

destruction of trophies at, in 1814: no orders till too late, 328–9;

holocaust in the Court of Honour, 331–9;

Russian officer sent to demand an account, 339–42;

dome gilded by order of Napoleon from Moscow, 338;

attempt at salvage of trophies, 339;

Napoleonic trophies now at, 344, 435

Irish Legion Eagle, presented by Napoleon on the Field of Mars, 51;

narrow escape of coming to Chelsea, 293;

saved from the Prussians in 1813, 294

Jena Campaign, in the battle, 127–133;

Napoleon and the Eagle of the 64th at Jena, 129;

Eagle of the 76th at bay, 131;

Eagle pocketed by a soldier, 132–3;

Eagle of the 111th of the Line at Auerstadt, 135;

Eagle of the 32nd at Halle, 136–7;

Eagles paraded at the surrender of Magdeburg, 140;

in the triumphal march through Berlin, 144;

trophies paraded in Paris, 147–9;

half trophies recovered in 1814, 343

Jourdan, Marshal, 39, 363

Katzbach, incident in battle at the, colonel sacrifices his life for his Eagle by mistake, 296–7

Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Napoleonic trophies in, 150, 263–5, 292

Kempt, General, at Waterloo, 393, 407

Keogh, Ensign Edward, 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, heroic attempt to capture Eagle at Barrosa, 232

Kleist, General, Governor of Magdeburg, surrenders to Ney, 139, 140–1;

insulted by his officers, 143

Kulm, defeat of Vandamme at, 1813, Eagle of the 17th saved after extraordinary adventures, personal narrative, 297–302

Lannes, Marshal, 37, 38, 82, 98, 113, 114, 131, 132, 137, 139, 145, 176, 332, 364

Last Eagle presented to a regiment, 433–4

Lefebvre-Desnouettes, General, 34, 288, 364

Legion of Honour decoration affixed to a regimental standard, 186–7

Leipsic, Battle of, fate of the Eagles cut off on right bank of the Elster, 303–6

Light Infantry Eagles ordered to be withdrawn, 182

Lion proposed as National Emblem of France, 7, 8

Lobau, Count, at Waterloo, 383–384, 390, 416–17

Lübeck, Blücher’s surrender at, and spoils from, 125, 139

Macdonald, Marshal, at Wagram, 210, 211, 283, 293, 294, 318, 364

Mack, General, in Ulm Campaign, 61, 62, 71, 72, 82

Magdeburg, surrender of, to Marshal Ney, 125, 139–143

Mamelukes of the Guard, 24–5, 110

Marbot and the Eagle of 14th at Eylau, 158–63

Marcognet, General, at Waterloo, 391, 393, 394, 395, 397, 410

Marmont, Marshal, 75, 82, 244, 245, 246, 255, 317, 318, 319, 320, 323, 324, 326, 327, 328, 364

Masséna, Marshal, 35, 36, 79, 206, 209, 210, 259, 364, 415;

heroic defence of Aspern, 206–10

Masterton, Sergeant, 87th Royal Irish Fusiliers, captor of Eagle at Barrosa, 232–3

“Mes braves Enfants de Paris,” Napoleon and 45th of the Line, 395–6

Möhringen, surprise of Bernadotte at, 150–3

Moncey, Marshal, 38, 149, 363

Morlay, Lieutenant, Eagle-bearer of the Old Guard at Eylau, 171

Mortier, Marshal, 29, 38, 81–7, 90–4, 106, 288, 317–19, 320, 324, 326, 363

Moscow Campaign, Russian trophies, spoils, and other mementoes of the retreat, 263–266;

fate of Eagles at Borodino, 270–1;

Cuirassier regiment loses its Eagle and finds it again, 272;

surprise of Murat, at Vinkovo, 275;

at Wiasma, the only survivor of a regiment, 276–7;

after Wiasma, midnight ride of two officers, 282;

Ney orders the Eagles to be destroyed, 284;

at Krasnoi, loss of the Eagle of the 18th, 285;

concentrated near the Imperial Guard, 287;

at the Beresina, Eagle broken up and buried, 289;

after the Beresina, Eagles buried in the snow, 290

“Moustache,” dog of Chasseurs of Guard, at Austerlitz, 112–13

Murat, Prince, King of Naples, 23, 38, 43, 44, 45, 46, 57, 61, 66, 67, 113, 114, 125, 128, 138, 154, 169, 170, 182, 274, 283, 288, 352, 364

Napoleon: with Berthier on campaign, 40–1;

oration at Eagle presentations, 46;

at the surrender of Ulm, 70–4;

sees the rout of the 4th at Austerlitz, 109–10;

at Eylau, 158–9, 169–170, 172–4;

meeting Eagles on the march, 193;

numerous wounds of, 201;

forlorn-hope attempt to save Paris, 319–23;

during the battle at Waterloo, 386–7, 389–90, 397, 409–10;

witnesses the rout of the Guard, 409;

retreating in the square of the Old Guard, 411–14

Naval Eagle, only one now existing, 46–50

Ney, Marshal, 19, 42, 62, 63, 65–9, 71, 75, 78–9, 80, 82, 130, 131, 136, 139–41, 144, 150, 176, 259, 267, 276–7, 281–6, 288, 291, 293, 303, 318, 336, 354, 357–60, 377, 385, 389, 390–2, 406–8;

superintends the surrender at Ulm, 70–1;

defilade of garrison of Magdeburg before, 140–1;

heroism of, in retreat from Moscow, 281–4, 286;

orders his Eagles to be destroyed, 284;

at Waterloo, 390, 2, 406–8.

Officers’ guard accompanies Eagles throughout Moscow retreat, 286–7, 289–90

Official Eagle regulations and instructions, 11, 12, 13, 188–90, 268–9

Old Guard, full-dress uniform always carried for triumphal parades, 146, 273, 382;

Eagle of, at Eylau, 169, 171–2;

charge of, at Eylau, 170–1;

how recruited and privileges, 179–80;

Eagle of, recrosses the Niemen, 291;

existing Eagle of the Grenadiers, 314–15;

escort Napoleon from Waterloo, 411–415

Oudinot, Marshal, 54, 98, 112, 287, 293, 308, 318, 364

Pack, General, Sir Dennis, at Waterloo, 393, 407

Percy, Major the Hon. Henry (11th Light Dragoons), brings Wellington’s Waterloo despatch to England, 424–5, 427–428

Petit, General, at Waterloo, 311, 312, 313, 314, 350, 412, 413, 417

Picton, General Sir Thomas, at Waterloo, 246, 389, 393, 394, 399

Pierce, Lieutenant, 66th Regiment, takes Eagle at Salamanca, 253

Polytechnic, school flag burned after surrender of Paris, 327

Pope and the Coronation, Napoleon’s first views as to presence of in Paris, 3

Pratt, Ensign, 30th Regiment, takes Eagle at Salamanca, 254

Presentation of Eagles by Napoleon in the field, 194–6, 268–9, 305

Prussian army, before Jena, 123–5;

hopeless demoralisation of after, 125–126, 137–8, 142–3;

fugitives from Jena cause break-up of Auerstadt troops, 127–8

Prussian prisoners in France, Napoleon’s orders in regard to, 46, 7

Rapp, Colonel, of the Mamelukes, at Austerlitz, 110–11

Ratisbon, heroic fight in defence, 199;

Eagle of 65th buried in cellar, 197–201

Reception of the Old Guard in Paris after Friedland, 177–9

Regimental numbers abolished by the Bourbons at Restoration, feeling among the soldiers, 351–2

Reille, General, at Waterloo, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 388, 410

Retiro, Madrid, two Eagles taken at surrender of, now at Chelsea, 259–60

Russian Cuirassiers of the Guard at Austerlitz, 108–9

St. Cyr, Marshal, 9, 283, 291, 302, 307, 348, 364

St. Hilaire, General, at Austerlitz and Eylau, 104, 7, 163

St. Petersburg Dragoons take two Eagles at Eylau, 153–4

Salamanca, Battle of, 243–5;

Wellington’s diploma victory, 243;

Marmont carried wounded off the field, 244;

charge of Heavy Cavalry at, three regiments ridden down, 250–2;

two Eagles taken at, 253–5

Saving of the Eagle of the Chasseurs of the Guard at Austerlitz, 418–20

Schönbrunn review after Austerlitz, 4th of the Line censured by Napoleon at, 116–20

Serrurier, Marshal, Governor of the Invalides, 34, 328, 9, 330, 331, 2, 363

Smolensk, Eagles in the attack on, 267–8;

new regiment wins its Eagle at, 268–9

Soult, Marshal, 19, 29, 41, 42, 58, 98, 99, 100, 103, 4, 12, 13, 14, 16, 127, 129, 139, 155, 163, 164, 197, 337, 363, 377, 385, 386, 390, 414, 416

Spandau, surrender of fortress of, to squadron of hussars, 126

State procession of Napoleon to Champ de Mars for presentation of Eagles, 24–30

Stettin, surrender of, 126, 138

Styles, Corporal, 1st Royal Dragoons, at Waterloo, takes charge of captured Eagle, 402

“Temple of Victory” for the trophies of the Grand Army, Napoleon’s proposals for the Madeleine as, 175

Trophies taken in the Jena Campaign, Napoleon’s disposal of, 138–9, 141, 144, 147–8

Trophy Eagles at Vienna, 204–5, 292

Tyrol Campaign, 1805, storming of the heights before Innsbrück by Marshal Ney, Eagles signal main attack, 78–9

Ulm Campaign, Eagles in:

Eagle of 59th at Günsburg, 63;

Eagle of the 6th Light Infantry heads the attack at Elchingen, 67–8;

paraded at the surrender of Ulm for the Austrian prisoners to pass before, 69;

humiliating march past of defeated Austrian army, 69–77;

trophies sent by Napoleon to Paris, 77–8

Vandamme, General, 104, 107, 116, 297, 298, 299, 300, 422

Victor, Marshal, 238, 287, 288, 318, 364

Vigo-Roussillon, Lieut.-Col., of the 8th of the Line, at Barrosa, 229, 230, 231, 233

Villeneuve, Admiral, after Trafalgar, 49, 50, 120, 382

Vincennes, Artillery Depôt of, Eagles sent to, for destruction at the Restoration, 346–7, 434

Wagram Campaign:

Eagle of the 65th hidden in a cellar at Ratisbon, wrapped in Austrian flags, unearthed, and presented to Napoleon, 200–1;

“One against ten,” the Eagle of the 84th, 202–4;

Eagle of the 9th buried on the battlefield at Aspern, 204;

Eagles of the 35th, 95th, and 106th taken, 204–5;

Macdonald’s column at Wagram; five regiments rally round their Eagles, 212–13

Waterloo Campaign:

Eagles in, Napoleon’s parade of, before the battle, 380–2;

taking of Eagle of the 45th, 396–7;

two other Eagles stated to have been taken and recovered, 398–9, 403–5;

“fanion” of the 45th taken and lost while on the march, 399;

taking of the Eagle of the 105th, 400–3;

“fanion” of the 105th found at Abbotsford, 403;

Eagle of the 1st of the Line before Hougoumont saved by colonel, 405;

Eagles of the Guard in the last attack, 406;

Eagles of the 8th and 95th, 408;

Eagle of the Old Guard escorts Napoleon off the field, 412–14;

news of, in London, 426–9;

in Paris, 429.

Wellington, mentioned, 51, 223, 224, 8, 33, 34, 242, 243, 245, 246, 250, 253, 259, 260, 336, 380, 383, 384, 385, 388, 389, 390, 399, 400, 404, 424, 429

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