Napoleon’s Imperial Headquarters (1)

Ronald Pawly was born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1956. His forte is research in the field of military portraiture and he has contributed to two major French reference works, 'Repertoire Mondial des Souvenirs Napoleonien' and 'Dictionnaire des Colonels de Napoleon.' Ronald has written several books for Osprey, including Men-at-Arms 355: 'Wellington's Belgian Allies 1815'. Patrice Courcelle was born in northern France in 1950 and has been a professional illustrator for some 20 years. Entirely self-taught, he has illustrated many books and magazine articles for Continental publishers, and his work hangs in a number of public and private collections.

• Scope, organisation and functions of the military & civil households; Aides-de-camp; Couriers; Topographical Office: General Bacler d'Albe and the geographic engineers; Security: Imperial Guard duty escorts - Mamelukes - Gendarmerie d'Elite ('foumers du Palais') security police; Grand Marshals of the Palace; Orderly officers; Imperial pages; Doctors, valets, cooks etc; Grand Equerry - stablemasters, grooms; Napoleon's carriages; Napoleon's campaign tents, furniture, etc.