Another small work on a figurine of PERRY MINIATURES. This time I have represented the Lieutenant Noel Martin. The piece is painted in acrylic, including the flag.
A bit of history ...
A bit of history ...
Lieutenant Noël MARTIN, holder eagle 1 Rgt Hunters walk from Imperial Guard
at Waterloo, 1815
On April 9, 1815, the Emperor announce the distribution of new emblems to the army. This ceremony takes place on June 1, Champ de Mai, that is to say to the old Champ de Mars that Louis XVIII had rechristened.It was in full dress parade that Lieutenant Christmas MARTIN receives from the hands of the Emperor a new flag design says "1815", in three vertical stripes and fringed. On both sides there is embroidered on one side wins and names of the other names of cities. By order of the Emperor, the Regiment takes his new emblem for the short champagne Belgium. On 18 June is around 19 hours Napoleon decided to play his last card and all orders the Old Guard to mount an assault on the Mont-Saint-Jean plateau. The 2nd battailon 1st Chasseurs of the Guard partecipe the attack which unfortunately fails, and took with him the eagle of the regiment. Attacked on all sides by the infantrymen from the English and Hanoverian Hussars, the battailon back. The survivors took refuge in the square formed by the 2nd battailon the 2er Hunters and struggling step by step, finally leaving the battle of field until about 9:30 p.m..Lieutenant Martin manages to save the emblem that the Emperor had given him and bring him back to France.Christmas MARTIN, door-eagle 1 Rgt Hunters walk from the Imperial Guard at Waterloo. The received the Legion of Honor in 1811.
On April 9, 1815, the Emperor announce the distribution of new emblems to the army. This ceremony takes place on June 1, Champ de Mai, that is to say to the old Champ de Mars that Louis XVIII had rechristened.It was in full dress parade that Lieutenant Christmas MARTIN receives from the hands of the Emperor a new flag design says "1815", in three vertical stripes and fringed. On both sides there is embroidered on one side wins and names of the other names of cities. By order of the Emperor, the Regiment takes his new emblem for the short champagne Belgium. On 18 June is around 19 hours Napoleon decided to play his last card and all orders the Old Guard to mount an assault on the Mont-Saint-Jean plateau. The 2nd battailon 1st Chasseurs of the Guard partecipe the attack which unfortunately fails, and took with him the eagle of the regiment. Attacked on all sides by the infantrymen from the English and Hanoverian Hussars, the battailon back. The survivors took refuge in the square formed by the 2nd battailon the 2er Hunters and struggling step by step, finally leaving the battle of field until about 9:30 p.m..Lieutenant Martin manages to save the emblem that the Emperor had given him and bring him back to France.Christmas MARTIN, door-eagle 1 Rgt Hunters walk from the Imperial Guard at Waterloo. The received the Legion of Honor in 1811.
