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Military units and formations established in 1804

  • Grande ArméeNapoleon stood at the Camp of Boulogne on the 16th of August 1804. He watched over an army of over 100,000 men gathered there for a planned invasion of the…
  • Old Guard (France)In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte established the Old Guard as a formation of veteran troops within the French Army's Imperial Guard.