French Mamelikes
Napoleonic Wars
12 mounted figures and 12 horses
4 poses, 2 horse poses
1/72 Scale
ref: Hät 8001
Mameluks - Slave soldiers, from arabic "property"
Really Mercenaries, hence they were paid and had Warrior Status.
The French established a mounted Mameluk company 1799 from defeated troops in the middle east campaign.
1804 the Mameluk squadron had been incorporated into the "Imperial Guard Cavalry Chasseurs"
and participated with great success in the battle of Austerlitz 1805
This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 January, 2014.