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The Royal Guard of Naples was split into two separate sections: The Cavalry and Infantry of the Guard. By the 1815 campaign, the Guard was able to muster two entire divisions and a substantially large amount of field artillery. As was the case with most of the army in 1806, the Guard was overlooked during Joseph's reign.
The units are listed by their respective army branches, i.e. Guard infantry and engineers. All of the regiments and units pertaining to the Guard had the phrase "della Guardia Reale" (Italian: 'of the Royal Guard') after their official name, to indicate their status as part of the Royal Household Guard. [citation needed]
The Neapolitan Regiment of Honour Guards (Italian: Reggimento delle Guardie d'Onore) was a royal bodyguard unit of the Royal Neapolitan Guard, and was in turn part of the wider Neapolitan Army. The regiment was formed following the succession of Joachim Murat , and would continue to act as the official bodyguard under different designations ...
The Kingdom of Naples (Italian: Regno di Napoli; Neapolitan: Regno 'e Napule) was a French client state in southern Italy that existed from 1806 to 1815. It was founded after the Bourbon Ferdinand IV & III of Naples and Sicily sided with the Third Coalition against Napoleon, and was in return ousted from his kingdom by a French invasion.
To defend his possessions in northern Italy, Emperor Napoleon maintained 94,000 men in the Army of Italy in early 1805. The main army under Marshal André Masséna numbered 68,000 men, the satellite Kingdom of Italy contributed 8,000, and 18,000 watched the border of the Kingdom of Naples under the command of General of Division Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr.
The Army of Naples (French: Armée de Naples) was a French Army unit which took this name following its capture of Naples in 1799. It was related to the Army of Italy.The Army of Naples was virtually annihilated after the Battle of the Trebbia: more than half of the personnel were casualties.
King of Naples (Re di Napoli) Robert I, the Wise (Roberto I, il Saggio) 5 May 1309 20 January 1343 • Son of Charles II King of Naples (Re di Napoli) Joanna I (Giovanna I) 20 January 1343 12 May 1382 • Granddaughter of Robert I Queen of Naples (Regina di Napoli) Louis I (Luigi I) August 1348 26 May 1362 • Husband of Joanna I
Royal Guard: two battalions from the Italian Republic (Granatieri and Cacciatori), plus other two (Velites) raised in 1806, plus two battalions of young guard raised in 1810, and another two raised in 1811. Cavalry: Dragoons: two regiments from the Italian Republic.