French Guardsman vs Russian Jaeger: 1812–14

Laurence Spring, an expert on Napoleonic Russian uniforms, is the author of Osprey's Warrior 51: Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799-1815 and several other books on the Napoleonic Wars.
The Russian Jaeger regiments and Napoleon's Young Guard clashed repeatedly during the campaigns of 1812-14. The Russian Jaeger were light infantry who gained enormous experience and prestige during the struggle to rid Europe of Napoleon's armies, while the Young Guard was expanded to become the main strike forc