Ronald Pawly was born in Antwerp, Belgium in 1956 and still lives and works in that city. He is a respected member of several international societies for Napoleonic studies, and an expert on 19th century military portraiture. He is the author of The Red Lancers: Anatomy of a Napoleonic Regiment (Crowood Press, 1998), and of a study of Napoleonic veterans' tombs in Belgium. He has previously written for Osprey Men-at-Arms 355: Wellington's Belgian Allies 1815; MAA 371: Wellington's Dutch Allies 1815; MAA 371: Napoleon's Red Lancers; and MAA 378: Napoleon's Guards of Honour. The author lives in Antwerp, Belgium.
"Osprey's 'Men-at-Arms' series offers a narrowed focus on equipment and uniforms throughout history and military collections will appreciate some new additions... Ronald Pawly's Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard surveys troops of Napoleon's Old Guard." --The Bookwatch (January 2010)"Napoleonic uniforms are some of the most colorful and complex of any period. Author Ronald Pawley has done a fine job of covering the units and their use during the time of Napoleon. The book starts with the Consular Guard, then describes the Imperial Guard and their deployments in the time frame of 1807 to 1811. Russia in 1812 has its own section followed by the rebuilding of the regiment and its use in the later defensive campaigns. Finally, there is a section on Napoleon's abdication and the time known as 'The Hundred Days'. All this is superbly illustrated by Patrice Courcelle as well as a goodly number of period illustrations an photos of extant uniforms and equipment. It all makes for a book that is both interesting and informative. Like all of Osprey's titles, it is one that you can buy with confidence in knowing you are getting the best." --Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness, modelingmadness.com (December 2009)
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