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The Emperor of the French and Count Orloff proceeding to the Grand Review, in the Champ de Mars, [Paris], 1856. View of the '...imposing scene of the Imperial Staff: first rode the Prince Napoleon; next, a few paces distant, is the Emperor...attired in the full uniform of a general officer [and] mounted on one of the finest chargers in Europe. Count Orloff, who was the lion of the day, rode between two Marshals, Canrobert and Vaillant...Marshal Magnan had the command in chief, the infantry being under the immediate orders of General Regnault de Saint Jean d'Angely, and the cavalry under those of General Korte...among the Marshals, was...the Marquis de Villamarina, and a crowd of officers of all countries - the British uniform appearing in great force...the infantry and cavalry marching past the Emperor in battalions and squadrons, and the artillery in demi batteries...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.