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Duchy of Warsaw
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Various troops from the Duchy of Warsaw.
pardon me for asking but was poland an ally with the french in the wars of the coalition?
Duchy of Warsaw was a Napoleon's puppet state.
Not exactly a puppet state. We were dependent on The French, when it comes to supplies, etc. but we had our very own independent government and armed forces. But because Napoleon (who is considered a hero, here in Poland) was the one that created the Duchy Of Warsaw in recognition of the service of our armed forces within French army (The Polish Legions), and gave us our freedom and independence back (at least for some time) we sworn ourselves to his service, and were the ones who stayed with him to the end, both through Russian campaign, the great retreat (during which the Polish Legions provided the rear guard, sacrificing many lives to save Napoleon, including one of our great military leaders).
As for what the Wikipedia has to say about that time:
The definitive end of the Polish Legions came with the conclusion of Napoleon's career and the abolition of the Duchy of Warsaw. The Duchy was occupied by Prussian and Russian troops following Napoleon's retreat from Russia. The Polish troops remained loyal to him until the bitter end, with Polish units holding their ground at his last battles at Leipzig (15–19 October 1813) and Hanau (30–31 October 1813), where they sustained major losses. The Legion was recreated at Sedan in early 1814, and fought at Soissons, Reims, Arcis-sur-Aube and St-Dizier.[6] After Napoleon's defeat in the War of the Sixth Coalition, when Napoleon was forced into exile on Elba, the only unit he was allowed to KEEP as guards were the Polish Lancers. While many Poles returned to the Polish territories, a unit of about 325 men under Colonel Golaszewski fought in Napoleon's final 1815 campaign, the "Hundred Days", participating in the Battle of Waterloo. After Napoleon's second and final defeat, some are said to have accompanied him to his exile on Saint Helena."
And of course if you'd like to study it even further, you can Google up the "Polish Legions" (Napoleonic Era).
Edit: Also I'm sorry for taking so much space. XD