Vivandieres, sometimes known as cantinieres, were women who followed the army to provide support for the troops. Ideally, a vivandiere would have been a young woman—the daughter of an officer or wife of a non-commissioned officer—who wore a uniform and braved battles to provide care for wounded soldiers on the battlefield.
Tonnelet de cantiniere/Vivandières.
Tonnelet de cantiniere/Vivandières.
First French Empire cantinière tonnelet
Cantinières were civilian women married to soldiers who were contracted by a regiment’s administrative council to sell food and drinks to the troops beyond their usual rations, which usually involved a lot of alcohol as pictured above.
First French Empire cantinière tonnelet
Cantinières were civilian women married to soldiers who were contracted by a regiment’s administrative council to sell food and drinks to the troops beyond their usual rations, which usually involved a lot of alcohol as pictured above.
Les Vivandières de l’Armée française
Camp followers in the french army (Vivandières):
Woman in the french army didn‘t get paid by the army. This is why they couldn‘t do the jobs of a housewife like cooking, sewing and so on. Rather than that they made up their income by selling brandy , vegetables and other goods from local shops.
The pictures were taken during a 1798-1800 on Malta with some soldiers of the french artillery.
Camp followers in the french army (Vivandières):
Woman in the french army didn‘t get paid by the army. This is why they couldn‘t do the jobs of a housewife like cooking, sewing and so on. Rather than that they made up their income by selling brandy , vegetables and other goods from local shops.
The pictures were taken during a 1798-1800 on Malta with some soldiers of the french artillery.