Among the measures taken in 1809 to counter the Austrian threat, government decided to raise eight battalions of National Guard organized in Mobile Legions.
Strength is augmented to twenty battalions in 1813 by raising new National Field Battalions.

As National Guard was lacking uniforms, troopers were often only wearing the grey greatcoat with sky blue collar over their civilian clothes.

• Regulation dress 1809 : long tailed single breasted coat of dark blue cloth, closed by nine buttons. Dark blue collar piped sky blue. Dark blue shoulder straps piped sky blue. Sky blue piping on front of coat. Dark blue rounded cuffs with side slit piped sky blue closed by four buttons. Dark blue turnbacks piped sky blue. Brass buttons.
  Regulation dress 1813 : short tailed single breasted coat of cornflower blue cloth, closed by nine buttons. Poppy red collar. Blue shoulder straps piped red. Poppy red piping on front of coat. Poppy red rounded cuffs with side slit piped sky blue closed by four buttons. Poppy red turnbacks. White metal buttons.
• Dark blue breeches and short black gaiters, white cloth overalls.
  In 1813, cornflower blue trousers.
• Black felt shako with black leather top and bottom band, bearing a thin brass band above peak. Company coloured ball pompon (1 red, 2 white, 3 blue, 4 yellow) or short green plume for sharpshooters over national cockade with white strap. Black leather peak. Black leather chinstrap or brass chinscales.
• All other equipment as line infantry, no sabre.