1793-1799    French Revolution
1800-1806    First Consulate and Empire
1806-1811    First Empire
1812-1815    First Empire and Hundred Days

Although the basic uniform remained unchanged from 1796-1812, there was considerable variety in headgear and facing colors which makes it impossible to field a generic French army for the entirety of the wars.  Many of the uniforms from the earlier years will have to be converted from existing figures.

Interestingly, French soldiers were not issued canteens during this period, it being assumed that the men would each provide their own.  Most figure manufacturers have taken this to mean that canteens were not carried by the French.  This was certainly not the case!  Every description -- written,  sketched, or painted -- of French infantry of the time shows an amazing variety of canteens.  The serious modeler will have to add canteens to figures of every set but the HaT French Fusiliers.