There is a wonderful website http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/ that I have been using for years to get information about relatives who died while serving in the French military during World War I. Over the years this site has expanded its range of coverage to include later conflicts (World War II, the French involvement in Indochina, Korea, Algeria), and just recently a much earlier period (the Compagnie des Indes; coverage at the moment is 1721-1770). They had plans some years ago for a database covering the Napoleonic period, but that has apparently been shelved, at least for the time being. Although the site isn't specific to Alsace or Lorraine, it will be of help to many of us whose relatives from those regions were in the military. I've been doing some sample searches this morning in the Compagnie des Indes database of passengers/crew, just looking for surnames that might come from our region (Schmitt, Muller, Schneider, Meyer, etc.). Most of the results at the moment are transcriptions of passenger/crew lists, but some are available in high-resolution full-color scans. If you haven't used this resource give it a try. Robert Behra