Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard

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The Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard were an elite heavy cavalry regiment of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard, renowned for their discipline, imposing appearance, and role as the Emperor’s mounted bodyguard.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Guard unit
cavalry regiment
heavy cavalry
military unit
activePeriod Napoleonic Wars
allegiance Napoleon I
surface form: Napoleon I of France
associatedWith French Imperial Guard
surface form: Napoleonic Imperial Guard cavalry
branch French Army
Imperial Guard
category French Imperial Guard
surface form: French Imperial Guard regiments

Napoleonic cavalry units
commandLanguage French
country First French Empire
doctrine use as last reserve cavalry
engagedIn Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Eylau
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Wagram
Russian campaign
Waterloo Campaign
surface form: Waterloo campaign
equipment carbine
heavy cavalry sabre
pistol
function protect the person of the Emperor
provide decisive cavalry charges
garrison Paris
languageOfName French
militaryFormationType regiment
notableFor battlefield reliability
imposing appearance
strict discipline
partOf Old Guard
reputation highly disciplined
most prestigious cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard
steadfast under fire
role elite reserve
heavy shock cavalry
mounted bodyguard of the Emperor
selectionCriteria excellent conduct record
proven bravery
tall stature
veteran soldiers
subordination directly subordinated to the Emperor
translationOfName Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard self-linksurface differs
surface form: Horse Grenadiers of the Guard
uniformFeature bearskin cap
dark blue coat
epaulettes
high boots
white breeches

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French Imperial Guard hasPart Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard
Imperial Guard notableUnit Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard
this entity surface form: Grenadiers à cheval de la Garde impériale
Dutch Lancers of the Guard commandStructure Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard
this entity surface form: Cavalry of the Imperial Guard
Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard translationOfName Grenadiers à cheval of the Guard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Horse Grenadiers of the Guard