818:. Commanding the horse grenadiers was Colonel Lepic who superbly led two squadrons of the regiment, as they stormed through the first and second Russian lines, stopping only in front of the enemy reserves. As the handful of horse grenadiers arrived in front of this third enemy line, they were all but surrounded and the Russians at once demanded that they surrender. Lepic defiantly retorted: "Have a look at my men and tell me if they look like ones who want to surrender!" and he immediately ordered a charge, hacking his way back to his own lines. The regiment lost 4 officers dead and 14 officers wounded, as well as a large number of troopers, but the charge of the Guard cavalry did allow their fellow reserve cavalry to break their encirclement and get back to their original positions. The French would go on to draw the bloody Battle of Eylau later that evening.
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925:'s cavalry reserve, inviting all other cavalry commanders in the sector to do the same. The Guard cavalry, however, did not move and the opportunity came to nothing. An angry MacDonald confronted Walther after the battle over the latter's inaction, at which Walther explained that neither his commander, Marshal Bessières, nor the Emperor, had given any orders for a charge and that the Guard could not act without direct orders from one of the two. MacDonald's attempts to explain that a charge would have been decisive fell on deaf ears, as Walther at once saluted and left.
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970:. Masséna needed Bessières' entire Army Corps, if he wanted to thoroughly beat the Anglo-Portuguese, but Bessières brought only symbolic reinforcements: a few squadrons of horse dragoons and grenadiers, 800 men in all, under the command of General Louis Lepic. Despite this setback, Masséna brilliantly exploited a weakness in Wellington's line and it soon seemed like the Anglo-Portuguese would be crushed. Time was at the essence and Masséna promptly sent his young aide-de-camp,
741:'s division around Stary Vinohrady ('the old vineyards'). At first, one battalion of the French 4th Line regiment was caught in an awkward position and broken by the Russian Guard cavalry supported by artillery, with the French battalion losing its eagle and over 400 men. Then, the 24th Light regiment, which was coming up in support of the 4th, was also thrown back in disarray. It was at this moment that Napoleon sent in his Guard cavalry: 4 squadrons, 423 men, of the
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1207:, by royal ordinance. According to this ordinance, dated 12 May, they were to be reorganised into a "Corps of Royal Cuirassiers of France". Its complement was set by 21 June ordinance, which provided that the Corps was to be 42 officers and 602 men strong, divided into two-company strong squadrons. However, with Napoleon's return to power in late March 1815, the Grenadiers regained their former organisation and rank among the army. With the outbreak of the
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324:, the Grenadiers became the senior "Old Guard" heavy cavalry regiment when the Imperial Guard was founded, in 1804. Their maximum official complement was just over 1100 officers and troopers, commanded by a general of division or a seasoned general of brigade, with some of the most famous cavalrymen of the time as commander.
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divisions and these men pierced the
Russian line and carried on beyond, only to find themselves behind enemy lines and in serious danger of being surrounded. As a result, the Emperor ordered Marshal Bessières to help the stranded reserve cavalry and thus a second cavalry charge ensued, spearheaded by
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On July 18, 1800, as Bessières was called to take overall command of the entire
Consular Guard Cavalry, the seasoned Colonel Ordener took command of the horse grenadier regiment, a command which the latter would keep until May 20, 1806, when he retired from active service. In 1806, with the creation
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seven years earlier, was killed in action. Another blow was dealt to the morale of the regiment on
November 24 of that year, when the regiment's commander-in-chief, General of Division Frédéric Henri Walther died suddenly from exhaustion and illness. He was replaced on December 1 by the 45-year-old
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were able to field no more than 500 combat-worthy men on horseback, with several hundred dismounted. Despite this, there is evidence that morale remained good throughout. According to author
Stephen de Chappedelaine, General Frédéric Henri Walther managed to bring his horse grenadiers out of Russia
426:, bringing the number of squadrons back down to four. In January 1813, after the Russian disaster, the regiment was once again reorganised, with the addition of a fifth and then a sixth squadron of 2 companies each. These two squadrons were both considered Young Guard and were also known as the 2nd
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The following year, war continued on French soil and began very badly, with the French army outnumbered and in very bad shape. The Guard cavalry, under
Nansouty, was thus called into action more often than ever, combating valiantly and often playing an instrumental role in Napoleon's attempts to
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recalled from Spain. A part of the 3rd brigade of the Guard cavalry, they numbered 1166 men, spread between five squadrons (squadron commanders were: 1st sq. - Perrot, 2nd sq. - Mesmer, 3rd sq. - Rémy, 4th sq. - Hardy, 5th sq. - Morin). The first part of the campaign, from June to
September, was
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organised a massive charge with the whole
Consular Guard cavalry and increased the panic and rout of the enemy troops. Following the battle, Bessières received high praise for his actions from the First Consul, who said to the general: "Under your command, the Guard covered itself with glory; it
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The rigors of the Polish winter, the bad roads and the extreme poverty of certain regions brought about considerable misery for both sides and rendered proper reconnaissance virtually impossible. After some initial maneuvering and minor engagements, the first major battle occurred at
379:. Within this guard, a cavalry regiment was formed and most cavalrymen were drawn from the 9th dragoons. However, the horse guards would only take service in 1796 and a 1797 regulation stated that the guards were to be called 'grenadiers'. The next major reorganisation came with the
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near a
Coalition square, two lieutenants (Tuefferd and Moreau) and sixteen other officers wounded. Waterloo was to be the last engagement of this legendary unit, which was disbanded by the Bourbons after their Second Restoration in late 1815.
894:, commander of the Guard cavalry, threatened the Emperor that he would have his grenadiers take him behind the lines by force if he refused to do so willingly. The latter complied but had to order a general retreat of the army to the
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In May 1806, General
Walther replaced Ordener. Due to his seniority, Walther was also second-in-command of the entire Guard cavalry and exercised this command whenever Marshal Bessières was not available for service. The blitz
729:. During this battle, Napoleon had planned to break the Austro-Russian centre and thus split their forces. The plan was well under way towards mid morning but a potentially dangerous situation for the French occurred when the
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of a second heavy cavalry regiment in the Guard, the 'Dragoons of the
Empress', a heavy cavalry brigade was formed and put under the command of a general of division. The command would be given to a senior cavalryman, General
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During the two years that followed, only a few companies of the regiment would see active service, campaigning in Spain, where they accompanied Bessières in northwestern Spain, where the latter was supposed to support
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as they were preparing to go into action. The entire Guard cavalry charged by squadron, in column and broke a numerous enemy cavalry, pursuing it for several hundred metres. During this battle, the
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at full strength. Despite the various insistent demands of the French field commanders during this epic battle, Napoleon refused to commit the Guard to battle so far away from France. During the
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gave battle, despite being seriously outnumbered and with the expected reinforcements failing to materialise, Napoleon's position was looking increasingly perilous. The Emperor thus ordered
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regiment and 4 squadrons, 706 men, of the Grenadiers à Cheval regiment, with a battery of Guard horse artillery in support. The grenadiers charged vigorously and clashed with the Russian
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459:, the regiment was once again transformed into the Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard and after the fall of Napoleon, the regiment was permanently disbanded on November 25, 1815.
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921:'s massive attack column. After an initial success, MacDonald saw a rare opportunity to rout the disorderly troops before him and to that effect he requested a charge from general
886:, under the intense fire of the numerous Austrian artillery, and saw the struggle of their army to contain a vastly superior opponent. When Napoleon himself had his boot torn by a
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squadrons would only be disbanded in August 1811, with the men being reshuffled in a 5-squadron regiment, totaling 1250 men. A further reorganisation was operated just before the
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403:, bringing the regiment to four squadrons of two companies each and integrating it in the newly created Consular Guard, with the general staff of the regiment also expanded.
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holding his horse's bridle. A seasoned cavalryman, Walther became commander of the regiment in May 1806 but his behaviour at the battle of Wagram was subjected to criticism.
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611:, who would command the brigade until the fall of the Empire in July 1815. During this period, the most remarkable commander of the regiment would be the battle-hardened
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against Prussia went on without the regiment seeing any action. Nonetheless, war continued the next year in Poland, with the French in pursuit of the Russian army.
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could not have performed better under the given circumstances." Little over a month after the battle, the command of the regiment was taken by Lorainer colonel
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451:(cuirassiers of France), which included 4 squadrons. The men that had formed the original 6th Young Guard squadron were apparently all transferred to the
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351:, as well as during a number of actions of 1814, results were usually impressive. The regiment was disbanded in 1815, after Napoleon's downfall and the
331:, they were usually kept in reserve, alongside the Emperor, during the most significant battles. When sent into action, such as during the battles of
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660:'s French division appeared on the field of battle. As Desaix's men charged, two separate cavalry charges helped change the course of the battle:
1211:, the Grenadiers were included in a Guard heavy cavalry division, alongside the Imperial Guard Dragoons. Their only engagement took place at the
753:. After a short mêlée, the horse grenadiers broke the opponent, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing over 200 men, their commander - Prince
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were trying to block the retreat of the Grande Armée towards France, Napoleon was forced to commit his élite troops, personally haranguing the
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757:- with his general staff, as well as 27 pieces of artillery, with the loss of just 2 killed and 22 wounded (among which 6 officers wounded).
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902:. Six weeks later, Napoleon crossed the Danube again, this time managing to bring out a considerable force, attacking the Austrians on the
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Following the abdication of the Emperor Napoleon I in 1814, the restored Bourbons planned to erase the identity of this regiment by asking
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the regiment would fight in this format, with each of the four Old Guard squadrons being formed of 2 companies, 124 officers and men each.
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frustrate Coalition plans. Together with other regiments of the Guards, the Grenadiers fought against overwhelming enemy numbers at
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A portrait of the General Louis Lepic, by Louis-Charles Arsenne. In 1811, Lepic famously refused to charge at the
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nothing more than a long march for the Guard, which was never committed to battle and was able to arrive on the
399:(squadron commanders). Further reorganisations in 1801 and 1802 were conducted under the supervision of General
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received six sabre cuts to the shoulder and arm and captain adjutant-major Guindey, famous for killing Prince
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854:. A few squadrons of the regiment saw brief but decisive action as they came up in support of general
850:, Bessières, with around 14,000 men, faced two massed Spanish corps of about 22,000 men, not far from
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in late October. The only major engagement of the year would come at the end of October, at the
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858:'s infantry attack, which repulsed the Spaniards onto Medina and beyond, winning the battle.
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to launch the entire reserve cavalry into a massive charge. At first, Murat led forward two
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cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard and from 1806 were brigaded together with the
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successfully charged Coalition artillery batteries and two days later helped rout
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Pigeard, Alain - „La Garde Impériale”, Tallandier, Bibliothèque Napoléonienne,
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495:(second major). Pigeard offers a complete table of the regiment's commanders:
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Colonel Lepic charging at the head of the Grenadiers à Cheval at Eylau.
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began to move out of the ruined city and the retreat towards the
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950:'s Army of Portugal. Masséna had been busy besieging general
41:"Heads up, gentlemen, these are bullets, not turds". Colonel
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The origins of the Guard Horse Grenadiers dated back to the
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as they are forming for a charge under intense fire at the
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838:' 2nd Corps of the Army of Spain, and were present in
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on October 1, 1805. Ten days after that, they were at
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General Frédéric Henri Walther, here depicted with a
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Napoleon Bonaparte was losing the battle against the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1815
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Bourbon Restoration and War of the Seventh Coalition
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taking overall command of the entire Guard cavalry.
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received news of the death of their beloved leader,
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1255:"Les uniformes pendant la campagne des Cent Jours"
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1011:would offer only secondary actions to the
701:, the horse grenadiers, now a part of the
406:On May 18, 1804, with the creation of the
1439:Pigeard, "La Garde Impériale" p. 145-146.
810:and followed by the heavy cavalry of the
291:Grenadiers à Cheval de La Garde Impériale
18:Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale
2143:Regiments of Napoleon I's Imperial Guard
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283:Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard
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1086:. The regiment saw brief action at the
1071:on April 27; only three days later the
743:Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
1374:Dictionnaire des batailles de Napoléon
1311:Pigeard, "La Garde Impériale", p. 142.
1059:in one of the decisive moments of the
982:By 1812, the imminent eruption of the
327:Rarely committed to battle during the
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1430:Pigeard, "La Garde Impériale" p. 145.
1400:Pigeard, "La Garde Impériale" p. 144.
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309:respectively. They were the senior
685:Grenadier à cheval officer (front)
353:second restoration of the Bourbons
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1220:Jean-Baptiste-Auguste-Marie Jamin
1203:, the Grenadiers were ordered to
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564:(November 1813 - November 1815)
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297:regiment in the Consular, then
962:and subsequently retreated to
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1157:Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
487:(colonel major), also called
1209:War of the Seventh Coalition
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471:regiment was commanded by a
418:(deputy commander). The two
373:Constitution of the Year III
2148:Cavalry regiments of France
993:field of battle at Borodino
882:. They were present at the
848:Battle of Medina de Rioseco
761:War of the Fourth Coalition
642:War of the Second Coalition
636:War of the Second Coalition
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1120:Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
1032:War of the Sixth Coalition
968:Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
939:Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
880:War of the Fifth Coalition
862:War of the Fifth Coalition
691:War of the Third Coalition
677:War of the Third Coalition
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2118:Artillery Train Battalion
2082:Artillery Train Battalion
1484:Napoleon's Imperial Guard
1153:Battle of Château-Thierry
1114:of the regiment, general
605:French Revolutionary Wars
549:(December 1799-July 1800)
430:regiment. Throughout the
320:A part of the Republican
34:
1418:Tulard, vol. II, p. 961.
1183:belonging to the enemy "
884:Battle of Aspern-Essling
751:Chevalier Guard Regiment
693:. As war broke out with
559:(May 1806-November 1813)
359:Origins and organisation
164:(Bessières' dark horses)
141:Headquarters & Dépôt
1080:Jean-Baptiste Bessières
483:, who had the title of
475:, who had the title of
401:Jean-Baptiste Bessières
254:Jean-Baptiste Bessières
2056:Administration Workers
1832:Tirailleurs-Grenadiers
1104:Karl Philipp von Wrede
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892:Frédéric Henri Walther
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735:Grand Duke Constantine
731:Russian Imperial Guard
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601:Frédéric Henri Walther
383:, just days after the
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262:Frédéric Henri Walther
1847:Flanquerers-Chasseurs
1842:Flanqueurs-Grenadiers
1837:Tirailleurs-Chasseurs
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1530:Light Cavalry Lancers
1197:Napoleon's abdication
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929:Back to the Peninsula
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53:in 1807. Painting by
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1409:Sokolov, p. 454-455.
1222:, killed by British
1149:Battle of Montmirail
1116:Louis-Marie Lévesque
997:great fire of Moscow
727:Battle of Austerlitz
609:Claude-Étienne Guyot
554:(July 1800-May 1806)
453:Carabiniers-à-Cheval
266:Claude Étienne Guyot
105:Imperial French Army
2163:Grenadier regiments
1772:Fusiliers-Chasseurs
1201:Bourbon Restoration
1161:Battle of Vauchamps
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1073:Grenadiers-à-Cheval
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1001:Grenadiers-à-Cheval
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923:Étienne de Nansouty
912:Grenadiers à Cheval
906:plain. The ensuing
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816:Grenadiers à Cheval
603:, a veteran of the
576:Laferrière-Lévesque
521:General of division
473:general of division
469:Grenadiers à Cheval
428:Grenadiers à Cheval
385:Coup of 18 Brumaire
307:First French Empire
272:(second-in-command)
47:Grenadiers à Cheval
30:Grenadiers à Cheval
1506:Mounted Grenadiers
1361:La Garde Impériale
1320:Smith, 58-29, 247.
1213:Battle of Waterloo
1124:Battle of Saalfeld
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1275:Pigeard, 139-140.
1147:'s force. At the
1092:Battle of Leipzig
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301:during the
270:Louis Lepic
209:Champaubert
205:La Rothière
169:Engagements
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70:1797 – 1814
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1947:Voltigeurs
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2075:Old Guard
2047:Artillery
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1673:Old Guard
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311:Old Guard
221:Vauchamps
161:Bessières
1788:Florence
1681:Veterans
1665:Infantry
1656:Ordnance
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1248:See also
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888:canister
801:and one
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715:Augsburg
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349:Waterloo
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237:Waterloo
125:Regiment
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1781:Vélites
1498:Cavalry
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1077:Marshal
964:Almeida
792:Marshal
711:Germany
699:Austria
646:Marengo
623:Battles
592:Castex
585:Chastel
557:Walther
552:Ordener
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412:vélites
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248:Notable
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197:Leipzig
193:Dresden
185:Essling
173:Marengo
77:Country
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896:Danube
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733:under
695:Russia
420:vélite
287:French
189:Wagram
94:Branch
67:Active
1793:Turin
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1165:Reims
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856:Merle
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341:Eylau
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181:Eylau
149:Paris
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