Grenadiers á Cheval de la Garde Impériale Royal Horse Artillery Where Napoleon went so did

Where Napoleon went so did they and they played a full part in all his campaigns

and close to the abattis (a rampart of felled trees with the branches facing outward) thrown across the road

When Napoleon abdicated in 1814

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A simple study in primitive style from a John Wheeler original

Grenadiers á Cheval de la Garde Impériale Royal Horse Artillery Where Napoleon went so didGrenadiers Cheval de la Garde Impriale The senior cavalry regiment of the Garde Imprial and thus the whole French army, the Mounted Grenadiers were known as the Gods. Selectively recruited, superbly uniformed and mounted, they represented the pinnacle of professional pride and excellence in the years before the first abdication of the Emperor. Their uniforms were based closely upon those of the Foot Grenadiers, including the tall bearskin bonnets.