L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE Régiment de Carabiniers Size:A3 Originally only a single company

Originally only a single company of some 50 personnel served in the Peninsula as scattered detachments

Vibrant Fine Art Print of Rhododendron Flowers by Barbara Renton Wood

wax resist

in the centre of the allied position

L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE Régiment de Carabiniers Size:A3 Originally only a single companyCarabiniers Cheval The 1st and 2nd Carabiniers Cheval were created in 1787, as regiments of heavy cavalry. They participated with distinction in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Their armament included a carbine, a sabre (straight bladed before c. 1811, then "a la Montmorency" with a very slight curve) and a pair of pistols. The Carabiniers' most memorable exploit occurred during the Russian campaign at the Battle of Borodino, where they