certain regiments of French and Belgian light infantry (chasseurs à pied) or light cavalry (chasseurs à cheval) to denote troops trained for rapid action....
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existing Chasseurs à pied ("Hunters on Foot'"/"Foot Rifles'") battalions. Initially these units were named bataillons alpins de chasseurs à pied ("Alpine...
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Chasseurs-à-Pied de la Garde Impériale briefly existed during the 100 days campaign after Napoleon's escape from Elba. The 4e Régiment de Chasseurs-à-Pied...
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regiments of French light infantry (Chasseurs à pied) or light cavalry (Chasseurs à cheval). The Chasseurs à pied (light infantry) were originally recruited...
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infantry design. The uniform of the Fusiliers-Chasseurs was that of the Chasseurs a pied from the Old Guard. The only change was the headgear, black shako with...
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engraved gold plate, a red plume, and white cords. Imperial Guard Foot Chasseurs (Chasseurs à Pied de la Garde Impériale): The Chasseurs of the Guard were...
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The pieds-noirs (French: [pje nwaʁ]; lit. 'black feet'; sg.: pied-noir) are an ethno-cultural group of people of French and other European descent who...
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1784 army ordnance, several regiments of 'Chasseurs à Cheval', literally Chasseurs of Horse or Mounted Chasseurs were formed. The infantry companies of these...
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Ligne) (colonel de Franchessin) 13e Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied (French: 13e Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied) (commandant de Bonneville) 2nd Brigade of général...
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(lieutenant-colonel Parran) and the 4th Marching Chasseur Battalion à Pied (French: 4ebataillon de marche de chasseurs à pied) in the 1st Division of général D'Astugue...
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