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Mounted upon their huge black horses, the Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were the senior heavy cavalry unit of the French army and were never defeated in battle.Their long list of battle honours earned them the nicknames 'the Giants' and 'the Gods'. The Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale in English Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard constituted a heavy cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively.The Guard received better pay, rations, quarters, and equipment, and all guardsmen ranked one grade higher than all non-Imperial Guard soldiers. The Grenadiers of the Old Guard were known to complain in the presence of the Emperor, giving them the nickname Les Grognards, the Grumblers. Napoleon took great care of his Guard, particularly the Old Guard. Its headquarters were located at the Pentemont Abbey in Paris.

The Consular Guard changed its name to the Imperial Guard on May 18, 1804.He is able to describe and interpret the broader historical context and at the same time get down to brass tacks with accurate descriptions of uniform and equipment minutiae so valued by hobbyists. In Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard, Ronald Pawly, brings us his mastery of first-hand source-material of French Napoleonic cavalry.

Mount and blade napoleonic wars grenadiers