L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE Régiment de Carabiniers

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L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE Régiment de CarabiniersCarabiniers 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

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captured the French Imperial Eagle of the 105th Line Infantry Regiment during the battle

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Hawthorne over Limestone

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When the British eventually reached Corunna ahead of the French

and they were mostly occupied in fortresses construction

Sir Christopher Wren's Spires - Illustration by David Higham featuring St Paul's Cathedral and his other Churches

and once cut off a Squadron of Cuirassiers

The Carabiniers' most memorable exploit occurred during the Russian campaign at the Battle of Borodino

The unit was described as "lying dead in a square"

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