Chasseurs à cheval of the Guard

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The Chasseurs à cheval of the Guard were an elite light cavalry regiment of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard, renowned for their distinctive green uniforms and role as his personal escort.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Guard unit
Napoleonic Wars unit
cavalry regiment
military unit
activeDuring French invasion of Russia
Hundred Days
Napoleonic Wars
Peninsular War
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
War of the Third Coalition
allegiance Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
branch French Army
Imperial Guard (France)
country First French Empire
eliteStatus yes
engagedInBattle Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Eylau
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Wagram
Battle of Waterloo
garrison Paris
guarded Imperial household
Napoleon’s headquarters
headgear colpack
shako
languageOfCommand French
militaryFunction battlefield charge
escort duty
reconnaissance
screening
notableFor distinctive green uniforms
service as Napoleon’s personal bodyguard cavalry
partOf Old Guard
raisedBy Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
role household troops
light cavalry
personal escort of Napoleon
subUnitOf Imperial Guard cavalry
linked to: Imperial Guard
uniformColor dark green
uniformTrimColor crimson
gold
usedWeapon carbine
pistol
sabre

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Imperial Guard hasPart Chasseurs à cheval of the Guard
Imperial Guard alsoKnownAs Garde impériale
linked to: Chasseurs à cheval of the Guard
Imperial Guard notableUnit Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde impériale
linked to: Chasseurs à cheval of the Guard