. "1797"^^ . . . "The Grenadiers \u00E0 Cheval de la Garde Imp\u00E9riale (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. They were the senior \"Old Guard\" cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard and from 1806 were brigaded together with the Dragoons regiment of the Imperial Guard. They were arguably the best heavy cavalry regiment of their time."@en . "one regiment"@en . . . . "Les chevaux noirs de Bessi\u00E8res"@en . "\"Heads up, gentlemen, these are bullets, not turds\". Colonel Louis Lepic harangues the Grenadiers \u00E0 Cheval as they are forming for a charge under intense fire at the battle of Eylau in 1807. Painting by \u00C9douard Detaille at the Chantilly Museum."@en . . . . . . . . . "Grenadiers \u00E0 Cheval"@en . "\u00C9cole militaire in Paris"@en . . . . "Shock Action"@en . . . . "Blois"@en . . . "France"@en . . . . . . "The Grenadiers \u00E0 Cheval de la Garde Imp\u00E9riale (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. They were the senior \"Old Guard\" cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard and from 1806 were brigaded together with the Dragoons regiment of the Imperial Guard. They were arguably the best heavy cavalry regiment of their time. A part of the Republican Consular Guard, the Grenadiers became the senior \"Old Guard\" heavy cavalry regiment when the Imperial Guard was founded, in 1804. Their maximum official complement was just over 1100 officers and troopers, commanded by a general of division or a seasoned general of brigade, with some of the most famous cavalrymen of the time as commander. Rarely committed to battle during the Napoleonic Wars, they were usually kept in reserve, alongside the Emperor, during the most significant battles of 1804-1815. When sent into action, such as during the battles of Marengo, Austerlitz, Eylau, Hanau or Waterloo, as well as during a number of actions of 1814, results were usually impressive. The regiment was disbanded in 1815, after Napoleon's downfall and the second restoration of the Bourbons."@en . . . . "Grenadiers \u00E0 Cheval de la Garde Imp\u00E9riale"@en . . . . .