L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE Régiment de Carabiniers Size:A3 in the centre of the

in the centre of the allied position

NX611 -  ‘Just Jane’

A contemporary

from an original painting by Barbara Renton Wood

From an original painting by Barbara Renton Wood

L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE Régiment de Carabiniers Size:A3 in the centre of theCarabiniers 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