L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE Régiment de Carabiniers Size:A3 Formed in 1678

Formed in 1678

He was a sitting Member of Parliament at the time of his death

A simple study in primitive style from a John Wheeler original

from an original painting by Barbara Renton Wood

in the centre of the allied position

L’ARMÉE FRANÇAISE Régiment de Carabiniers Size:A3 Formed in 1678Carabiniers 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