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Grenadier (disambiguation)


Grenadier (disambiguation)


A grenadier was originally a specialized assault soldier for siege operations, later an honorific applied to many infantry military units.

Grenadier or Grenadiers may also refer to:

Military units

  • Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale, a disbanded heavy cavalry regiment of France
  • Grenadier Guards, a regiment in the British Army
  • The Grenadiers, a regiment in the Indian Army
  • The Canadian Grenadier Guards, a regiment in the Canadian Army
  • 101st Grenadiers, a regiment of the former British Indian Army, now known as the Indian Grenadiers
  • Potsdam Grenadiers, an 18th-century regiment of the Prussian Guard
  • Swiss Grenadiers, an infantry corps of the Swiss Army

Animals

  • Common grenadier (Uraeginthus granatina), a species of estrildid finch (passerine birds), found in drier land of southern Africa
  • Purple grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster), a species of estrildid finch (passerine birds), found in eastern Africa
  • Grenadiers (fish) or rattails, deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae

Other uses

  • Grenadier (manga), a Japanese anime/manga series about a female gunslinger
  • The Grenadier (magazine), a wargaming magazine
  • USS Grenadier, multiple ships of the United States Navy
  • Grenadier Models Inc., a miniature figures manufacturer
  • Grenadier (apple), an apple cultivar
  • Ineos Grenadier, an off-road utility vehicle
  • Les Grenadiers (Op. 207), title of a waltz by Émile Waldteufel, and named after the British regiment
  • Grenadier (wargame), a 1972 Napoleonic board wargame

See also

  • The British Grenadiers, a traditional tune

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