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The Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers "General San Martín" (Spanish: Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo "General San Martín") is the name of two Argentine Army regiments of two different time periods: a historic regiment that operated from 1812 to 1826, and a modern cavalry unit that was organized in 1903.
The Imperial Guard was created at the start of the First Empire by imperial decree on July 29, 1804, replacing the Consular Guard.It initially comprised three cavalry units: the régiment des mounted chasseurs, the mounted grenadier regiment, and the mameluk company (attached to the mounted chasseurs).
Death of Marshal Bessières on 1 May 1813. The Marshal had been the first commander of the regiment, up until 1800 and thus he was particularly loved by the Grenadiers-à-Cheval. Charge of the Grenadiers-à-Cheval against Bavarian Chevau-légers in one of the decisive moments of the Battle of Hanau in 1813.
Unlike most other units that carried the title of grenadiers, the Mounted Grenadiers were a cavalry unit. The Argentine Army still maintains a prestigious unit known as the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers (Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo)--actually a squadron-strength formation—which serves as the Presidential ceremonial escort and guard unit.
1st (1st East Prussian) Grenadiers "Crown Prince" 1st (Emperor Alexander) Guards Grenadiers; 1st Cavalry Regiment (Chile) 3rd Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" 4th (Queen Augusta) Guards Grenadiers; 5th Guards Grenadiers; 11th Fanagoriysky Grenadier Regiment; 14th Georgian Grenadier Regiment; 101st Grenadiers; 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers
Mounted Grenadier Regiment "General San Martín" (Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo «General San Martín»), in Palermo Artillery Regiment 1 "BGEN Tomas de Iriate" ( Regimiento de Artillería 1 "General Iriarte" ), in Campo de Mayo
The 1st Regiment of Foot Grenadiers (1 er Régiment de Grenadiers-à-Pied de la Garde Impériale) was founded from the Consular Guard Grenadiers (Gardes des Consuls), which had been formed from the Guards of the Directory. The battalion was made up of the Imperial French Army's most experienced and tallest men, and were essentially the army's ...
The 1st Regiment's first commander was Claude Testot-Ferry, transferred from his command of the Empress' Dragoons, and most of the regiment's officers were directly recruited from within the Guard including a large number from the Guards of Honour, including Pierre (an old soldier from Testot-Ferry's old regiment of the 10e régiment de ...