Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard

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Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard
Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde impériale
The Charging Chasseur, 1812. Painting by Théodore Géricault at the Musée du Louvre.
Active	1800 – 1814 1815
Country	French Republic (to 1804) French Empire
Branch	French Imperial Army
Type	Light cavalry
Size	Largest at 2 regiments
Part of	Consular Guard (to 1804) Imperial Guard
HQ & Dépôt	École Militaire in Paris
Nickname(s)	The Invincibles The Pet Children
Engagements	Marengo, Ulm, Austerlitz, Eylau, Friedland, Eckmühl, Wagram, Smolensk, Borodino, Maloyaroslavets, Dresden, Leipzig, Hanau, Château-Thierry, Craonne, Waterloo
Commanders
Notable commanders	Eugène de Beauharnais Nicolas Dahlmann (second-in-command) Claude Étienne Guyot (second-in-command) Charles, comte Lefebvre-Desnouettes Charles Lallemand (second-in-command)

The Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard (French: Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde impériale) constituted a light cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively. They were the second senior "Old Guard" cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard, after the Grenadiers à Cheval. The regiment had its origins in the Guides raised by General Bonaparte during his Italian Campaign of 1796. It was the Chasseurs that usually provided personal escort to Napoleon, and he often wore the uniform of the regiment in recognition of this service. The regiment was not only known for its lavish uniform, but its combat history as well.