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Personal Guard of the King of Naples. Modelled on the French Old Guard. 1st Regiment of Vélités of Foot. 1° Reggimento di Veliti a Piedi. 15 July 1811. May 1815. Originally formed as the Vélité Hunters converted 15 July 1811 as Foot Velites, thereby becoming the 1st Velites. [4] 2nd Regiment of Vélités of Foot.
Alpini Battalion "Aosta", *1886-1943, 1946-1989, received the flag of the 4th Alpini Regiment in 1975. Became a support unit of the Alpine Training Center in 1989. 1st Alpini Command and Tactical Supports Unit, *2022 (Turin) 1st Alpini Regiment, *1882-1943. Alpini Battalion "Mondovì", *1886-1943, 1950-1997.
Napoleonic weaponry and warfare. Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, is recognized as the greatest early modern warfare commander in military history. His main strategy was focusing on one part of the enemy, quickly defeating them, and continuing onward. His success was made possible not only by his ambition, but also through the dynamic ...
Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars continued to use the cannon and howitzers of the previous century. These were smooth-bore, heavy, cast artillery pieces moved by limbers, usually at a slow pace. Siege artillery. Siege artillery were very heavy cannon, howitzer and mortar artillery pieces used to force surrender of fortresses during a siege.
Royal Life Guards. 1st Regiment (Danish Life Regiment) merged into Guard Hussar Regiment on 1 January 2001. 2nd Regiment (Schleswig Regiment of Foot) merged into Prince's Life Regiment on 1 January 2001. Reactivated on 1 January 2019. 3rd Regiment (Prince's Life Regiment) merged into Jutland Dragoon Regiment on 1 August 2005.
1 e Régiment Etranger du Génie (1st Foreign Engineer Regiment), 6e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Laudun. DINOPS Teams. 2 e Régiment Etranger du Génie (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment), 27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Saint-Christol. DINOPS Teams.
The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The Army participated in various continental wars during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries as well, both in Norway and abroad, especially in World War II (1939–1945).
Armies of Napoleonic Wars. This category includes sub-categories and articles about the national armies of the belligerent states that participated in the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) including those of the Frence's allies and the Coalitions which opposed it. For smaller military units and formations, see Category:Military units and formations ...