France as a Horse Grenadier of the Imperial Guard and England as Major-General in around 1810 or so.

"Marvelous, isn't it, Angleterre?"

"I haven't a clue what you're referring to, frog,"

"Now, now, there's no need for hard feelings, you know. You've always been a sore loser, but I think even you can share in my victory just this once."


Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale, aka, Horse Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard were heavy calvary regiment (1166 men at it's height) that acted as personal guard to the Emperor on the battlefield at times. They were considered, when under the command of Jean-Baptiste Bessiéres, to be the best heavy calvary unit in Europe. Their bear skin bonnet and standardized use of dark horses (in a time of some of the first instances of military standardization, including the first 'military haircuts') earned them the nickname of Les chevaux noirs de Bessières, or, The Dark Horses of Bessiéres.



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