Carabinier
Note: the term carabinier translates literally as "rifleman," but these soldiers were heavy cavalry who--in an earlier period--were mounted riflemen. Napoleon made them into cuirassiers, but they kept their old name.
Note: the term carabinier translates literally as "rifleman," but these soldiers were heavy cavalry who--in an earlier period--were mounted riflemen. Napoleon made them into cuirassiers, but they kept their old name.
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