Grenadier (disambiguation)
A grenadier was originally a specialized assault soldier for siege operations, later an honorific applied to many infantry military units.
Grenadier or Grenadiers may also refer to:
Military units
- Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale, a disbanded heavy cavalry regiment of France
- Grenadier Guards, a regiment in the British Army
- The Grenadiers, a regiment in the Indian Army
- The Canadian Grenadier Guards, a regiment in the Canadian Army
- 101st Grenadiers, a regiment of the former British Indian Army, now known as the Indian Grenadiers
- Potsdam Grenadiers, an 18th-century regiment of the Prussian Guard
- Swiss Grenadiers, an infantry corps of the Swiss Army
Animals
- Common grenadier (Uraeginthus granatina), a species of estrildid finch (passerine birds), found in drier land of southern Africa
- Purple grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster), a species of estrildid finch (passerine birds), found in eastern Africa
- Grenadiers (fish) or rattails, deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae
Other uses
- Grenadier (manga), a Japanese anime/manga series about a female gun user
- The Grenadier (magazine), a wargaming magazine
- USS Grenadier, multiple ships of the United States Navy
- Grenadier Models Inc., a miniature figures manufacturer
- Grenadier (apple), an apple cultivar
See also
- The British Grenadiers, a traditional tune
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