After the Napoleonic Wars, all Russian cavalry were designated as dragoons. 3) Hussars, or light cavalrymen mounted on fast horses, were used for skirmishes and for scouting.

The Battle of Borodino took place during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. It was the single bloodiest day of the Napoleonic Wars, and it's remembered by Russians as a symbol of national courage.

Considered one of the greatest victories achieved by Napoleon, the Grande Armée of France were to defeat a much larger Russian and Austrian army led ... to a Captain of Dragoons of the ...

During the Napoleonic Wars, the helmets evolved dramatically—and in part as Napoleon saw himself as a new Emperor of Rome, he equipped his Cuirassiers and Dragoons with a helmet that resembled a ...