H I S T O R Y
In 1809 , Napoleon ordered 15 Regiments of Tirailleurs which were known as Tirailleurs-Grenadiers and Tirailleurs-Chasseurs.
By Imperial decree of the 30th of December 1810 , the Regiments of Tirailleurs-Grenadiers changed their names and became Le 1er et le 2nd Régiment de Tirailleurs de la Garde.However the Tirailleurs de la Garde Impériale Regiments will still often be designated under the name of Tirailleurs-Grenadiers, even by Napoleon himself.Le 1er Regiment de Tirailleurs de la Garde Impériale took part in many battles as :
-Essling
-Wagram
-Leipzig
-Moskowa
-La Bérézina
Veterans from the campaign of Russia, they will finish they service honorably dying at Waterloo.