Welcome to the thread of the 1er Regiment de Carabiniers! We are a dedicated group of players who strive to fully use the French Carabinier unit to devastating effect, crippling any opponent we encounter. Our pool of CO's and NCO's will make sure you will feel at home very quickly, so you can participate and have good fun in our battles. That said, one does not need to be skilled from the start to join us: we are more than happy to train people in the Carabinier fighting style. Take a look at our thread, or if you just want to enlist straight away look at the bottom of this post to join!
History of the 1er Carabiniers
There were only two regiments of horse carabiniers, the 1er and 2e. In 1792 the French Ministry of War ordered that the carabiniers must always be chosen from seasoned and reliable soldiers. They were armed with straight sabers and pistols. (They even briefly became 'Horse Grenadiers'). In 1801 the strongest and tallest men and horses from the dissolved 19e, 20e, 21e and 22e Régiment d'Cavalerie were assigned to the horse carabiniers. Despite the flow of soldiers into their ranks in 1803 the two regiments were only 2 squadrons each. Napoleon strengthened them with young robust recruits and brought their strength to 3 and 4 squadrons. In the ranks of carabiniers alongside the Frenchmen served also quite a few Belgians. The carabiniers fought well in the following campaigns 1805, 1806, 1807 and in 1809. In 1809 with the temporary absence of the Guard cavalry, the 1er Carabiniers formed Napoleon's escort.
In 1809 the carabiniers suffered badly in the hands of Austrian uhlans and Napoleon ordered to give them armor. Chlapowski, among others, described this combat: "The cuirassier division arrived, with the brigade of carabiniers at its head. ... Soon an uhlan regiment in six squadrons trotted up to within 200 paces of the carabiniers and launched a charge at full tilt. It reached their line but could not break it, as the second regiment of carabiniers was right behind the first, and behind it the rest of the cuirassier division. I saw a great many carabiniers with lance wounds, but a dozen or so uhlans had also fallen." (Chlapowski - "Memoirs of a Polish Lancer" p 60)
After this and another fight with the Austrian uhlans, Napoleon decided to give armor to the carabiniers. Their new helmet was of yellow copper, with iron chinstrap scales and a headband with the letter 'N' in front. The crest had a scarlet comb instead of the cuirassiers black horsehair. The cuirasses were almost identical in design to those worn by the cuirassiers, although they were covered with a sheet of brass (for officers red copper). The visual effect was astounding !
Until the disastrous campaign in Russia in 1812 the carabiniers rode on big black horses. In 1813-1815 they were more flexible and rode on blacks, browns and dark bays. All the horses were of high quality, one of the best in Empire.
In 1805 the carabiniers received dragoon muskets. In 1810 their long straight sabers were replaced with slightly curved sabers (a la Montmorency). In 1812 the dragoon muskets were replaced with shorter cavalry carbines.
Roster
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Current active Member count: 23 [+1]
Roster
Officer & NCO rank according to the order on the list.
Officiers (4)
 Colonel Martastik
 Lieutenant-Colonel Jolyon
 Chef d'Escadron / Corniste Diffusion
 Lieutenant Crunk
Sous-Officiers (3)
 Maréchal des Logis Chef Raven
 Marechal-des-logis / Port D'Aigle Kieran
Marechal-des-logis Redmond Barry
En-ligne (18)
 Brigadier-Fourrier Khandur
Brigadier-Fourrier Wibpaint
 Brigadier Dante
Brigadier Storck ON HIATUS
Brigadier Roymar
Brigadier Vander
Brigadier Jack Spears
Brigadier Webster
 Cavalier Scoutju
Cavalier Rskde
Cavalier Mien-Shan
Cavalier Porkins
 Cadet Smithy
Cadet Honey Badger (Badger)
 Recrue Turjid
Recrue Constance
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Schedule
All these times are in GMT+0 (UK time)
Monday: REGULAR SIGNUP 15th Regiment of Foot NATIVE LINEBATTLE - 7pm GMT -> 8pm GMT
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Wednesday : REGULAR SIGNUP 33rd Regiment of Foot Linebattle - 7pm GMT -> 8pm GMT
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Thursday: -7pm GMT -> 8pm GMT
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Friday: - 7pm GMT -> 8pm GMT
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Saturday: REGULAR SIGNUP 15th Regiment of Foot - 7pm GMT (attendance requested at 6:45pm GMT) -> 8pm GMT
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Sunday: 3 NOVEMBER 17e LB - 7pm GMT -> 8pm GMT // Announcements - 8pm GMT -> 8:15pm GMT
Do you want to enlist?
Fill in this form and post it on this page to apply for a spot in the 1er Carabiniers! While we welcome nearly everyone, we do want to put emphasis on the EU times of our events. Non-EU players might find it hard to impossible to play at our times due to difference in timezones and/or ping issues. *In order to maintain a mature sense in the regiment, we will not accept people below age 16*
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