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Mounted Carabiniers (France)
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The Carabiniers-à-Cheval were mounted troops in the service of France.
Carabiniers during the Russian Campaign, by Édouard Detaille
Carabiniers during the Russian Campaign, by Édouard Detaille
Portrait of a Carabinier-à-cheval by Théodore Géricault (c. 1812)
Portrait of a Carabinier-à-cheval by Théodore Géricault (c. 1812)
Carabinier-à-Cheval cuirass holed by a cannonball at Waterloo, belonging to Antoine Fauveau (Musée de l'Armée).
Carabinier-à-Cheval cuirass holed by a cannonball at Waterloo, belonging to Antoine Fauveau (Musée de l'Armée).
Pre-revolutionary Carabinier-à-cheval (1787).
Pre-revolutionary Carabinier-à-cheval (1787).
Cuirass
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A cuirass is a piece of armour that covers the torso, formed of one or more pieces of metal or other rigid material. The word probably originates from the original material, leather, from the French cuirace and Latin word coriacea. The use of the term "cuirass" generally refers to both the breastplate and the backplate pieces; whereas a breastplate only protects the front, a cuirass protects both the front and the back of the wearer.
Cuirass worn by a Carabinier-à-Cheval
Cuirass worn by a Carabinier-à-Cheval
An Ancient Greek bronze cuirass, dated between 620 and 580 BC
An Ancient Greek bronze cuirass, dated between 620 and 580 BC
Indian steel cuirass, 17th to 18th century
Indian steel cuirass, 17th to 18th century
M1872 helmet and M1855 cuirass worn by the French cuirassiers
M1872 helmet and M1855 cuirass worn by the French cuirassiers