| Horse Artillery of the Imperial Guard | |
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 Horse artilleryman of the Imperial Guard. Oil painting by Édouard Detaille, 1870. | |
| Active | 1806–1815 |
| Country | France |
| Allegiance | First French Empire |
| Branch | Grande Armée |
| Role | Artillery |
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The Horse Artillery of the Imperial Guard is a mounted artillery unit integrated into Napoleon I's Imperial Guard. Although it was not formed as a regiment until April 1806, its origins date back to May 1797, when it was first trained in the Army of Italy.
Initially organized into three squadrons, the Guard's horse artillerymen took part in the Prussian and Polish campaigns, in particular the battles of Jena, Eylau and Friedland. They took part in the Spanish War in 1808, the Austrian Campaign in 1809 and the Russian Campaign in 1812.
The unit again took an active part in the German campaign of 1813 and the French campaign of 1814, before being disbanded by royal decree on 12 May 1814 and transferred back to the line regiments.
The régiment d'artillerie à cheval de la Garde was reformed in 1815 during the Hundred Days and took part in the Belgian campaign. It was definitively disbanded after Napoleon's second abdication and the return of the Bourbons.