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| Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard | |
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| Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde impériale | |
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| Active | 1800 – 1814 1815 |
| Country |  French Republic (to 1804) French Empire |
| Branch | French Imperial Army |
| Type | Light cavalry |
| Size | Largest at 2 regiments |
| Part of | Consular Guard (to 1804) Imperial Guard |
| HQ & Dépôt | École Militaire in Paris |
| Nickname(s) | The Invincibles The Pet Children |
| Patron | the Emperor |
| Colors |  |
| Engagements | Marengo, Ulm, Austerlitz, Eylau, Friedland, Eckmühl, Wagram, Smolensk, Borodino, Maloyaroslavets, Dresden, Leipzig, Hanau, Château-Thierry, Craonne, Waterloo |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Eugène de Beauharnais Nicolas Dahlmann (second-in-command) Claude Étienne Guyot (second-in-command) Charles, comte Lefebvre-Desnouettes Charles Lallemand (second-in-command) |
The Mounted Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard (French: Chasseurs à cheval de la Garde impériale) constituted a light cavalry regiment in the Consular, then Imperial Guard during the French Consulate and First French Empire respectively. They were the second senior "Old Guard" cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard, after the Grenadiers à Cheval. The regiment had its origins in the Guides raised by General Bonaparte during his Italian Campaign of 1796. It was the Chasseurs that usually provided personal escort to Napoleon, and he often wore the uniform of the regiment in recognition of this service. The regiment was not only known for its lavish uniform, but its combat history as well.