Grenadier (disambiguation)
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Grenadier may refer to:
Other uses of the term include:
- A grenadier, originally a specialized assault soldier for siege operations, later an honorific applied to many infantry military units. See Grenadier (soldier)Grenadier (soldier)A grenadier was originally a specialized soldier, first established as a distinct role in the mid-to-late 17th century, for the throwing of grenades and sometimes assault operations. At this time grenadiers were chosen from the strongest and largest soldiers...
for main article. Grenadier regiments included:- The Grenadier GuardsGrenadier GuardsThe Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards...
, a regiment in the British Army - The GrenadiersThe GrenadiersThe Grenadiers are an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, formerly part of the Bombay Army and later the pre-independence Indian Army, when the regiment was known as the 4th Bombay Grenadiers. It has distinguished itself during the two world wars and also since the Independence of India...
is a regiment in the Indian ArmyIndian ArmyThe Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army... - The Canadian Grenadier GuardsThe Canadian Grenadier GuardsThe Canadian Grenadier Guards is the second most senior and oldest infantry regiment in the Reserve Force of the Canadian Forces. Located in Montreal, its primary role is the provision of combat-ready troops in support of Canadian regular infantry...
, a regiment in the Canadian Army - The 101st Grenadiers101st Grenadiers-The beginning:The Regiment was first formed in 1778 after 6 grenadier companies were combined to form a composite battalion. The Regiment took part in the First Mahratta War against the Mahratta Empire and fought in a number of engagements against them, including the Battle of Talegoan where they...
, a regiment of the former British Indian Army, now known as the Indian Grenadiers - The Potsdam GrenadiersPotsdam GiantsThe Potsdam Giants was the Prussian infantry regiment No 6, composed of taller-than-average soldiers. The regiment was founded in 1675 and dissolved in 1806 after the Prussian defeat against Napoleon...
, an 18th-century regiment of the Prussian Guard
- The Grenadier Guards
Other uses of the term include:
- Grenadiers or rattailRattailGrenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the family Macrouridae...
s, deep-sea fishes in the family Macrouridae - Two species of Estrildid finchEstrildid finchThe estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They can be classified as the family Estrildidae , or as a sub-group within the family Passeridae, which also includes the true sparrows....
es:- Common GrenadierCommon GrenadierThe Common Grenadier or Violet-eared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus is a common species of estrildid finch found in drier land of Southern Africa...
(Uraeginthus granatina) - Purple GrenadierPurple GrenadierThe Purple Grenadier is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa.-Description:The length averages 13.3 cm . All ages and sexes have a black tail, and adults have a red bill. The male has a cinnamon-colored head and neck with a blue patch surrounding the eye...
(Uraeginthus ianthinogaster)
- Common Grenadier
- Two submarines of the United States Navy named USS GrenadierUSS GrenadierTwo ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Grenadier, named in honor of the grenadiers, a family of soft-finned deep-sea fishes with long, tapering bodies and short, pointed tails, also known as rattails....
- Grenadier (manga), a Japanese anime/manga series about a female gun user
- The grenade launcherGrenade launcherA grenade launcher or grenade discharger is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity, and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand....
operator in a fire team - Grenadier MiniaturesGrenadier MiniaturesGrenadier Models Inc. of Springfield, Pennsylvania produced lead miniature figures for wargames and role-playing games with fantasy, science fiction and heroic themes between 1975 and 1996. Grenadier Models Inc...
, a miniature figures manufacturer