Grenadier (disambiguation)

A grenadier was originally a specialized assault soldier for siege operations, later an honorific applied to many infantry military units.

Grenadier or Grenadiers may also refer to:

Military units

• Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale, a disbanded heavy cavalry regiment of France
• Grenadier Guards, a regiment in the British Army
• The Grenadiers, a regiment in the Indian Army
• The Canadian Grenadier Guards, a regiment in the Canadian Army
• 101st Grenadiers, a regiment of the former British Indian Army, now known as the Indian Grenadiers
• Potsdam Grenadiers, an 18th-century regiment of the Prussian Guard
• Swiss Grenadiers, an infantry corps of the Swiss Army

Animals

• Common grenadier (Uraeginthus granatina), a species of estrildid finch (passerine birds), found in drier land of southern Africa
• Purple grenadier (Uraeginthus ianthinogaster), a species of estrildid finch (passerine birds), found in eastern Africa
• Grenadiers (fish) or rattails, deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae

Other uses

• Grenadier (manga), a Japanese anime/manga series about a female gun user
• The Grenadier (magazine), a wargaming magazine
• USS Grenadier, multiple ships of the United States Navy
• Grenadier Models Inc., a miniature figures manufacturer
• Grenadier (apple), an apple cultivar

See also

• The British Grenadiers, a traditional tune