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- noun Plural form of
grenadier .
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Examples
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When these grenades went out of use the name grenadiers was still retained.
The Two Great Retreats of History George Grote 1832
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I like the Foundry von Kleist horse grenadiers, which is really saying something since I am not normally a big fan of the Foundry style of figures.
All Hallows Eve Der Alte Fritz 2008
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It was he who called his grenadiers “his grumblers”; he pinched their ears; he pulled their mustaches.
Les Miserables 2008
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I like the Foundry von Kleist horse grenadiers, which is really saying something since I am not normally a big fan of the Foundry style of figures.
Archive 2008-10-01 Der Alte Fritz 2008
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They were special units that were called grenadiers and light infantry.
Paul Revere's Ride 1994
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Supporting his grenadiers was a battalion of the 36th Flak Regiment with its 8. 8cm guns and four Tiger tanks of the 1st Company of the
Panzer Aces Kurowski, Franz 1992
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When Wolfe called the grenadiers back a rescue party wanted to carry off both officers, to save them from the scalping-knife.
The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf William Charles Henry Wood 1905
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There are several classes of infantrymen, a distinction being made between the sharpshooters, and some of the others, variously known as grenadiers, musketeers and fusileers.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Kelly Miller 1901
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The company called grenadiers was in the battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, fought September 8, 1781.
An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America 1893
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It was he who called his grenadiers "his grumblers"; he pinched their ears; he pulled their mustaches.
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