Expeditionary Piedmontese Battalion Po Tirailleurs | |
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![]() Regimental Eagle of the Tirailleurs | |
Active | 20 April 1803–August 1811 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | French Imperial Army |
Type | Tirailleurs (Light Infantry) |
Size | Battalion |
HQ & Depot | Turin, Piedmont |
Engagements |
The Tirailleurs du Pô[Note 1] (English: Tirailleurs of the Po) was a specialist light infantry corps[1] of the French Imperial Army, forming part of the Italian Corps of the Foreign Troops Contingent. Though a short-lived unit, the Po Tirailleurs would, along with the Corsican Tirailleurs, serve with distinction in the early campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Actions included the Battle of Austerlitz, Jena, Eylau, Heilsberg, and Wagram, where both units were notably engaged. Following a reorganisation of the independent foreign units in 1811, several battalions were merged to form the 11th Light Infantry Regiment, which the Po Tirailleurs continued into.
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