grenadiers

  1. Home
  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Agents Facet
  4. People (hierarchy name)
  5. people (agents)
  6. [people by occupation]
  7. [people in military occupations]
  8. soldiers
  9. grenadiers
Scope note
Specialized soldiers who were physically the most powerful and used to lead the charge on a battlefield or in the storming of a fortificaitons in siege warfare. Originally, as the name implies, grenadiers were the troops who threw grenades in battle; although in later usage, refers to the strongest, largest soldiers who led the charge, whether or not grenades were employed.
grenadiers
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024