Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Agents Facet
3. People (hierarchy name)
4. people (agents)
5. [people by occupation]
6. [people in military occupations]
7. soldiers

Anotations

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.