The 94th Infantry Regiment (''94e régiment d’infanterie'' or ''94e RI'') is a French Army regiment. It originated in 1709 as a German regiment in the French army known as the régiment Royal-Bavière. From 1780 to 1791 it was known as the régiment Royal-Hesse-Darmstadt. It is the inheritor of the traditions of the

French Imperial Guard The Imperial Guard (French: ''Garde Impériale'') was originally a small group of elite soldiers of the French Army under the direct command of Napoleon I, but grew considerably over time. It acted as his bodyguard and tactical reserve, and he ...

and thus is also known as the Grenadiers de la Garde or La Garde rather than by its number. In addition to its traditions being from the Imperial Guard, their

beret A beret ( or ; ; eu, txapela, ) is a soft, round, flat-crowned cap, usually of woven, hand-knitted wool, crocheted cotton, wool felt, or acrylic fibre. Mass production of berets began in 19th century France and Spain, and the beret remains ...

insignia is that of a

French Imperial Eagle The French Imperial Eagle (''Aigle de drapeau'', lit. "flag eagle") refers to the figure of an eagle on a staff carried into battle as a standard by the ''Grande Armée'' of Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars. Although they were presented with ...

. After having been dissolved in 1993 following the reorganization of the French army in 1993, it was reformed in 2005. Retaining its name and traditions, it is now the regiment in the French army that specializes in

urban combat Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities. Urban combat differs from combat in the open at both the operational and the tactical levels. Complicating factors in urban warfare include the presence of civilians and t ...

(''Combat en Zone Urbain'' or ''CENZUB'' in French).

References

* Paul Martin, « Le Régiment Royal Hesse-Darmstadt », ''L'Essor'', 77 * * * * * {{cite book, author=A. E. Lafont, title="La Garde" – 94e régiment d'infanterie : Historique succint du 94e régiment d'infanterie : campagne contre l'Allemagne du 2 8 1914 au 31 12 1918, publisher= Oberthur, year=, isbn=, url=https://argonnaute.parisnanterre.fr/medias/customer_3/archives/histo_rgt2_pdf/BDIC_Opce_013256.pdf Infantry regiments of France Regiments of the French First Republic Regiments of the First French Empire 20th-century regiments of France Military units and formations disestablished in 1993 Military units and formations established in 1791