Carabiniers differed from army to army and over time, but typically were medium cavalry, similar in armament and tactical role to dragoons.
Napoleon inherited two French carabinier regiments … See more

The use of carabinier to refer to infantry troops comes from the French light infantry battalions of 1794, where it denoted troops of the elite company known as grenadiers in line infantry.
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Although the Spanish Crown was the first to raise carbine armed cavalry regiments, the Spanish Army is not known for its cavalry carabiniers. The la Brigada de Carabineros Reales, though dressed as hussars, did however pa… See more