The birth of Finnish Guards' Rifle Battalion. In July 1829 the Finnish Training Battalion was suddenly ordered to join the imperial life-guards' exercise camp in Krasnoye Selo south-west of Saint Petersburg. After inspecting the battalion, Nicholas I of Russia announced it would be promoted to the rank of Young Guard.
In 2010, Hasbro began releasing their version of Blythe as a part of the Littlest Pet Shop toy line. Doll releases. There are three sizes of Blythe dolls: the original 28 cm (1/6 scale) full-sized dolls, the 11.2 cm Petite Blythe from Takara and the Middie Blythe of about 20 cm. Only full-sized dolls have color-changing eyes.
Petite refers to stature, not size. Petite clothing is made for short women. Petite Misses' and Petite Women's clothing comes in a range of sizes, all designed to fit the woman who is 5'4 or under.