British Army during the Napoleonic Wars for battle service in the Peninsular War. The cross also saw the first use of Medal bars. Following the battle a Waterloo Medal was issued to all soldiers who participated in that engagement. Decades later the Military General Service Medal was awarded to all ranks for service in campaigns during the 1793-1814 period. At the start of the French Revolutionary Wars, the "heavy" cavalry were equivalent to dragoons or "medium" cavalry in the French and other armies. They consisted of three regiments of Household Cavalry, seven regiments of Dragoon Guards and six regiments of Dragoons. The Dragoon Guards had been
Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars) with three battalions, made from elements of the several infantry regiments of the Legion. The 13th Demi-brigade was part of Oudinot's II Corps. In 1811, the Portuguese Legion was reorganized in: In 1813, after suffering heavy casualties, the remains of the Legion were organized as: Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars) The Portuguese Legion (French "Légion portugaise" and Portuguese "Legião Portuguesa") was the 9 000 men strong Portuguese military force integrated in the Napoleon's Imperial Armies, mobilized after the occupation of Portugal by the army of General Junot, in 1807. The Legion was created by order of Napoleon from 12 November 1807.