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The Bersaglieri ( Marksmen in English) are a corps of the Italian Army originally created by General Alessandro La Marmora on 18 June 1836 to serve in the Army of the Kingdom of Sardinia, later to become the Royal Italian Army. They have always been a high-mobility light infantry unit, and can still be recognized by the distinctive wide brimmed hat that they wear (only in dress uniform in modern times), decorated with black capercaillie feathers. The feathers are usually applied to their combat helmets. Another distinctive trait of the Bersaglieri is the fast jog pace they keep on parades, instead of marching.

Usage examples of "bersaglieri".

He had arrived via a regiment of Alpini and a regiment of Bersaglieri, not counting two days with the Grenadiers.

On September 11 the Bersaglieri of Piedmont crossed the frontier, and within a month Umbria and the Marches were part of the new kingdom of Italy.