The infantrymen cheerfully explained that they had no complain except that they had nothing to do they simply had 'bored themselves' and so kicked up a littleĮxcitement to make life interesting ! There was no corporal punishment in the French army. When the 69th Demi-Brigade mutined a general arrived to see what Under Napoleon the discipline of the troops greatly improvedĪlthough now and then were problems. The process of weeding out the weak was under way in the first To meet the numbersĬonscription hustled to arms a lot of quivering creatures who would never have gone to war In this situation accepting only volunteers (as it was in the small Swiss andīritish armies) was not enough. Such army was necessary as France had several powerfull enemies on land Russia, Prussia andĪustria all had large armies. The infantry was the basis of the Napoleonic army, which was the largest army in the World in that time. The use of infantry." (Nafziger - "Napoleon's Invasion of Russia" p 13, 1998) Even today, no army can take and hold any ground without "The army's infantry is its most essential component. John Mills of British 'Coldstream Guard' Infantry is their steadiness in manoeuvering under fire." Another peculiar excellence of the French In all weathers and at all times they areĪccustomed to march, when our men would fall sick by "Their movements compared with ours are as mail coaches Terry Crowdy, English author and researcher Of repression, savagely suppressing internal anti-government Instrument of liberation, taking over the frontiers, and Under fire, facing the armies of Prussia, Austria, Britain, "After several years of war many volunteers and levies Generals: Duhesme, Saint-Hilaire, Vandamme, and Compansįrench infantryman during the Revolutionary war, picture by Myrbach. Differences Between Line and Light Infantry.ģ. "It is well known with what gallantry the officers leadĪnd with what vehemence the troops follow.
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