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Rank group NCOs Caporals Insignia [1] [2] [3] Infantry and artillery Adjudant sous-officier: Adjudant sous-officier version of 1808: Sergent-major: Sergent: Caporal-fourrier: Caporal: Cavalry and train [4] Maréchal des logis-chef: Maréchal des logis: Brigadier-fourrier: Brigadier
The line infantry was the best-known and most valuable infantry branch within the Imperial Army. The line infantry also had the most regiments throughout the war, with the following an abbreviated list of all regiments: 1st–113th Line Infantry Regiments existing prior to 1803
The rank of Général de corps d'armée wasn't officially adopted until 1939, along with five other French Armed Forces ranks. It must also be noted that Army corps general and Army general are not really ranks, but styles and positions ( Rang et appellation in french) bestowed upon a Divisional general, which is the highest substantive rank in ...
Line infantry mainly used three formations in its battles: the line, the square, and the column. With the universal adoption of small arms (firearms that could be carried by hand, as opposed to cannon) in infantry units from the mid-17th century, the battlefield was dominated by linear tactics, according to which the infantry was aligned into long thin lines, shoulder to shoulder, and fired ...
While the infantry of the line made up the majority of the Grande Armée ' s infantry, the Infanterie Légère (Light Infantry) also played an important role. The Légère regiments never numbered more than 36 (compared with the 133 of the Ligne regiments), and the Ligne could perform all the same manoeuvres, including skirmishes.
2 e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment), 6 e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armoured Brigade) - Nîmes. 3 e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie (3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment), Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français (Units in French overseas departments and territories) - Kourou (French Guiana).
Scott, Samuel F. "The Regeneration of the Line Army during the French Revolution." Journal of Modern History (1970) 42#3 pp 308–330. in JSTOR; Scott, Samuel F. From Yorktown to Valmy: The Transformation of the French Army in an Age of Revolution (1998) online Archived 2016-04-15 at the Wayback Machine; Skocpol, Theda.
French line infantry grenadier (left) and voltigeur (right) c. 1808. The uniform was made of a blue coat with yellow collar and cuffs piped red, red and green epaulettes with a yellow crescent, and yellow bugle horns on the turnbacks. From 1804, they wore shakos, but some had bicorne hats with green pompoms and a yellow brush.