Special Infantry Units

Index

Plate 1: Bonaparte's Volunteers, Infantry Private, 1800.

Plate 2: 1st Battalion Foot Hussars, Private, 1800.
Plate 3: 2nd Battalion Foot Hussars, Private, 1800.
Plate 4: Corsican Legion, Carabinier Private, 1805.
Plate 5: Corsican Sharpshooters, Private, 1808.
Plate 6: Corsican Sharpshooters, Voltigeur Private, 1809.
Plate 7: Corsican Sharpshooters, Private,
Plate 8: 1st Battalion Corsican Light Infantry, Carabinier Private, 1815.
Plate 9: 2nd Battalion Corsican Light Infantry, Voltigeur Private, 1815.
Plate 10: 4th Battalion Corsican Li-ht Infantry, Chasseur Private, 1815.
Plate 11: Sharpshooters of the Po, Private, 1805.
Plate 12: Sharpshooters of the Po, Drummer, 1805.
Plate 13: Chasseurs d'Orient, 1809.
Plate 14: Mountain Light Infantry, Carabiniers Captain, 1808.
Plate 15: Mountain Light Infantry, Chasseur Private, 1810.
Plate 16: Mountain Light Infantry, Voltigeur Private, 1813.
Plate 17: Alpine Light Infantry, Private, 1815.
Plate 18: Réunion Light Infantry, Private, 1810.
Plate 19: Oudinot's Grenadiers, Bandsman, 1809.
Plate 20: Oudinot's Grenadiers, Drummer, 1809.
Plate 21: Flushing Light Infantry Battalion, Private, 1812.

Special Infantry Units

The French Army always included special infantry units. usually battalion-sized, formed for emergencies or for specialized
combat missions. These commonly were referred to as Troupes Hors Ligne" outside" or “in addition to” the standard
formations of the irregular service. They were generally considered light infantry and so used its terminology.