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French Light Infantry 1784-1815
From the Chasseurs of Louis XVI to
Napoleon’s Grande Armée
Terry Crowdy
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Cover: Detail from Wilhelm von Kobell’s ‘French cavalry and infantry
on march’ (1800). (Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection)
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Glossary of French and Technical Terms
Chronologies
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7
In the King’s Army
Light Infantry in the Wars of the French Revolution
Light Infantry in the First Empire
Light Infantry Tactics
Uniforms and Equipment
Lilies and Eagles – Light Infantry Colours
Notes for Re-enactors and Wargamers
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Bibliography and Further Reading
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