Line infantry was the type of infantry that formed the bulk of most European land armies from the mid-17th century to the mid-19th century. Maurice of...

assault infantry, and naval infantry. Other types of infantry, such as line infantry and mounted infantry, were once commonplace but fell out of favor in the...

regiments of Line Infantry and one Light regiment in 1806 and two regiments of Mounted Chasseurs. Under Murat's rule, three more Line Infantry Regiments...

assaults and/or anchor the defensive center of a battle line. This differentiated them from light infantry who were relatively mobile and lightly armoured skirmisher...

fluid function than other types of infantry, such as heavy infantry or line infantry. Historically, light infantry often fought as scouts, raiders, and...

rather than as part of a large-scale military unit or traditional line infantry. As a consequence, jäger was used to describe skirmishers, scouts, sharpshooters...

two kinds of infantry: principally the line infantry (French: infanterie de ligne), which fought in tight formations, and the light infantry (French: infanterie...

The infantry was divided up into two major types, the Infantry of the Line (Infanterie de Ligne) and the Light Infantry (Infanterie Légère). The line infantry...

demi-brigade of the line infantry wore the blue "National Uniform" that was to be worn by all soldiers. However, for a long time, line infantry were a mix of...

known as the Tigers, is the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, second in the line infantry order of precedence to the Royal Regiment...

large role in battlefield tactics. The line formation was the most favoured amongst the British infantry. Lined up in this way, all men were able to fire...

Wars. The units are listed by their respective army branches, i.e. Guard infantry and engineers. All of the regiments and units pertaining to the Guard had...

Light Infantry Regiment (2 battalions) 39th Line Infantry Regiment (2 battalions) 69th Line Infantry Regiment (2 battalions) 76th Line Infantry Regiment...

Light Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd battalions Brigade: General of Brigade François Werlé 94th Line Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd battalions 95th Line Infantry...

of the line or, depending on the branch, as "infantry of the line", "line cavalry", etc. For example, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the line regiments...

troops (include light cavalry, light horse artillery, light infantry, and line infantry) who came from the Military Frontier in the Habsburg monarchy...

suitable for their forces. Infantry regiments used three primary battle formations: column formation, line formation, and infantry square (square formation)...

The Infantry of the British Army comprises 49 infantry battalions, from 19 regiments. Of these, 33 battalions are part of the Regular army and the remaining...

MacMahon 1st Infantry Division : Gen. Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot 1st Brigade : Gen. Wolff 18th Line Infantry Regiment 96th Line Infantry Regiment 13th...

The 57th Infantry Regiment or (57th IR) was a regiment of the French Army, heir of the Beauvoisis Regiment. It came from a tradition carried since 1667...

beginning of the nineteenth century, the Army dedicated some line regiments as specific light infantry troops, were trained under the Shorncliffe System devised...

This is a list of British Army cavalry and infantry regiments that were created by Childers Reforms in 1881, a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms. It...

and reserve unit. The line infantry was the best-known and most valuable infantry branch within the Imperial Army. The line infantry also had the most regiments...

(SCOTS) is the senior and only current Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and...

Infantry Regiment "Sassari" Unassigned infantry personnel Infantry specialities are units that differ from the line infantry in their recruiting, equipment,...

The 8th Line Infantry Regiment circled behind the knoll so that none could escape. After 45 minutes of fighting, the British light infantry companies...

Tschischwitz's game did not use line infantry exchange blocks. By 1862, Prussian battle doctrine had moved away from line infantry tactics to an emphasis on...

Artillery Corps of Royal Engineers Royal Corps of Signals Infantry Foot Guards Line Infantry Rifles Special Air Service Army Air Corps Special Reconnaissance...

mounts sentry postings at Horse Guards, known as the King's Life Guard. An infantry contingent, typically one of the Household Division's five regiments of...

over the shoulder and across the body. With nearly all line infantry, skirmishers, light infantry, grenadiers and guard regiments, two shoulder belts were...