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The 'Voltigeurs' (Vaulters) were French military skirmish units created in 1804 by Napoleon. The term referred to specialised infantrymen deployed in advance of the main asault lines. The term was use to designate light infantry soldiers forming an elite acting as ''tirailleur''s (sharpshooter) in front of the main line of advance. The Imperial Guard had, at times, 19 regiments of ''Voltigeurs'' who, although not particularly good in hand-to-hand combat were, at the time, the best sharpshooters in the French military.

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★ Skirmisher

★ Napoleon's ''Grande Armée''

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