| archaeoptryx | 08 Jul 2009 7:44 a.m. PST |
The royal army lost its 2nd batn chasseurs in 91. Did the Vol of 92/93 have chasseur companys? I cannot find National guards with light companys yet at Toulon light and gren companies formed storming parties were these from light Batns. Also vol tirallier batns, was the only distinction green shoulder fringe. Yes a specific lot of questions but Eurekas French Rev figures are great, started painting and need to know sort of nowish. JH |
| A Twiningham | 08 Jul 2009 8:44 a.m. PST |
I can't answer your questions (sorry), but do you have any good references you can share? I've been eyeing the Eureka figures also. I have Griffith's "Art of War in Revolutionary France" and Rothenberg covers the subject briefly in "The Art of War in the Age of Napoleon", but I am on the scout for more reads. |
| Berlichtingen | 08 Jul 2009 9:16 a.m. PST |
French line infantry did not have chasseur or voltiguer companies until after the Revolution. Nine companies, one of which was a grenadier company |
| CATenWolde | 08 Jul 2009 11:39 a.m. PST |
Light (voltiguer) companies inherent to Ligne and Legere battalions were an innovation of the very late (post-1800) or early Imperial (pre-1805) period. I can't remember off-hand when Napoleon made the change – perhaps 1803. |
| Berlichtingen | 08 Jul 2009 3:14 p.m. PST |
Light companies were added (converted an existing fusilier company) in 1804 |
| skaran | 08 Jul 2009 11:47 p.m. PST |
I aquired some extra Fusiliaers and Voltigeurs for my Eurekas so I can model with either 7 companies of Fusiliers, 1 Voltigeur and 1 Grenadier or the earlier 8 Fusiliers and 1 Grenadier company. Very nice figures they are indeed. |
| von Winterfeldt | 09 Jul 2009 5:10 a.m. PST |
I think in the early parts of the Revolution light companies did exist, otherwise usually so called eclaireur ad hoc units were formed from existing battalions, so a bataillon would have a "company2 of about 60 eclaireurs, this was common practis in the whole Revolutionary wars up to the point where Voltigeurs were officially introduced. These eclaireurs had no official distinction. |
| A Twiningham | 09 Jul 2009 6:39 a.m. PST |
Eureka's "voltigeurs" could be used as Legere though, no? They lack the hessian boots, but to my eye they otherwise fit the bill. |
| Berlichtingen | 09 Jul 2009 9:01 a.m. PST |
I use the Eureka 'voltigeurs' for various Compagnie Franche… they can be used as independent companies or combined into ad-hoc battalions |
| 10th Marines | 09 Jul 2009 10:44 a.m. PST |
French infantry regiments were given a chasseur company in the 2d battalions in place of the grenadier company during the period of Choiseul's reforms after the Seven Years' War. The first regular light infantry units, battalions of chasseurs, were formed in 1784 and these eventually became the senior light infantry regiments during the Revolution and Napoleonic periods. While the voltigeur companies were formally formed in 1804-1805 (the 3d company of every battalion was redesignated as the voltigeur company), some regiments had formed companies of eclaireurs during the Wars of the Revolution. They were present in northern Italy in 1796 and Napoleon formed temporary elite companies with that name in 1800. Sincerely,
K |
