"Austrian Jaegers in 1809 question" Topic

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Ray the Wargamer	16 Jul 2014 7:37 p.m. PST
Did Austrian jaegers fight as regular infantry battalions in 1809 or did they fight as skirmishers?
Bandit	16 Jul 2014 8:15 p.m. PST
Yes. Cheers, The Bandit
nsolomon99	16 Jul 2014 9:00 p.m. PST
Yep, they certainly did. Very versatile, high quality troops.
wrgmr1	16 Jul 2014 9:53 p.m. PST
Both.
SJDonovan	17 Jul 2014 2:00 a.m. PST
When they fought as regular infantry did the jaegers form up two or three-deep?
latto6plus2	17 Jul 2014 2:10 a.m. PST
Three deep line was doctrine but the third rank was rifle armed and would normally be deployed as skirmishers – so again, both!
Ray the Wargamer	17 Jul 2014 6:58 a.m. PST
Thanks, all, for the quick responses!
Duc de Limbourg	17 Jul 2014 2:44 p.m. PST
Can somebody give a source for the fighting in line?

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