"French Infantry officer Horse Blanket" Topic

Does anyone have a strong opinion on whether the captain in charge of a French line infantry company might have ridden a horse? And if so, what color might the horse blanket have been?

I'm asking because I'm finishing up a French force for Sharp Practice 2, and I have a splendid AB mounted infantry officer in my possession.

Thanks for your advice!

Probably just the Colonel and his immediates.

Captains need to be with their company in order to direct their movement and fire.

I guess you could use the figure as some kind of staff adjutant, but a company commander is going to be on foot with his company.

I am afraid that a company commander would be on foot. For information, mounted line officers would have a dark blue shabraque and holster covers trimmed in gold.

Thanks, guys! I'll use him as a level IV character for RP then, and stick to a dismounted figure for my Level III Captain. Knowing that the shabraque is blue is also very helpful. I appreciate the solid advice.

As far as I know, when the unit was formed, only the colonel, the major en 2e (1812/1813) and the chefs de bataillon were mounted.

The other officers of the regimental staff had horses provided to them, but even they dismounted when the were with the troops. Similarly, I recall that captains over the age of 50 were granted horses for non-combat use (not sure if this was French infanterie, or artillerie à pied & génie).

Shabraque trim :
ligne
--- 1 gold gallon : chef de bataillon
--- 1 gold + thin silver : major
--- 1 gold + thin gold : colonel
might have grenade in the bottom/reat corner (not per regulations)
légère
--- 1 silver gallon : chef de bataillon
--- 1 silver + thin gold : major
--- 1 silver + thin silver : colonel

Thank you, Le Breton, for the excellent information.

Captains certainly served on foot when in the ranks with their company, but for the business of skirmishing being mounted would have been rather useful in getting a overview of the skirmish line, which extended over the whole front of the battalion. Contemporary Prussian regulations explicitly allowed for a horse (and groom) for the captain commanding the skirmishers drawn from the third rank.
So, if your voltigeur captain acquired a horse, be it through trade or from the enemy, I doubt he would have been forbidden to use it?

EDIT: Sorry, I see you specifically asked about line copanies – should read more carefully the first time…