"French Columns" Topic
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| Richard Alley | 19 May 2021 5:16 a.m. PST |
Is it true that if after 1808 either the Lights and or Grenadiers are detached from the main body the rest of the battalion should be in Column of Peloton not Column of division? |
| Musketballs | 20 May 2021 12:22 p.m. PST |
Napoleon's decree of 18th February 1808: link The part relevant to this is Article 7. There's an obvious logic to it: if the battalion has an elite company (or two) missing, it can't form three complete divisions to manoeuvre by. |
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