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Offline Odysseus

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Land-Based Marines
« on: August 10, 2013, 08:37:41 pm »
Land-based marine units were not uncommon, but I'm curious as to whether they would simply be regular Line Infantry or would they have been a bit more like Light Infantry?
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Re: Land-Based Marines
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2013, 08:54:07 pm »
I believe they would've behaved as Line Infantry
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Re: Land-Based Marines
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2013, 11:36:17 pm »
The French 'Marines' unit were simply Sailor batallions (Equipages) without a ship. They acted as line infantry in 1813-14, some handled cannons, and if I'm not mistaken two of them served in Spain as Pontoniers (Bridge-builders) as well.

You must remember of course, that it was not uncommon for French line infantry to act as skirmishers, so it's not unrealistic to think sailors might have found that way as well.
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