What would you have been?

[Ody]

I am short for a Russian, 5''7, but I am strong, (I play varsity American Football, Rugby and wrestling), I would love to be a Russian grenadier cannon fodder, but with my size, I would either be placed as normal line infantry or possibly artillery with my math skills. But seeing my family was not noble, though we did have a few officers in the 2nd world war, I would most probably be a grunt in the czar's army

[Windflower]

In the French army you didn't need to be a noble to be in the artillery, which is how Napoleon was an officer in his artillery regiment.

[Ody]

In the French army you didn't need to be a noble to be in the artillery, which is how Napoleon was an officer in his artillery regiment.

Yeah but fuck France, I'm Russian

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[Duuring]

Napoleon was a nobleman.

[Windflower]

Napoleon was a nobleman.

Hardly, his family was barely noble even on Corsica.

[OttoFIN]

What was the average height of a line infantry soldier?

[Duuring]

Napoleon was a nobleman.

Hardly, his family was barely noble even on Corsica.

The Bonepartes were lesser nobility, but nobility nonetheless. Why do you even think he managed to be accepted into a Military Institute during the Ancien regieme?

What was the average height of a line infantry soldier?

Somewhere around 166-168 for the French, if I remember correctly.

[joer5835]

Somewhere around 166-168 for the French, if I remember correctly.

Anything between 160-170cm (5'4" to 5'7") works.

[Duuring]

It was always weird to me when I found soldiers of 150-159 cms. That's just so damn short I pretty much can't imagine that adult males were indeed that short. I mean, I'm 180 and that's pretty average around here.

And even with my lenght I find muskets to be very uncomfortable long. How in god's name did those men manage?

[Ted]

People here: "So, I would have been a super special trained extremly good marksman with special abilities"

Reality in 1813: "Get into the fucking line you scum!"

[Duuring]

People here: "So, I would have been a super special trained extremly good marksman with special abilities"

Reality in 1813: "Get into the fucking line you scum!"

[BabyJesus]

I would have been best NA and King of groupfighting

[joer5835]

And even with my lenght I find muskets to be very uncomfortable long. How in god's name did those men manage?

That's cute, finding muskets hard to carry while being 180cm.

[Ghost9447]

People here: "So, I would have been a super special trained extremly good marksman with special abilities"

Reality in 1813: "Get into the fucking line you scum!"

U would be my peasent ted. Now give me sum potatos

[Armstrong]

Probably be dead from the flu or something.