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A member of any of various French organizations of light infantry.

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Usage examples (26)
  • French battalion in line with voltigeur company in skirmish order.
  • French voltigeur company deploys into skirmish order in the light woods.
  • This breaks down into 7 line companies, 1 grenadier company, and 1 voltigeur company.
  • This is a nice picture of the voltigeur loading his musket in what I consider to be a realistic and dynamic pose.
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