Voltigeurs - Voltigeurs in French-allied States

Voltigeurs in French-allied States

Several Napoleonic French allies based their battalion formation on that of the French. These allies also had voltigeur companies in their battalions. The allies using the French battalion system included:

  • The Duchy of Warsaw
  • The Kingdom of Italy
  • The Kingdom of Naples
  • The Kingdom of Bavaria (After 1810)
  • The Kingdom of Westphalia
  • The Kingdom of Württemberg
  • The Grand Duchy of Baden
  • The Kingdom of Saxony (After 1809)
  • Several minor Rheinbund states

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