France
Traditionally, the French Army used the title "fusiliers" to designate ordinary role infantry, as opposed to élite troops such as grenadiers or light troops such as voltigeurs, carabiniers or chasseurs.
Today, however, such regiments are simply known as "infantry", although a number of modern French infantry regiments descend from fusilier regiments.
Only the French Navy and French Air Force use the title fusilier today. The navy's marines are known as naval fusiliers (Fusiliers Marins) and the Air Force's ground infantry are known as Air Fusiliers.
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