Combat Arms
Combat Arms of the Napoleonic Armies were those troops that did most of the killing and dying on the battlefields of the wars. For most of the troops this meant either facing their enemy's musket and rifle fire at about 150 yards, being fired on by artillery firing cannon balls and canister ammunition, or fighting with the sabres, lances and bayonets.
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