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Light infantry was distinct from... Light infantry often fought in close co... the heavy infantry could intervene to protect the light infantry from attacks of enemy heavy infantry or... of the 17th century were the light infantry skirmishers of their day... light infantry officers sometimes carried muskets as well and their... to carry out the roles of light infantry as well as those of ordinary infantry... Light infantry units lack the lethality... Light infantry forces typically rely on their ability to operate under restrictive conditions... Note that in some armies Light Infantry are usually considered as an... a treatise on light infantry tactics written by Colonel... Skirmishers and light infantry during the Napoleonic Wars...

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