line infantry

The equipment of the Libyan line infantry has been much debated.

The second line infantry battalions had a minimum strength of 600 men.

In 1948, every regiment of line infantry was reduced to a single battalion.

The line infantry was reduced to ten regiments, which were made up to their full strength.

These included red trousers for the line infantry, following the French practice in an example of cross-border influence.

Immediately after the 1982 war; no line infantry regiments fought in the conflict.

Today it provides everything the resident line infantry battalion requires to function.

Up to 2006, five line infantry regiments had never been amalgamated in their entire history.

The line infantry was divided into 14 regiments of 3 battalions each.

Light infantry was distinct from medium, heavy or line infantry.

Regular line infantry and provincial militia also manned the defenses.

From 1800 to 1803 a line infantry battalion had eight fusilier companies, and one grenadier company.

Tunics and blouses were consistent with those of the standard German line infantry.

This allowed a 'line infantry footprint' to remain in Northern Ireland.

Until 2004 the regiment was one of five in the line infantry never to have been amalgamated, the others being:

The treatment of soldiers in the new Rifle Corps was markedly different from the line infantry.

This variant was issued to sergeants of line infantry and rifle units.

But this allowed Austria to augment their field forces with 20,000 line infantry belonging to the garrisons.

He was promoted to Brigadier des armées of the line infantry in 1770.

Thus the regiment of Touraine became the 33rd line infantry regiment.

Trained in amphibious assault, the brigade saw its role change several times, from combat engineers to front line infantry.

Note: as personal weapons line infantry were issued 2 cm shoulder powerguns and grenades.

The majority of the marine regiments were disbanded, with some retained and converted to line infantry.

In the wake of that conflict, each of the 24 line infantry regiments had a second battalion added.

The French fusiliers-marins were not trained to fight as line infantry, and were attacking over broken ground.