Voltigeur
Sign in to savethumb|French voltigeurs crossing the Danube before the [[battle of Wagram]]
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thumb|French voltigeurs crossing the Danube before the [[battle of Wagram]]
The Voltigeurs were French military skirmish units created in 1804 by Emperor Napoleon I. They replaced the second company of fusiliers in each existing infantry battalion. The voltigeurs moniker later saw use with other militaries.
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