Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A leaper; a vaulter.
- noun Formerly, in France, a member of a light-armed picked company, placed on the left of a battalion; under the second empire, a member of one of several special infantry regiments.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.
- noun (Mil.) One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in each regiment of the French infantry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
tumbler ; aleaper orvaulter . - noun military One of a picked
company ofirregular riflemen in eachregiment of theFrench infantry .
Etymologies
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Examples
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French voltigeur company deploys into skirmish order in the light woods.
BAR Napoleon Playtest Der Alte Fritz 2009
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This is a nice picture of the voltigeur loading his musket in what I consider to be a realistic and dynamic pose.
Early Elite Miniatures - I Want These Figures Der Alte Fritz 2008
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This is one of my favorite figures in the range and looks great standing next to the firing voltigeur pictured below.
Archive 2008-01-01 Der Alte Fritz 2008
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This is a nice picture of the voltigeur loading his musket in what I consider to be a realistic and dynamic pose.
Archive 2008-01-01 Der Alte Fritz 2008
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This is one of my favorite figures in the range and looks great standing next to the firing voltigeur pictured below.
Early Elite Miniatures - I Want These Figures Der Alte Fritz 2008
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This breaks down into 7 line companies, 1 grenadier company, and 1 voltigeur company.
Archive 2007-12-01 Der Alte Fritz 2007
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French battalion in line with voltigeur company in skirmish order.
Archive 2007-12-01 Der Alte Fritz 2007
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He had not made the men change their breeches because he reckoned that would take too much time, and a sharp-eyed voltigeur might wonder why the redcoats had dark-green trousers, but he would risk that.
Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003
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Sharpe reloaded the rifle, knelt by the back window and saw a voltigeur at the yard's end twitch back as he was struck by a bullet fired from the attic.
Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003
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The man Harper had shot crawled away and Sharpe aimed his rifle at the gap between the buildings, expecting another voltigeur to appear at any moment.
Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003
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