Hi, I come from Australia and only speak and write English. I apologise for writing to you in english.
I am trying to build a Bavarian army for the 1809 campaign during the Napoleonic war.
Can someone help me in finding the organisation of the Bavarian army battalions during the 1809 campaign.
So far I have two examples.
1. The army of the elector of Bavaria 1805, ally of France, included ten regiments of line infantry, each containing two battalions of six companies (two of them grenadiers); each company had about one hundred thirty or forty men.
In 1811 the infantry which was reorganised. From then on the line battalions included one company of grenadiers, one of shooters armed with rifled carbines, and four of riflemen; the effective of the companies remained unchanged.
2. The Bavarian army originally consisted of 4 Line infantry companies (no mention of grenadiers) and were reorganised in 1811 based similar to
the French system of 1 company of grenadiers, 1 Light company, and 4 Fusilier companies.
My first question is \"were there grenadier companies in the Line battalions and if so how many grenadier companies were in the battalion\".
My second question is \"did the 7th Light infantry battalion wear a shako or the Raupenhelm\". I have been informed that they did wear a shako but I have also seen pictures on the internet of infantry titled \'7th Leichtes Infanterie\' wearing the Raupenhelm.
I have read books and checked the internet and placed similar questions on wargaming forums but I have not been able to confirm my question.
Chris
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