Since each line battalion would be able to deploy a single 100 man skirmisher unit, that would give 10 or 11 skirmisher units on the field (the game places no restrictions on this). The light company could be deployed as skirmishers if desired, but I haven't researched lately if a militia would have an actual skirmisher trained light company: it's up to the player. Line infantry has two "flank companies", a light company on the left and a heavy on the right. Light infantry could, if required, operate as line infantry and, depending on the nation, did so to greater or lesser degrees.īijlandt has four line battalions, militia if I'm reading the OOB correctly, and one battalion of Dutch jagers (light infantry) deployed to the front of his main force.īecause of the above quote, I believe that the entire jager battalion may be deployed as skirmishers, giving 6 or 7 one hundred man skirmisher units, keeping the remainder as a cadre for the skirmishers to reform to if necessary.
They hid behind rocks and bushes when they fought and were used to harass the enemy line infantry, as well as to screen their own infantry. They operated in pairs and several paces apart.
The skirmish formation was a loose line of infantry in which the infantry operated relatively free of rigid control. The distinction between line and light infantry was that the light infantry was trained to operate in skirmish formations and the line infantry was trained to stand in the "line of battle." It should be clearly understood that for any rule one might establish for this period there are almost always exceptions. Granted that the game places few restrictions on skirmishers, but the AI does not abuse this and it's up to individual players whether to abuse it themselves.įrom the first chapter Nafziger's "Imperial Bayonets", read for free as a sample on Amazon. There is some dispute among players of Scourge of War Waterloo about how realistic skirmishers are, their effectiveness, and their use in battle. The discussion went off topic a bit when we started talking about skirmishers, so it's better to continue it here, where others can see it and add their own insights. This thread is intended to be a continuation of the discussion in Didz's excellent After Action Report on Bijlandt's defense of "The Sunken Lane" in the Guides section. You may find some of the battle reports interesting. EDIT: Note that this thread discusses many subjects besides skirmishers.
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