Young guard classification

[dvorkin]

Why on some French Imperial Guard list, Tirailleur grenadier, tirailleur voltigeur and flankers are classified as line infantry or as light infantry?
See list french guard in 1813 and 1814.
Second point why only young guard can be classified as light infantry?
In my opinion all infantry guard could be classified either as line or light infantry?

[bahdahbum]

I already asked the same question . Still waiting for an answer ....but it was on ly last year I asked

I think the problem is basically how the units were used !

[bahdahbum]

I tought about it : if you want some simplification, all line !

Imagine the effect of all light veteran superior , guards ...all the rerolls ...you will kill even the british infantry

[dvorkin]

Yes I can imagine

I don't think it is unreallistic

After that you have the cost which reduce your army corps at the size of a big division

[terrys]

Why on some French Imperial Guard list, Tirailleur grenadier, tirailleur voltigeur and flankers are classified as line infantry or as light infantry?
See list french guard in 1813 and 1814.
Second point why only young guard can be classified as light infantry?
In my opinion all infantry guard could be classified either as line or light infantry?

It's all a matter of how they were used in combat.
By this time the old guard was used mainly as a reserve and rarely deployed ALL battalions in skirmish formation.
You can attach skirmishers to a unit of old guard to represent a whole battalion used in skirmish formation (They would not have non-guard skirmisher attachments.)

The young guard was of variable quality and the Tirailleurs in particular took large casualties in early 1813. The later regiments were equipped and organised under an imperial decree of 8 April 1813, which stipulated that the regiments were to be organised and equipped as a line regiment, but had the status of Young Guard. The tirailleurs therefore cease to be line infantry after spring 1813. However, to compensate, we allow the Flankets to be classed as light infantry, in the assumtion that they would gained in experience by late 1813.