Jäger (infantry)
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Jäger is a German military term referring to specific light infantry units.
Painting of jägers of the Electorate of Hesse
Franz Rudolf Frisching in the uniform of an officer of the Bernese Jäger Corps with his Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund, painted by Jean Preudhomme in 1785
Jägerpatrouille, painting by Richard Knötel (1910)
Royal Bavarian Jäger Battalion No. 2 Aschaffenburg. Oberjäger, field marching order, around 1910
Skirmisher
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Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances. They ma
Jäger (infantry)
…to patrolling and skirmishing independently, rather than as part of a large military unit or traditional line infantry. Jäger was used to describe skirmishers, scouts, sharpshooters and runners. The word's usage and derivatives broadened, Feldjäger was the name given by the Prussian Army to scouts and runners…
As with most other modern foot soldiers, the US 6th Marine Regiment, on patrol near Marjah, 2010, routinely uses skirmish formation.
An Agrianian peltast holding three javelins, one in his throwing hand and two in his pelte hand as additional ammunition
Slinger from the Balearic Islands, famous for the skill of its slingers
Austrian Jäger around 1800, showing the relatively drab uniforms of soldiers specializing in skirmishing in Napoleonic times, as an aid in using cover