Infanterie Légère

When the Duchy joins the Confederation of the Rhine the Jägerbataillon comprises four companies for a total strength of 549 men.
On March 13th 1809, the battalion is reorganised in the french six companies scheme of which four are jaegers companies, one is Carabiniers and one voltigeurs. At the beginning of the Austrian campaign five companies only had reached their war strength for a total strength of 856 men.
On January 15th 1810 the battalion is renamed Light Infantry battalion von Lingg (Leichtes Infanterie Bataillon). During the Russian campaign he is part of the Baden brigade in VICTOR’s Corps.
Reformed at six companies strength after Russia, it takes part on french side in the 1813 campaign and on Allies side in the 1814 campaign.

Jägers

• Dark green coat with short tails and lapels closing to the waist. Black collar piped white. Green fringed epaulets. Black lapels piped white with white buttonholes laces. Black rounded cuffs piped white with white buttonholes laces. Black turnbacks piped white. White buttons.
  From 1808, buttonholes on lapels and cuffs are suppressed.
  From 1809, short tailed double-breasted coat closed by two rows of ten buttons with same ornaments. Front of coat piped white.
  From 1810 (transformation in light infantry), short tailed double-breasted coat closed by two rows of six buttons. Scarlet collar, rounded cuffs and turnbacks. Green shoulder straps.
  In 1813, same coat with black collar and cuffs, green shoulder straps piped scarlet and scarlet turnbacks. Brass buttons.
• Grey breeches, white in 1813 dress. Short black gaiters and black shoes
• Bavarian type helmet without comb, high black leather crown bearing side leather V strengthening, decorated by brass crowned ducal cipher (CF). Green caterpillar. At left of the crown, green plume over brass horn. Black leather visor and chinstrap.
  With 1813 dress, prussian type shako in black felt with yellow top band and black leather bottom band bearing a pompon in baden colours over a large black cloth cockade with yellow strap. Black leather peak and chinstrap.
• Black leatherwork. Black leather cartridge pouch bearing white metal horn badge. Sword bayonet with brass hilt and black leather scabbard with brass fittings.

Carabiniers
From 1810 (transformation in light infantry), troopers with white plume and scarlet fringed epaulets.

Sappers
Troopers’ dress with sapper’s apron and axe. NCOs
Leading and base edges of collar and cuffs laced silver. Epaulets with white half-moon. From 1808, french rank insignias: rank stripes in diagonal white (silver), yellow (gold) in 1813, laces above left cuff.

Officers
Others ranks’ dress with gold or gilded ornaments. Gold or silver rank epaulets. Wide silver silk sash entwined with gold and scarlet threads.
Green breeches and black hungarian boots with silver or gold laces and tassels.
Black leatherwork. Light cavalry waistbelt with gilded buckle and sabre with gilded hilt and black leather scabbard with gilded fittings. Silver sabre strap entwined with gold and scarlet threads.

Drummers and hornists
Hornists have no special distinctions.
Drummers are introduced in 1810 (transformation in light infantry) and wear troopers’ dress with scarlet swallow nests trimmed by a white livery lace with scarlet central piping. On both sleeves, six chevrons of livery lace, seams covered with same lace.

Musicians
Troopers’ dress with black swallow nests laced white and black shoulder straps piped white.