Drummers and their protection
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patches_the_shipcatThe fife and drum and how they were also armed:
Fifre and drummers wore specific uniforms, adorned with regulation lace. Fifre were exceptionally rare just two regiments had them, and only one at Austerlitz. These men were also issued a light cavalry mousqueton and infantry gibernes. The drum-major, drum-,aster as well as regimental bandsmen were also armed with mousquetons. They were expected to provide firepower to the companies. The issuing of firearms to drummers, bandsmen etc began in June1804 and only came to an end in 1811, It is wrong for a drummer not to carry a mousqueton and giberne.
Fifre and drummers wore specific uniforms, adorned with regulation lace. Fifre were exceptionally rare just two regiments had them, and only one at Austerlitz. These men were also issued a light cavalry mousqueton and infantry gibernes. The drum-major, drum-,aster as well as regimental bandsmen were also armed with mousquetons. They were expected to provide firepower to the companies. The issuing of firearms to drummers, bandsmen etc began in June1804 and only came to an end in 1811, It is wrong for a drummer not to carry a mousqueton and giberne.
