light infantry

collocation in English

meaningsoflightandinfantry

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light
adjective
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
not weighing ...
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infantry
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈɪn.fən.tri/us
/ˈɪn.fən.tri/
the part of an army that fights ...
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(Definition oflightandinfantryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflight infantry

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I joined a famouslightinfantryregiment which did everything to the call of the bugle.
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Will he accept my assurance that thelightinfantrytend to be on foot?
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Instead of sending forward the air arm, or cavalry orlightinfantry, trained battalions of agitating gas bags are sent.
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They were given the name oflightinfantry, although they do not carry outlightinfantrydrill.
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It is astonishing to think that a regiment oflightinfantryshould have to be amassed behind a pack of hounds in order to pursue one wretched fox.
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Five other regiments (the 51st, 68th, 71st, 85th and 90th) were subsequently converted tolightinfantry.
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The skirmishing and forward positions maintained bylightinfantryfrequently made the bearing of colours inconvenient.
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This was done without any distinction as to their ceremonial status, and the battalions came from bothlightinfantryand line regiments.
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Generally, one brigade per division also had alightinfantry(chasseur) battalion.
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In peace time, he devoted his efforts to traininglightinfantry, developing an autonomous corps of skirmishers.
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Lightinfantrycould keep up with them.
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Given the wings on the shoulders, this would have been the coatee of a man of the grenadier or thelightinfantrycompany.
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Each captain was given command of a branch of the service, which consisted of line infantry,lightinfantry, dragoons, chasseurs, hussars and artillery.
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The companies were smalllightinfantryspecial forces units which specialized in infiltration and irregular warfare.
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He commanded a battalion oflightinfantryfor most of the war.
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Thelightinfantryconsisted of 1,200 unarmoured skirmishing troops drawn from the youngest and lower social classes.
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The heavy infantry legionaries were drawn from citizen stock, while non-citizens came to dominate the ranks of thelightinfantry.
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Skirmishers acting aslightinfantrycarried either slings or spears.
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They were usually formed into thelightinfantryor velites.
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