THE LIGHT INFANTRY

They fought like demons and were made more deadly because
they were trained unlike other infantry to fight independently
These men in danger would not look to an officer or serjeant for instruction,
but would know thanks to their training, just what to do.

In 1809 trying to reach the carnage of Talavera,
the Light Division had marched forty two hilly miles in twenty six hours and
had arrived in good order, weapons primed and ready to fight.
These men march thus now, they did it unthinkingly
not knowing that the pace they unconsciously assumed was the fastest
marching pace of all the worlds armies.

They were Light Infantrymen,
the finest of the best,
and they were going north
to war.

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THE LIGHT INFANTRY

They fought like demons and were made more deadly because
they were trained unlike other infantry to fight independently
These men in danger would not look to an officer or serjeant for instruction,
but would know thanks to their training, just what to do.

In 1809 trying to reach the carnage of Talavera,
the Light Division had marched forty two hilly miles in twenty six hours and
had arrived in good order, weapons primed and ready to fight.
These men march thus now, they did it unthinkingly
not knowing that the pace they unconsciously assumed was the fastest
marching pace of all the worlds armies.

They were Light Infantrymen,
the finest of the best,
and they were going north
to war.

This Scroller is dedicated to the memory of
Colin Davies KSLI/3LI
a founder member of the site who sadley passed away in 2004