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The battalion was initially brigaded with the 6th Line Battalion of the Legion. It served from 1805 until 1816 in Ireland, Walcheren, Copenhagen, Sicily, Peninsula and Belgium. On 18th June 1815 , during the Battle Of Waterloo , the battalion was nearly wiped out during the fighting in the center of Wellington 's battle line, in the wake of the so called `crisis´. UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT Uniform and Equipment of the Legion's Line battalions was of standard British pattern of the time. In accord it was repeatedly revised during the years from 1803 until 1815. In general it comprised of:
The principal distinction from British units was that the standard pack was painted dark blue rather than black. The 5th's light Company was partially armed with baker rifles and was separated from the Bn at Waterloo in the midst of the battle to assist in the defense of La Haye Sainte. |
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