Flutist of the Chasseur Company of the Light Infantry Regiment in full dress, 1815. (France)

Military musicians of the French army

Drummers and flutists in the Napoleonic army were military ranks and served under the same conditions as ordinary soldiers. The musicians of the orchestra were civilian employees and signed a contract for a certain period. The orchestra was led by a bandmaster (with the rank of senior sergeant). All the musicians of the regiment were subordinate to the drum major of the regiment (in the rank of senior sergeant), including the drum majors of the battalions (in the rank of sergeants). There were 1-2 flutists in the battalion, and most often they were juvenile pupils of the regiment ...

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