page_title: Fusilier
hierarchical_section_title: Fusilier
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Fusiliers de La Morlière - Fantassin XVIIIe siècle
context_page_description: Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French word fusil – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery, various elite units, ordinary line infantry and other uses.
context_section_description: Fusilier is a name given to various kinds of soldiers; its meaning depends on the historical context. While fusilier is derived from the 17th-century French word fusil – meaning a type of flintlock musket – the term has been used in contrasting ways in different countries and at different times, including soldiers guarding artillery, various elite units, ordinary line infantry and other uses.
caption: A member of the French Army's Fusiliers de La Morlière, armed with a flintlock, circa 1745–49
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