voltigeurs

Example:The army deployed its light infantry, including voltigeurs, to protect the perimeter.

Definition:a type of infantry trained for rapid and flexible movement and adept at fighting in open country or in forest and mountainous terrain.

Example:The voltigeurs excelled in skirmishing, often leading the assault in the early stages of an attack.

Definition:fighting in small detachments and detached parties, especially such fighting as is conducted by small bodies in advance of or behind the main body of an army and at a distance from the field of battle.

Example:The voltigeurs were assigned to reconnaissance missions to gather intelligence on the enemy’s movements.

Definition:a military operation or patrol to gather information about enemy forces and the terrain upon which combat is to be fought.