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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Fun fact: napoleonic army had a requirement of height around 130cm to get drafted, though it is more indicative by the need to grab anyone breathing into the boots than by the average height of population, someone this short wouldn't probably be taken into line service anyway because he would have serious troubles loading the musket.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago

Two short kings taking turns standing on each other's shoulders to load their muskets

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago

Short soldiers in Napoleonic army were usually pontoniers or voltigeurs.