36198 - Napoleon on Marengo the soldier is typically engaged

the soldier is typically engaged in the standard loading sequence for a muzzle-loading or early cartridge-firing musket: biting open a cartridge

Wounded troops

the ability of soldiers to rapidly identify threats—such as massed enemy formations or sudden attacks—and communicate them through shouting and pointing was critical to survival and response coordination

powder charge (or paper cartridge)

The 24th Regiment of Foot—later known as the South Wales Borderers—was a line infantry regiment of the British Army with a long service history across multiple imperial campaigns

36198 - Napoleon on Marengo the soldier is typically engaged