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Is there any reliable information on what levels of physical fitness and proficiency were excpected from an infantry soldier in early modern (say post-Napoleonic up to WW I) armies? Were there significant differences? Did the same standard apply to reserve formations as well?

by /u/saargrin in /r/AskHistorians

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