Drummer, 18th century

Drummer, 18th century is a support infantry unit in Cossacks 3, available at the Barracks, 18th century. They are currently the only 18th Drummer version.

Background
There were a certain number of musicians both in the infantry and cavalry forces (usually 2 or 3 per company). These were mainly drummers and flutists in the infantry and trumpeters in the cavalry. Their main task was to give signals on the battlefield. Musicians also raised the soldiers' morale and sense of community. It is hard to imagine ranks of infantry marching without being accompanied by a drum in the period of linear tactics. A musician's outfit was marked with bright colours - he had coloured stripes on his sleeves, wings, etc. A musician was equipped with a sword and sometimes with a pistol, but had no armour.