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Vintage colour engraving of French soldiers of the Second French Empire in the mid 19th century. Cantinières held commissions from a regiment's or battalion's council of administration to sell to that unit's soldiers food or drink beyond that which may be provided as rations. Cantinières were required to be married to a soldier of the regiment; if their husband was killed in action she would often marry another enlisted man to retain her position. A sapper or combat engineer is an individual soldier who performs a variety of combat engineering duties. View More: