Funny how it was the Russians who led the march into Paris
Either way, stating that a nation had 'the best' infantry is starting up a futile argument, which I'm not going to get into. Regardless of what your opinion is, the mod team have decided that gameplay > history. If the British automatically get the 'best of everything' they're going to be a very boring faction indeed. Conquering the world is no fun if you don't have to put at least some iota of effort in.