The Saxon contingent is complete! The Line units were again an easy painting conversion of French Line Infantry, this time mainly ITALERI 6066 post-1812 French Line and some (two exactly!) HAT 8042 post-1812 French Light .
The full history is, as always at my web-site.
I remember the old days when I watched the arrival of the postman carrying the Military Modelling magazine that, at that time, incorporated Battle for Wargamers. The Charles S. Grant's section 'Tabletop teasers' was a must for me and my first solo-battle was the No. 8: The Hasty Defence and Relief of a Town (Military Modelling April '79 ) loosely based upon the battle of Dresden.
"..a one day action with a holding force in a poorly defended built up area, holding out (we hope) until sufficient reinforcements can arrive to turn the tide. On the other hand, we have a somewhat unco-ordinated but numerically considerably superior force aimed at taking the town and destroying the garrison".
Unfortunately, the magazines were lost in a house moving and in the shadows of time.... until today.
I have discovered, through the wonderful Emperor vs. Elector blog, a Tabletop Teaser refight in the MurdocK's MarauderS site (The Wagon Train),which at last led to me to the Steve's Wargame Pages site, containing many of the old Tabletop Teasers corresponding to years 1978 to 1982. The Scenarios are WORD documents with the figures and diagrams as jpg images.
I'll give these oldies a try!
The Saxon Grenadiers are finished (luckily only there were two battalions of them!). It's an easy paint conversion from the HAT 8042 French Light Infantry.
See the full history at my web site
STRENGTH AND FIGURES
The Baden and Hesse infantry don't were present at the battle of Gross-Beeren. They were brigaded together into the Marchand's 39th Division, initially in the II Corps but later transferred to X Corps. I have estimated their initial strength from the numbers given by Nafziger (Napoleon at Leipzig. The Emperor Press , Chicago, 1998).
BADEN
Line Infantry (1/,2/1st and 1/,2/3rd Regiments) 2,280 (20)
Foot batteries (5 6 lbs and 1 how.) 1 (Not necessary)
HESSE
Line Infantry (1/2/Fusilier Guards, 1/,2/2 Leib, 1/,2/Leibgarde) 2,900 (24)
Foot batteries (5 6 lbs and 1 how.) 1 (Not necessary)
(Numbers between parentheses are figures for Napoleon's Battles)
There are not specifically designed Baden nor Hesse 1813 figures but, at that time, both countries followed the French style for military uniforms, with black shakos, so any post-1812 French infantry figure may be used (HAT 8042 or ITALERI 6066). For Baden artillery the Bavarian HAT 8038 is adequate, whereas ZVEZDA 8028 or HAT 8039 French Artillery sets may be good for Hesse.
COLOR SCHEME
1) The basic color of Baden Line Infantry was the blue. They wore a blue short-tailed coat very similar to the Bardin 1812 French habit with red turnbacks and red-piped shoulder straps, white breeches and black under-knees gaiters with two white crossbelts. Regimental facings were shown in collar and cuffs and where, respectively, white for the 1st and yellow for the 3rd Regiments.
2) The Baden Foot Artillery had a blue uniform similar to Bavarian artillery with red turnbacks and black collar, cuffs and lapels, black Raupenhelm helmet with white plume.
3) The Hessian Line Infantry wore a blue short-tailed coat similar to the Bardin 1812 French habit (although the lapes were not squared) with red turnbacks and red-pipid shoulder straps, white breeches and black under-knees gaiters with two white crossbelts (black for the Fusilier Guards). Regimental facings were shown in lapel, collar, cuffs and piping and were, respectively, scarlet for the Fusilier Guard, red for the Leibgarde and light blue for the Leib Regiments.
4) The Hessian Foot Artillery had a blue uniform similar to French artillery with blue turnbacks and black (piped red) collar, cuffs and lapels, black shako with black plume.
The Hessian information is taken from the book ARMIES OF THE GERMANY AND THE CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE 1806-1815 Volume 1 by George F. Nafziger. The graphics were from HISTOFIG and Preussische Militärgeschichte - Historischer Service sites.
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The Saxon Guard and Light infantry is finished!. All were simple painting conversions: the Saxon Guard from ITALERI 6066 French Line infantry, and the Light Infantry from HAT 8042 Light Infantry.
More pictures and the history behins are, as always, in my web-site
This time I post a video from Youtube, depicting the charge of the French cuirassiers at the battle of Eylau. The action is 'hollywood'-type. In the real world, I think, the charging speed would be smaller so the order could be maintained at the contact. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFKDnjjbB7o
Today I discovered (thanks to L. Fulton a.k.a. Speedpainter from the Hat forum) the work of Bill Farmer, the sculptor behind some of the best military miniature plastic sets. I have used his HäT 8096 Netherlands Militia disguised as Portuguese Line and Light (Caçadores)" Infantry.
See his work at Bill Farmer: Soldier sculptor
I have found a very interesting account regarding the Würtemberg (October 1813). The account come from Napoleonic and Revolutionary Wars, a site by Geert van Uythoven loaded with many english traductions of german sources about the 1813 and other Napoleonic campaigns.
This specific document can be found at 1813 The Wurttembergers at Leipzig
Italian Foot Artillery
Wurtemberg Foot Artillery
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