Reichenbach is on-line

The narrative of the battle of Reichenbach with the pictures is accesible on the main web-site: Battle of Reichenbach

Reichenbach c'est finie

The battle of Reichenbach is over!
After a fierce rearguard action, the pursuing French - led by Napoleon himself - have been stopped by the Russian Wurttemberg's rearguard. The Russians did inflict more casualties on the French and have mauled the Old Guard Light Cavalry including the famous Chasseurs à Cheval (Mamelouks included!) and the Red Lanciers.
The Lanciers de Berg, attached to the Old Guard (see the attached image) were at last routed by Russian Dragoons and only the vigilant Old Guard Gendarmes saved again (see previous post) the situation ).

Reichenbach is on way!

The battle of Reichenbach, a fighting Russian retreat after Bautzen, is in play.
Napoleon himself arrived to the battlefield, to find the Russians deployed in the town and in the heights behind. Whereas Reynier is frontally engaged, the Light Cavalry of the Old Guard (including the Chevux-Legers de Berg) is outflanking the Russian left.
Watch this space!

Chevaux-Legers de Berg

I have finished the painting of the Berg's Lancier Brigade fighting in the Campaign of 1813. I have used the ITALERI 6039 'Dutch-Polish Lanciers', including the trumpet. For the colback- wearing elite company, I have used of the elites from the ITALERI 6080 'French Light Cavalry' set and one rider from the REVELL 02576 'French Mounted Guard Chasseurs'. The lances are made from wire with the lance pennants modelled with toilette tissue.



See the full history at the main web-site: Chevaux-Legers de Berg

Lanciers de Berg (Berg Chevaux-Legers)

The Régiment de Chevau-Légers du Grand-Duc de Berg (or Kleves-Berg) was raised in 1807 and when Murat became King of Naples on 1 August 1808, and relinquised his title of Grand Duc de Berg, Napoleon took one squadron (the former Garde du Corps de Berg) into his Imperial Guard.
After several reshufling and changes of denomination (including the reception of lances in 1809), in 1812 there were two Regiments, the 1st in Spain and the 2nd with the Grande Armee in Russia, known as Régiments de Chevau-Légers de Berg.
In 1813, the survivors of the Russian were combined with the returned squadrons from Spain to form the Brigade des Lanciers de Berg, brigaded with the Dutch lancers of the Imperial Guard commanded by Général Colbert and fighting along the Light Guard Cavalry in the Campaign of 1813.
The Chevau-Légers de Berg undergo several changes of dressing during the Napoleonic era. In 1813 they wore a Polish-type lancier uniform in dark green with pink (instead the official crimson) facings in lapels, collar, cuffs and lining of trousers. The lance pennons were pink-over-white and the only difference between the two Regiments was the upper part of the czapska: pink for the 1st and green for the 2nd.
The lanciers de berg fought in the battle of Reichenbach so they will be the next addition to my collection. The best alternative are are the ITALERI 6039 'Dutch-Polish Lancers', first released as ESCI 218 'Polish Lancers French Cavalry'. It's a very easy conversion, including the elimination of the aiguillettes and the building of a hungarian-type white sheep-skin shabraque trimmed in pink.

Until the actual painting, you can se two plates taken from the Histofig site.

The narrative above is from the german Military Miniatures Magazine site.