Showing posts with label Napoleonic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Napoleonic. Show all posts

Saturday, March 4, 2023

Prussian Jager

 Prussian Jäger

Some Elite Miniatures Prussian Jagers off the table, as Napoleonic fever takes over the club at the moment! Miniatures from the Elite Miniatures range


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Matt




Tuesday, August 2, 2022

General Major Heinrich von Roggenbach

 

General Major Heinrich Adam von Roggenbach


Another Baden officer off the desk from Murawski miniatures, quite happy with the green stuff sculpted plume, feathers and extra epaulette fringe to make him a general. 

Heinrich Adam von Roggenbach Born on the 19th of September 1787 in Bruntrut (ain) Switzerland, his father was Adam Xaver von Roggenbach was chief court marshal of the bishopric of Basel and after the french revolution in the court of Baden where he eventually made privy counselor of the Duke.  

Heinrich served as a page from 1803-04 in the court of King Gustav Adolf IV of Sweden. In 1805 he attended the officers college in the Austrian army, then seen service as in the Merveldt Uhlans in the 1805 campaign and was at Austerlitz. When the grand duchy was formed he returned to serve in the Baden Army in the dragoon regiment von Freystadt, first as a squadron commander and then later major in the light dragoon regiment von Freystadt and served in Prussia in 1807, Austria 1809 and in the 1813 campaign. After Baden left the confederation he was made General January 1814. He was placed in command of the raised Baden units in 1815, but they never seen action.

 

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Matt

Friday, July 8, 2022

Count Wilhelm Ludwig August von Hochberg, Prince of Baden

Count Wilhelm Ludwig August von Hochberg, Prince of Baden



In 1808 at the age of 16, Wilhelm was made a colonel of a 2nd Baden Graf Hochberg Infantry regiment. When the fifth coalition war began in 1809 the French allied confederation armies marched against Austria's uprising. Wilhelm joined the French Marshal André Masséna staff as a ADC. Wilhelm was present at Abensberg, Eggmühl, Aspern and Wagram.

Baden as part of the Rhine Confederation to provided troops for the campaign against Russia in 1812, the 20 year-old Count Wilhelm von Hochberg to command the approx. 8,000-strong Baden infantry brigade. The troop formation became part of the army corps of Marshal Claude-Victor Perrin gen. Victor and the division of General Herman Willem Daendels .

When the Grande Armée retreated , the Baden troops covered the crossing over the Beresina and distinguished themselves in the Battle of the Beresina on November 28, 1812 . However, on December 7, 1812, the Baden Brigade disbanded near Wilna . Wilhelm was able to withdraw to Marienwerder , where only 145 men from the original formation arrived.

On November 20, 1813 the Grand Duchy of Baden left the confederation and joined Prussia, Austria and Russia in the wars of liberation. The Baden Landwehr and Landsturm were organised on the Prussian structure, and the introduction of general conscription in December 1813 enabled a total of 16,000 men to enlist be summoned. Reinforced by troops from the principalities of Liechtenstein and Hohenzollern, they formed the VIII Army Corps under the command of Wilhelm Graf von Hochberg. The corps besieged the French fortresses of Kehl , Strasbourg, Landau in der Pfalz and Pfalzburg and returned to Baden in June 1814. During the summer campaign of 1815, another field division had to be raised, but it did not take part in any combat operations.


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Matt

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Brandenburg Dragoons 2nd Squadron

 Brandenburg Dragoons 2nd Squadron 

2nd squadron completed for my Brandenburg Dragoons, really cracking on this week with a little time between changeovers of guests. The Elite figures are a real pleasure to paint that is for sure. 



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Matt



General Major Graf von Wylich 5th Brandenburg Dragoons


General Major Carl Heinrich Graf von Wylich und Luttum






On 9 April 1784 he became ensign of the Infantry Regiment of Anhalt-Bernburg, and on 26 October 1786 lieutenant. One year later, he was transferred to the newly formed fusilier battalion von Schenck. His battalion participated in the Dutch campaign of 1787. Shortly thereafter, as an ordonnance officer, he accompanied general Graf Schulenburg-Renert in the war against France. A fall from his horse in 1793 led to a fracture of his foot and rendered him unsuitable for field duties.


He was assigned as an assistant to the Upper War Collegium, where he remained, raising in rank, until the treaty of Tilsit in 1807. In the same year he was assigned to hold the Report of Military Affairs. On 16 December 1808 was reassigned as the head of the Military Economy Department.


He became general major on 3 February 1810. In 1811 General Major Graf von Wylich was the commander of the 5th Brandenburg regiment from until 1814.The regiment fought at Lützen (2 May 1813), Bautzen (20-21 May 1813), Dennewitz (6 September 1813), and Leipzig (16-19 October 1813). In the war of 1812 against Russia, he was sent by the king to Warsaw, to negotiate with Emperor Napoleon the right of passage through Prussian territories. In 1814 and 1815, Graf Lottum remained mostly in Paris, to manage outstanding payments owed by France. On 3 August 1828, he was appointed General of the Infantry by the king. Graf Lottum died in Berlin on 14 February 1841.








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Matt

3rd Squadron Brandenburg Dragoons

 Brandenburg Dragoons

The last squadron was completed yesterday for my Brandenburg dragoons, looking forward to getting them on the table! Again 28mm Elite miniatures  range.

3rd Squadron Brandenburg Dragoons




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Matt

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Brandenburg Prussian Dragoons 1st Squadron

Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment 5 Prince Wilhelm 

1st Squadron

Finally had some time to sit down and complete some projects this week. I started these chaps while I was in Australia, wrapped them carefully and shipped them with me in my suitcase. A few dings but nothing major, so based the horses and touched up the troopers and matt varnished and based today. Flags on order.



5th Brandenberg Dragoons 1st Squadron 

First of the Prussian dragoon regiments almost completed, one squadron to go plus a brigade commander. Then onto some command figures plus artillery crew. 

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Matt



Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment 5 Prince Wilhelm

 

 Brandenburg Dragoon Regiment 5 Prince Wilhelm 

I have been quite this last 6 months as I have been on Holidays and renovating a house in Sunny Australia, the wife and I have purchased another property for our future retirement and generally visiting Family and friends from downunder. I finally had some time and sat down and got out my brushes this week, I purchased some Elite miniatures for my birthday. I decided upon Prussian dragoons and Hussars from Nathan at Elite Miniatures Australia, and purchased the paints locally along with new brushes, all of which will return with me to France. 

I do enjoy painting the 28mm Elite Miniatures, they have a old world charm to them and do look good ranked up for big battalion games. A majority of my Prussian army is made up of the figures. I have also added three freiwilliger Jager figures to the regiment, which I converted (added muskets) as additions to the regiment as skirmishers.

Painting guide

The biggest question for wargamers is which Blue for Prussian dragoons? The 1813 Prussian dragoon uniforms is the light uniform blue, I tried three different and settled on a mix Vallejo medium blue mixed with andrea blue to have a light blue that I thought looks good. 

Dragoon Uniform

The Brandenburg dragoons facings are black, with yellow buttons, the elite figures have Litkeva, so collars, cuff lace, epaulettes and the two stripes on the edge of the schabraque are the only facings locations. The figures are wearing overalls, so a red stripe down the leg with metal buttons, and black leather trouser cuffs. White belts, brass fittings and buckles, and black leather cartridge pouch.

Officers had silver sash with two black embroidered lines, silver or gold epaulettes depending upon rank with red lace edging, black eyes. Ncos had gold lace to the Litkeva collar on the front and lower edge, and gold lace on the epaulette edge. Musicians had gold lace on the collar to the front edge and upper edge, plus gold and black swallow nests, brass trumpets with black and gold cords.

 All of the elite figures have covered shakos so only brass edging the the peak and chinscales is required. I am tempted to add a officers plume to my colonel which would be a white plume with a black base, and his trumpeter in a red plume. 

Freiwilliger Jager Uniform
The Jager contingents were made up of volunteers who were middle class gentlemen who supplied their own horse, uniform and equipment, in the main they seemed to have performed well and were used as the outriders and were attached to the twenty dragoons armed with muskets in each squadron who performed the picket and scouting duties. 

The Brandenburg Jager wore hunting black green Litkeva uniforms with black facings on the collar, cuff lace, brass scaled epaulettes, with red lace edging. Black green schabraque with twin black lacing as per dragoons,  black belts, tack and straps. Trumpeter, gold lace to collar front and upper edge, gold and black swallows nest Brass trumpets, with green and gold cords. Officers silver sash, and epaulettes as per rank.  

Sabres

Officers gilt pommel, straight heavy blade, red leather scabbard
Ncos heavy sword, brass pommel, metal scabbard
ORs had english supplied light cavalry sabres, metal pommel and metal scabbard
The squadron sword knots; straps red leather with
1st squadron white tassel
2nd squadron yellow tassel
3rd squadron light blue tassel
4th squadron red tassel
Freiwilliger Jager black straps and tassel 
Officers large Silver tassel 
Ncos red strap with silver tassel

Horse Tack

The saddle is not visible on any figures, the stirrups are red leather, with metal stirrup irons. The bridles, breastplate,  girth and crupper are black leather, along with the portmanteau straps, and stake, the raincape is light grey. 

Horses

A note on horses, quite a few wargamers downgrade the Prussian dragoons for the 1813-15 campaign.  I found a reference to the Brandenburg regiment receiving 315 horses from Poland for the 1813 campaign, all over 15.2 hands so decent sized so I have elected to mount this regiment on the larger heavy horse from Elite miniatures. 

History

The Brandenburgisches Dragoner-Regiment Nummer 5 (Prinz Wilhelm) was formed on the 16 October, 1807, from the 1st and 2nd squadrons of the old 5th von Balliodz Kürassiere Regiment and the depot, 2nd, 3rd and 4th squadrons of the old 1st Prince William Dragoon Regiment. It was thus regarded as a "new" regiment rather than one of the surviving "old" regiments.

1809-20 Garrisons Schwedt, Pasewalk, Wriezen, Prenzlau

In 1812 the 1st and 3rd squadrons were merged with squadrons from the 2nd (1st West Prussian) Dragoons and sent to Russia, as part of the Prussian force accompanying Napoleon on his invasion of Russia. The regiment saw minor action in the campaign and lost 1 officer, 34 men and 86 horses. Eckau, Tomaszna, Dahlankirchen, Garrosenkrug. 

In 1813, with the declaration of war on Napoleon, the regiment saw far heavier fighting. Part of 1. Brigade, III Corps Reserve Cavalry, it was part of Bernadotte's Army of the North and saw action at Stettin, Dannicow, Merseburg, Gröss Gorschen, Borna, Bautzen and Hanau. The regiment was heavily engaged in the defeat of the French at Dennewitz. It is credited with riding over three French squares and a Württemberg square, a French battery (capturing four guns), routing a Polish uhlan regiment and sharing the capture of 412 wagons and 4 (some sources say 7) flags with the 2nd Dragoons and 1st Pommerania Landwehr Cavalry. But the unit paid a price, losing 7 officers, 88 men and 156 horses.

In 1814 the regiment was present at Gorkum, Oudenarde, Antwerp, Lille, Deventer, Soisson and Laon.

1815 saw the regiment as part of the cavalry reserve of I Korps, fighting in Belgium and France. At Lambusart, ligny, La Belle Alliance (Waterloo) , Villiers-Cotterets (the regiment caught the fleeing French and captured 3 guns, a howitzer and 22 munitions wagons), Issay and La Fere.


Brandenburgisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr 5 fahne.


Information on the standard carried by the regiment, from an Article by Dallas Gavin

Alt, Redlin, Riehn, RWM, Wise: Carried a Regiments-Fahne of the Königin Dragoner-Regiment. Swallow-tailed, black field, white centre and gold embroidery. Staff black (Redlin- natural wood) with gold trim, bandolier cornflower blue (Alt) or black (RWM) with gold trim

Nash, Over, Rawkins: As above but of FR pattern.

Conclusion: I believe this standard to be a dragoon pattern of the FWR type. The field was black with a silver centre and gold embroidery.

Brandenburgisches Dragoner-Regiment Nr
         5




I hope that is useful, next up the completed figures.



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Matt

Thursday, March 17, 2022

Grand Duchy of Baden Army 1809 Part 1

 The Grand Duchy of Baden

As I have decided to add more Napoleonics to my collection this year, one of the armies you may of noticed last year was my Grand Duchy of Baden. The miniatures I will be using for the army are from the Murawski miniatures range. 


A ideal army for wargaming at 1/20, as it is a nice small Division sized army with supporting cavalry, artillery and light infantry. As with most of my armies I like to research and pick a year or battle to focus on. As 1809 is a great campaign period for Baden I will build the army for this period so they can fight against my Austrians.  


I will also plan to add a train, Gendarmes and possibly some militia types too which will require some green stuff to complete! 


My plan is to build this year

  • General staff (mostly completed in 2021)
  • Baden garde du corps 4 figs
  • Guard Infantry 
  • 3 Line Infantry regiments 
  • 1 Jager battalion
  • Garde du Corps
  • Dragoon Regiment (completed 2021)
  • Hussar Regiment (using plastic Perry hussars)
  • 1 foot Artillery battery (completed 2021)
  • 1 horse artillery battery
  • Train
  • Gendarmes (completed in 2021)
  • Militia Infantry and artillery. (possible Jager company, artillery company and veteran battalion inclusion)

Historical Organisation 1809-10
Baden elevated to an electorate in 1803, then a Grand Duchy in 1806, with the population with the additional lands acquired reaching one million people by 1810. The extra territory allowed the state to raise 10,000 men for the army of Baden. It served in the Grande Armee in the 1805, 1806, 1807 1809, 1812 and 1813 campaigns. 

Ministers of War
7 March 1808 to 17 September 1808 Karl von Geusau
1808–1814 Karl Friedrich von Fischer
16 August 1814 to 4 Dezember 1833 Konrad von Schäffer


Music 


Some regimental music I have found


Parademarsch der königlich Bayrischen Grenadier Garde




March of the Swabian County Regiment, Durlach-Baden (c. 1700, oíd version)




Pas de redouble



hope you enjoy that


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Matt  

 


Friday, December 31, 2021

Austrian Napoleonic Infantry General

 Austrian General de Division

My last figure post for 2021! I hope to crack on with 2022 as the last of our renovations come to a close in April 2022 (I hope!) 1200 square meters of a 18th century French Maison completed in a bit over four years, then more painting and some new tours and wargame events to hold. 

As part of my build for my Napoleonic Austrian army project for 2022 I have decided to paint some Austrians as part of the Analogue painting challenge also to help spur me on.

 An Austrian Infantry general de division. A lovely Front rank miniature, that I really enjoyed painting, particularly like the staff officers coat as I really feel it looks correct. My Austrians are a real mix of Front Rank, Victrix, Perry and Revolutionary Armies miniatures to paint over the next twelve months.



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Matt

Austrian Napoleonic Cavalry General

 Austrian Cavalry General de Division 

As part of my build for my Napoleonic Austrian army project next year I have decided to paint some also as part of the Analogue painting challenge. First up is an Austrian Hussar cavalry  general de division. A lovely Front rank miniature, although all of my hussars will be perry when I paint them I could not resist this figure!  

Austrian Hussar General



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Matt

Thursday, December 30, 2021

French Imperial Guard Mamelukes

French Imperial Guard Mamelukes

First entry for the Analogue Painting Challenge are a unit of Foundry 28mm Mamelukes. I have had these in my possession for at least ten years and as part of my continued focus to clear out my project drawers before I move into my new painting and project workshop on the top floor in March. 

They were quite quick to paint and I chose a simple five colour palette and just mixed and matched as I went, I decided to paint green and red leatherwork rather than the normal black just so I could use them as mamelukes or French  Imperial Guard. I also have based them individually as I will use them for skirmish games, plus I have a unit of Gringo 40s to paint that matches my larger figures of my collection.









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Matt





Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Prussian Reserve Regiment 12, 1st Battalion

1st Battalion 12th Prussian Reserve Regiment 

I finally sat down and based these also this week. I plan to build the first and second battalions with a mix of Wargames Atlantic figures with Perry plastic  commands and the third fusilier battalion with Perry metals and plastics. This is the 1st battalion of the 12th Regiment in 1813, I did think about adding a flag but I decided to follow historic procedure and not give them one.




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Matt

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Prussian Reserve Regt 12 2nd Battalion

 2nd Battalion 12th Prussian Reserve Regiment 

These guys have been breaking my back for about six weeks and I finally sat down and based them this week. I plan to build the first and second battalions with a mix of Wargames Atlantic figures with Perry plastic  commands and the third fusilier battalion with Perry metals. First off the table is the second battalion of the 12th Regiment in 1813. 





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Matt

Friday, November 5, 2021

Colonel Ythier-Sylvain Prive, 2nd French Dragoons

 Colonel Prive 2nd Dragoons 

As always when I commence a new dragoon regiment I paint the colonel first, however this chap had to wait for a new Mount to join his regiment.  

I have painted him on a rare coloured horse called in French “isabelle” bay, the Americans and Australian a Buckskin. Not a very common colour, in Europe,  a specialty however of the Swedish kings and the Prince Conde de Bourbon in the 17th and 18th century. 

The miniature is a Elite figure which makes up 80 odd percent of my French Napoleonic collection. Hope to crack on and have this unit completed before December. 





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Matt  

Friday, September 3, 2021

5th Chasseurs a Cheval

 5th Chasseurs a Cheval

A reconditioning of a old unit that has been in the collection for 20 odd years now, rebase, touch ups, highlight of the horses, and added the 5 to the portmanteau. I left the flesh which is the original GW flesh. I have also added a new GMB flag to replace the old Nap Flags one.

Happy with the results, I have another chasseur and one Hussar to complete my light division for my 1805-09 army.

5th Chasseurs a cheval 1st squadron

5th chasseurs a cheval

5th Chasseurs a cheval

5th Chasseurs a cheval close up



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matt

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Major General Johann Baptist Georg Fidelius Lingg, Baden



Johann Baptist Georg Fidelius Lingk or Lingg , (24. April 1765 in Meersburg on Lake Constance - 21st January 1842 in Mannheim) was lieutenant general of the Grand Duke of Baden Jager battalion "Lingg". He became known as the defender of the city of Hersfeld against the French as " The Man of Hersfeld ". Born in Meersburg, a son of a innkeeper and owner of the Hotel Löwen in Meersburg. Lingg attended grammar school in Meersburg, and started his military career in 1780 becoming a officer cadet in the grenadier company of the Bishopric of Konstanz.  In 1783 he was promoted to second lieutenant and in 1790 to premier lieutenant. In the war of the First Coalition  (1792–1797) Lingg fought against the French in the Swabian district regiment "Wolfegg". This regiment was disbanded after the defeat in 1796. Lingg became captain that same year promoted and commanded the grenadier company of the Bishopric of Konstanz. After the Lunéville Peace Treaty was signed in 1801, the Konstanz Bishopric was secularized and added to the Margraviate of Baden.

Monument to Lingg von Linggenfeld in Bad Hersfeld


Lingg joined the Baden Army in 1803 and was promoted to major a few months later . He became a staff officer and commander of a company in the Jäger Company in Bruchsal . Between 1805 and 1806 Lingg fought with his company in the Third Coalition War in the Austria. The jager battalion was restructured and increased by two companies and now had four companies with a strength of 553 men. Lingg was promoted to lieutenant colonel and thus became the commander of the "Lingg" Jager battalion.


Major General Johann Lingg 28mm Murawski miniatures



Baden as a Confederation of the Rhine Member was also involved in the war of the fourth coalition between France and Prussia . Lingg moved out with his battalion and was in Kassel by December 1806 . At this time there were riots in Kurhessen . So Lingg was with his Jager battalion to Eschwege and Hersfeld ordered to keep the situation in the back under control. After a riot broke out in Hersfeld on Christmas 1806 when Napoleonic troops were billeted, Napoleon gave the order to set fire to all four corners of the town and to plunder it. Lingg literally carried out the first part of the order and had four separate buildings set on fire on the outskirts, which burned down without harm to the rest of the city. He prevented the looting by addressing his soldiers, therefore disobeying Napoleon's orders. After the events in Hersfeld, Lingg marched with his battalion to Vacha . From there it moved on to Pomerania in mid-May 1806 , where Lingg's troops took part in the fighting there. 

In December 1807 Lingg moved to Heidelberg , into the new garrison of his battalion. Lingg was promoted to colonel on December 21 and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Military Karl Friedrich Order of Merit. When Lingg approached Grand Duke Karl Friedrich at the beginning of 1808 to thank Grand Duke Karl Friedrich , he is said to have received him with the words: "The man from Hersfeld". 


In the fifth coalition war , Lingg was deployed in Austria and was slightly injured in the battle of Wagram . In 1810 the battalion was reclassified to the "Lingg" light infantry battalion and relocated to Freiburg . After his appointment as major general , Lingg became city commander of Freiburg. 

Gravestone of Lingg von Linggenfeld in the Mannheim main cemetery

In the sixth coalition war , the Baden corps and the infantry battalion "Lingg" moved against Russia as far as Smolensk . Lingg was wounded on the retreat across the Berezina . The entire Baden corps in the Prussian retreat consisted of only 41 men. They were transferred from Lingg to Glogau , where replacement troops from Baden were lying. He then submitted his departure and left the army on March 16, 1813 as lieutenant general .

In 1819, because of his courageous behavior in Hersfeld, he received the house order of the Golden Lion from the Hessian elector Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II. On November 1, 1827, he was raised to hereditary nobility with the title “von Linggenfeld” .


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Matt

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Gendarmes d'élite de la Garde Impériale

Gendarmes d'élite de la Garde Impériale

I have had this unit for two years sitting in the to paint pile, this year I have decided to do some more pieces for my French Napoleonic Armies so last month I started and completed these chaps and then ordered the flag from GMB, I finally mounted the flag yesterday and manage to take some photos this morning. 

The figures are from Gringo 40s, who also do a very fine range of other guard units, the figures are on the larger side for 28mm but fit my Elite 1805-09 army nicely. Really happy with my paint job and I hope to get the big boots on the table soon. 

28mm Gendarmes d'élite de la Garde Impériale

Gendarmes d'élite de la Garde Impériale Trumpeter



Gendarmes d'élite de la Garde Impériale kettledrummer





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Matt

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Baden Generals 1809-12

 Baden Infantry Generals

Still working on my Baden Napoleonic army in between French cavalry and Prussian Infantry. This is Infantry Brigade commander and my Light Dragoon Cavalry Commander, all figures from Murawski Miniatures lovely Baden Napoleonic range.

I plan to do a small article later this week on the Army of Baden so stay tuned, just for my own sanity mostly for references when painting the infantry! The last cavalry squadron is not far off and should be done by the end of the week, I do need to convert a figure as the standard bearer though. 

The figures have had a few simple green stuff conversions, the ADC received a aiguillette and ribbon and medal from green stuff, General Major Von Harrant had feathers sculpted onto his bicorne and a epaulette fringe on the right shoulder.

Baden General Major Valentine Von Harrant



General Major Valentin von Harrant



Baden Light Dragoon Regiment Oberst Karl von Freystedt



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Matt

Monday, July 5, 2021

Napoleonic Austrian Army Part 1

Austrian Napoleonic Army part 1


In the late eighties I originally had an 15mm old Glory Austrian army which I sold to replace with Old Glory and Foundry 25mm which never really grew much past a brigade as I had moved back to Sydney by 1995.

In that year I met a bunch of crazy guys in the Australian Napoleonic Society, who were playing 1-20 figure ratio rule set In the Grand Manner. Dean Carpenter really kicked off a arms race that lasted for 5 years at least until I moved south to Goulburn in 2000. At this time I also found two lifelong mates Greg (Unlucky General) who played the dastardly British,  and Raoul, a Italian/Austrian who loved his Austrians so much he eventually built the entire Austrian Army for 1809 at 1-20 in 15mm and 28mm!  


Raoul Palese, my great Austrian adversary,
 MOAB 1997 Light cavalry battle eleven 24 figure regiments per side.


Raoul's Army was all MINIFIG 25mm and a few Hinchcliffe Uhlans (40 from memory) and he continued to build with MINIFIG until he completed his project. Raoul and I played a lot, possibly every week sometimes two or three day games in Campaign season (My holidays). We had some fabulous games on his 30ft table in his shed. On his 80th Birthday I gifted him my Foundry Austrian infantry, two batteries of artillery and a Cuirassier regiment. The 1st Austrian Cuirassiers 6 squadrons strong (48 figs), Hoch and Deutschmeister 48 figs and a battery of artillery for display. This Year Raoul turns 90, I am planning on sending him a reproduction Austrian Flag of his favourite unit the Trieste Landwehr (the pirates), may he continue to roll well!

When I gifted Raoul most of my units I sold the remainder and with the cash replaced a lot with Front Rank figures, ALL of this remains unpainted....….. However this year I intend to start painting it along with a few regiments from Revolutionary Armies range (early pre 1805) Victrix plastics and Perry plastics, plus the new Perry plastic cavalry, predominantly will be for 1805 campaign, but will stretch to 1809 ok. These units will be painted in the grand unit sizes still and be used for General de Brigade rules (or Grand Manner-Black Powder).

After I complete my Baden cavalry and two Prussian Infantry Reserve regiments I will crack on with my Austrians!


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Matt