Additional Napoleonic Prussian Battalion

I just finished painting and basing an additional Napoleonic Prussian battalion to add to my III Korps troops.  This battalion is the next to last unit needed to complete the 4th Brigade (division equivalent).  They are carrying a "landwehr" flag as there is no indication that they had colors until after 1815.  But all my battalions have flags so I used this one.

1st Battalion, Elbe-Infantrie-Regiment using Hinchliffe figures

This regiment was originally organized by Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) von Reuss in the spring of 1813 as the Auslander Bataillion von Reuss.  But with subsequent recruiting it was expanded into a full three-battalion regiment by July 1813, incorporating Hessian guardsmen, dismounted Westphalian cheveauleger and the Westphalian Legion. In 1815 it was retitled Infantrie-Regiment Nummer 26, Erste Magdeburgisches.  [The Prussian Army: 1808-1815 by David Nash, page 86]

I only have two battalions, the first of Hinchliffe figures and the second of Prinz August castings.  If I ever get any more of either, I'll raise the third battalion.

Prussian Napoleonic Cavalry

It has been a while since I've posted anything here.  I have been painting figures and vehicles but they are for a special project that is not yet ready to be unveiled.  Heh, heh!

But in preparation for a bicentennial battle commemorating the Befreiungskrieg ("Prussian War of Liberation), I needed a couple of more Prussian cavalry regiments.  Luckily I had two regiments that were bought almost completely painted.  Of the sixteen figures I only had to paint two from scratch, while I did some major and minor repainting of the other fourteen.

So without much else ado, I present two light cavalry regiments of the cavalry reserve, III (Prussiche) Korps, Army of the North.

Ulanen Regiment Nr. 1, West Prussiche

Ulanen Regiment Nr. 1, West Prussiche

Pommerische Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment Nr. 2

Pommerische Landwehr Kavallerie Regiment Nr. 2

All of the riders and horses are vintage Hinchliffe.  I still need to figure out a way to arm the Pomeranians with lances, but that came happen later.  Right now it is back to the "Special Project."

Latest Acquisitions

As I sit here at the computer listening to the pipes and drums and military band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, my pulse quickens. Major General Campbell is pleased with his latest acquisitions.

First, as a result of the sale of Dixon figures by FAA-USA Wargames, I've added enough SYW British to complete a good sized battalion of Britannian infantry to augment the allied forces of the Margraviate of Carpania.


This 56-figure battalion consists of a 5-figure color party (officer, two ensigns, and two color guards), one 15-figure grenadier company (officer, sergeant, drummer, and 12 grenadiers), and three 12-figure center companies (each officer, sergeant, drummer, and 9 hatmen).

In addition I obtained a 12-figure squadron of Britannian dragoons and an extra mounted officer.

Say what you will about the "pumpkin heads" of some of the Dixon infantry (and these have them), they are still nice castings and will make a welcome addition to my big battalion SYW troops.

Earlier I got a good buy from eBay. Sixteen Hinchliffe Scots Grays. Although these are Napoleonic vintage (wearing the bearskin cap), they will comprise the mounted portion of the Major General's mercenary band, doing double duty as both SYW era imagi-nation troops and Napoleonic era troops.

They came attached to their horses and on ovalish shaped metal bases that had the basic terrain effect done. And they were primed! As you can see there will be some bracing needed for several of the horses who are either balanced on their rear legs or just on two opposing legs. That will be a fun evolution (he writes with a grimace).