The first of the new figures is Hinton Hunt PN 64: General, looking through spy-glass, with the head of PN 61: General Gneisenau. He is to be Lieutenant General Hans East Karl, Graf von Zieten, the commander of the Prussian I Corps at Waterloo.
Next to him is my other example of a PN 65: ADC to a General, painted as a flugeladjutant von der Infanterie. I've modified him by twisting his head ever so slightly to the right. Also distinguishing him is his mount, which is a Hinton Hunt BNH 4: British Light Dragoon Horse as I've run out of Prussian general staff horses.
| Lt Gen von Zieten and his ADC arrive on the manoeuvre field in the nick of time and report to Blucher |
| The plan for the manoeuvres is delivered by the Generaladjutant von der Infanterie. The orders from Berlin are that the Army is to practice the new Drill Regulations of 1812 |
| The Army marches into position.... |
| while Blucher leads his commanders over the manoeuvre field. |
| At long last the Army is deployed - infantry in the centre, artillery and cavalry on the flanks. The 2nd Silesian Shutzen take up position as the advance guard. |
| The Silesian riflemen and their supports shake out into skirmish formation. |
| Nearing the objective, the skirmishers fall back to the rear and flanks while the Neumark Landwehr and 1st Silesians deploy into line. |
| The Guard and the 21st conduct a nifty passage of lines and charge, while the cavalry swoop in from the flanks to complete the victory. |
| Gathering his commanders, Blucher declares the manoeuvres a complete success! |
I have an awful lot of painting to do if I'm to catch up with the French.
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