First Prussian Units

 New to my Napoleonic collection are my first Prussian (1813) units.  Silesian infantry, Landwehr, and artillery.

Kiev Dragoons

 Kiev Dragoons are ready for the line!  These are more AB Miniatures (15/18mm).

Joseph Napoleon Infantry

 A couple of battalions of the Joseph Napoleon Regiment

Young Guard Voltigeurs

 Latest off the painting table are two battalions of Young Guard Voltigeurs.

La Marchant's Heavy Cavalry Brigade

 at the time of Salamanca consisted of the 3rd and 4th Dragoons and the 5th Dragoon Guards.

3rd Dragoons  (Blue/Gold)

4th Dragoons (Green/Silver)

5th Dragoon Guards (Green/Gold)

New Additions to the Napoleonics Collection

 Wurttemberg Chevaux Leger Cavalry

And some Portuguese Infantry in French Service

Russian Batteries

 Added a Position (heavy) Battery and Horse Battery to the lineup.

Lousy photos for some reason.  Need to reset my lighting.

Davout Goes for the Fleches

We got though half the scenario "The Fleches: Davout" from the Dermot Quigley/Campaign Miniatures Borodino scenario book. We are using the General d'Armee rules.

Game went well. Large game and we made it through six turns. We had a decisive melee in the fleches as Davout pushed Compan's 5th Division forward and the French 57th (Die Hard!) stormed and took a fleches. One down, two to go but now the Russian grenadiers and cuirassiers are arriving and a French brigade is faltering . . . French Cuirassier and Wurttemberg brigades are itching to join the fight too. To be continued.

Battalions of the Russian 27th Inf Div stand against the French 5th Division.

The fleches are held by Russian batteries with infantry in support. Other French brigade was attacking to the 57th's right but was pushed back and resulted in a faltering French brigade. Likely to recovery though unless the Russian can add to their misery.

Russian stand as French 5th Division and light cavalry brigade move into position. Russian skirmish line has been pretty mush been pushed aside and some of the Russian battalions will be going into square.

The French 57th in melee with the artillery and supporting infantry. The 57th will win the melee.  The orange markers show 4 hits and red show 8 hits.

Meanwhile on the other flank the French light cav in column of squadrons is hitting the Russian infantry. First attack bounce off the well supported Russians but the second attack pushes back a battalion. Russian cavalry can now enter the cavalry fight.

The French light cavalry from the Russian side.  A Russian jaeger battalion has been pushed back and French light cavalry sit in the gap.  Lithuanian Uhlans are lined up to charge next turn.  Russian Cuirassier are stacked up to the right of the uhlans.  They should be able to close the gap . . .

And at the foot of the hill, a brigade of the Russain 27th Division has been roughly handled by the French 5th Division but a Russian brigade of converged grenadiers is moving up to take over the line.  Firefight ensues. 

And not everything is breaking for the French.  Two battalions of the French 25th Regiment have retreated from a failed charge attempt thus causing the brigade to falter.  

Battle of Shevardino, Sort of

 Using all my Russian troops and a somewhat historical order of battle, a group of use played a game of General d'Armee loosely based on the fight for the Shevardino redoubt.   Shevardino was preliminary battle before the big fight at Borodino.  

Bascially the Russain 27th Division backed up by cavalry and grenadier brigade try to hold or at least inflict casualties as Compans 5th Divisision advances with support from the 1st Cavalry Division.

A few scenes from the battle.

The battle lines.  French infantry battalions advancing from the left against a heavy Russian skirmish line screening the Shevardino Redoubt and the deployment of the Russian 27th Division behind (right side of photo) the redoubt.

A ccouple close up of the battery in position at the redoubt.

French infantry advancing with skirmish screen out front.

French infantry pushing back Russian Jaegers (deployed in skirmish order)

Russian infantry advancing to support the redoubt

Uh oh!  Here comes the Russian Cuirassier

The opposing French cavalry hesitate at a critical moment!  Infantry form squares.

First French square is hit by heavy cavalry and lose formation and are dispersed by the heavy cavalry.

Another square holds of the Russian heavy cavalry

Russisn and French light cavalry meet and ultimately the French are driven back.  Though the French later charge with another light cavalry to stabilize the situation.

The Russian Cuirassier line up on another French square while the light cavalry (on right of photo) continue the fight.  Note the fresh, elite French lancers waiting to delivery their blow.

French move artillery and their own heavy cavalry to face the onrushing Russian heavy cav on the right.

And that's where we left it.  To be continued.

Chernigov Dragoon Regiment

 The Chernigov Dragoon Regiment is ready to go.

Minis are Battle Honors.

New Napoleonic Units Ready to Fight

 So as I get the new painting station set up I have been working on a backlog of minis I had from before the big move.  Here are there close up shots.  Still working on ideal phot setup and now using iphone 13 camera vs Canon Rebel w/ macro lens. Minis in the units are either Battle Honor or Old Glory 15, I lost track.

A unit of French Grenadiers

The Irish Legion (3rd Foreign Regiment) fighting for Napoleon

Lithuanian Uhlans fighting for the Czar

Polish Uhlans (9th Regiment) fighting for Napoleon

Russian Grenadiers

More Russian Militia for Borodino

 Another unit of Russian Militia.  These fellows were painted with a blue-grey palette while the earlier batch used a brown palette.  I figure colors would vary a lot with the militia as they were outfitted at different times and by different sponsors and I'm guessing 'cheap' was the guiding quality principle.

And these are again 15mm Battle Honors figures.

Russian Militia for Borodino

 A Russian Militia battalion is ready to enter the field.  These are Battle Honors 15mm figures.

Russian Akhtyrsk Hussars

 Some more Russian Hussars to add to the order of battle.  Pleased with how these guys turned out.  Need to brush some grass off the front rank though.  AB figures are fine indeed and I like it when the paint job is good enough to show off some of the quality of the sculpt.  

British Light Troops

 Finished up three units of British and Scottish light troops.  43rd Light (white), 52nd Light (buff), and 71st Highland (buff plus the hat band) Light Infantry.  This took a bit!  Add my 95th Rifles and Cazadore to the 43rd and 52nd and I have the Light Division.  I have some light dragoons and KGL Hussars around somewhere.    Looks like I forgot to darken base edges . . .