The French Army at Waterloo. (the 3rd Infantry Division of the 1st Corps plus Cavalry Brigade)

OK- reviewing the troops I already have I am restructuring the Army just a bit.

There are two Infantry Brigades within the 3rd Division, each of four Infantry Battalions for a total of eight battalions of Foot and one company of Foot Artillery

3rd Division, 1st Corps
Division Command- Commander with three figures (done)
Aide-du Camp- one mounted aide (done)

1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps

Brigade HQs - Commander with two figures on stand (done)
Aide-du Camp - one mounted aide (done)

21st Regiment of Infantry
1st Battalion of 36 figures (done)
2nd Battalion of 36 figures (done)

46th Regiment of Infantry
1st Battalion of 36 figures (done)
2nd Battalion of 36 figures (done)

2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps

Brigade HQs - Commander with two figures on stand (done)
Aide-du Camp - one mounted aide (done)

25th Regiment of Infantry
1st Battalion of 36 figures (done)
2nd Battalion of 36 figures (done)

45th Regiment of Infantry
1st Battalion of 36 figures (done)
2nd Battalion of 36 figures (done)

Foot Artillery
6 lb Cannon- 3 stands with crew (done)
Howitzer- 1 stand with crew (done)


I have all eight Infantry battalions done and painted, plus the foot artillery. I will post photos tomorrow hopefully.

I am now starting to finish up the Cavalry Brigade ( 1st Brigade of the 1st Division) which consisted of 3 Squadrons of Hussars and 3 Squadrons of Chasseurs de Cheval.

The Hussars were the 7th Regiment and were about 430 men strong. That gives us about 21.75 figures 1:20 scale, or broken down into squadrons:

7th Hussar Regiment
1st Squadron, 4 stands of 2 figures, 2 elite company figures, 6 center company figures. (done)
2nd Squadron, 4 stands of 2 figures, all center company figures (one stand to paint)
3rd Squadron, 3 Stands of 2 figures, all center company figures. (two stands to paint)

The Chasseurs were from the 3rd regiment and had about 360 men. That gives us just over 18 figures in 1:20 scale, again, broken into 3 Squadrons:

3rd Chasseurs d' Cheval
1st Squadron, 3 stands of 2 figures, 1 elite company and 2 center company. (figures on order)
2nd Squadron, 3 stands of 2 figures, all center company figures. (figures on order)
3rd Squadron, 3 stands of 2 figures, all center company figures. (figures on order)

Horse Artillery Battery
6 lbs Cannon- 3 stands with crew (done)
Howitzer- 1 stand with crew (done)

The Return of the Dutch!

I'm Back!

So, after a long vacation of three plus years I am back doing what I enjoy the most- building, painting and wargaming.

I have retired from the military, divorced, moved, changed jobs, bought a house, had a girlfriend, lost her, Have a new one, and am pretty damned happy.

I have built a new wargames table (8 foot by 4 foot, bar height with storage below) and started building new terrain for the various game. Above pictured is the first house in 28 made from MDF and foam board. I like it alot. Shown with it are my Imperial Guard troops from Warhammer 40K.

Having all this now means I am slowing unboxing my minis that have sat for three years in the basement and I am starting to paint again. A bit of delay occurred when my basement half flooded but fortunately no books or minis were damaged. The basement should be back to usable in a week or so.

I am very excited because I found another Napoleonics player fairly close (only 170 miles away). SO... very soon the little French and British guys will be out and on the table. I am not even sure what I have left to do and what I still need to get!

That will come. Things are looking good! talk to you all soon.