Regiment of the Day
Today we have more III Corps troops - this one is the 61e Ligne, III Corps, 1st Division, which fought at Wagram 1809.
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4 bases of line, with 4 skirmisher stands. Figures by warrior miniatures. |
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Something a little different with this regiment.
In the rules that I am using, French line units are either Green / Regular or Veteran depending on the scenario.
Now, because there are a tonne of French regiments on the table ... and they all have essentially the same uniform, I have made the veteran units stand out by having each battalion painted up as line grenadiers (red plumes).
In reality there would be a mix of grenadier, fusilier and voltiguer in each regiment .. but this method makes it easy to see what unit is what on a large and full table. |
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The other point of difference is with the skirmishers.
They can be rated as average or good for French line - so again I need a simple way to denote this in the figures.
For the better skirmishers I have a red over yellow plume, and use a combination of green and yellow plumes for the average skirmishers.
In reality the French skirmishers tended to use a wide variety of plume combinations, so this convention I have chosen here should look OK on a big table, I think. |
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One more regiment down. |
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