Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

Here is a site shedding some new light on the battle of Waterloo
http://web2.airmail.net/napoleon/WATERL ... POLEON.htm

Lt Byron Cameron,
4.Cheveauxleger Regiment
Bubenhofen
3 Cavallerie Brigade,
3 Division
VI Bavarian Corps
ADR

Quite the site!![8D]

Paco

<i>Maréchal</i> M. Francisco Palomo
<i>Prince d'Essling, Grande Duc d'Abrantes et
Comte de Marseille
Commandant - Division de Cavalerie de la Vieille Garde </i>

Yeah! This would be a fun unit to paint in miniature:

In 1815 the Guard was hastily assembled, lacked uniforms and quality weapons. Instead they wore shakos, hats or even forage caps. The Prussians at Ligny took them for militia. Not 20 men could be found wearing the same uniform in any company in these regiments. Instead of the finely made weapons reserved only for the Imperial Guard the guardsmen carried line muskets and sabers. In many cases the musket slings were replaced by strings. There was lack of shoes and food. The supplies were scarce and everything was performed in haste and confusion.

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Good account. I think that alot of what I have learned from the guys like Geert, Mike Gjerde and others in this club have really helped me understand the polyglot force that was the Anglo-Allied army of 1815.

Makes me want to pull out Hofschroer again ...

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]

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<br />In 1815 the Guard was hastily assembled, lacked uniforms and quality weapons. Instead they wore shakos, hats or even forage caps. The Prussians at Ligny took them for militia. Not 20 men could be found wearing the same uniform in any company in these regiments. Instead of the finely made weapons reserved only for the Imperial Guard the guardsmen carried line muskets and sabers. In many cases the musket slings were replaced by strings. There was lack of shoes and food. The supplies were scarce and everything was performed in haste and confusion.
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<i>La Garde's</i> lack of proper uniforms came as a nasty shock to a Prussian cav rgt at Ligny which, thinking they were some type of militia, promptly charged them. The Prussians received a rude awakening when, instead of running away, the "militia" calmly presented arms, delivered a devastating fire and then counter-charged them with fixed bayonets[8D]!

Regards,

Paco

<i>Maréchal</i> M. Francisco Palomo
<i>Prince d'Essling, Grande Duc d'Abrantes et
Comte de Marseille
Commandant - Division de Cavalerie de la Vieille Garde </i>

So Paco - you are advocating a counter charge rule for infantry, and that against cavalry? [;)][;)][;)][;)]

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]