Showing posts with label french. Show all posts
Showing posts with label french. Show all posts
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Penultimate French Infantry Brigade of I Corps
Penultimate French Infantry Brigade of I Corps
Im getting so close to finishing I Corps now! This is the seventh base of eight, the 1st Brigade of 4th Infantry Division, commanded by Général de Brigade Chevalier Jean-Gaudens-Claude Pegot and consisting of two battalions of the 8th Line and two battalions of the 29th Line.
This unit was the lead division as the corps approached Quatre-Bras and was switched to Ligny on the 16th, where it remained whilst the rest of Corps marched back to Quatre-Bras.
Another solid French Line unit, it was then involved in the fighting around Papelotte on Napoleons right at Waterloo.
This is another base down and only two more (including the cavalry) to go, so stay tuned for more!
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Thursday, May 4, 2017
Final French Infantry Brigade for I Corps
And finally, the last base of infantry for the French I Corps at Waterloo is the Brigade commanded by Général de Brigade Jean-Louis Brue. This was the second brigade of 4th Division and was made up of the 85th Line and the 95th Line regiments.
Along with the rest of the Division, this unit was involved in the fighting at Papelotte on Napoleons right flank.
In Blücher, this unit is considered to be understrength, probably because the two battalions of the 85th only numbered 631 men. So, I have represented this by the visual shorthand of three battalions. On my base, the 85th have merged their two battalions into one.
This is the final infantry unit for the French I Corps, I just have a cavalry division to paint now and the Corps will be finished!
Watch this space for the cavalry and some pictures of the full Corps!
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