28mm hard plastic Napoleonic figures 60 figure infantry set This superb range of models will enable you to recreate battles and scenes from the Napoleonic wars in an amazing variety of poses. Positions which include marching, advancing, firing, loading, and kneeling, in combination with many separate arms, heads and backpacks, give you the ability to create hundreds of new poses, and bring real character and falvor to the Napoleonic period. Also included are eight regimental flags to add yet more color and spectacle to your armies. From 1807 to 1812 the French infantry fought campaigns in Russia, Austria, Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. By 1808 each infantry battalion comprised four companies of Fusiliers, one of Voltigeurs and one of Grenadiers. Each employed 140 men giving a battalion a theoretical total of 840, but due to campaign losses 400 to 600 was more usual. Fusiliers used the Charleville musket which had an effective range of 80 pages. A well trained Fusilier could achieve three shots a minute. Other emphasis was on marching speed, endurance and accurate individual fire. Voltigeurs were the elite light troops often used to skirmish ahead of the main column to drive away opposing skirmishers and weaken the enemy line with accurate marksmanship. Grenadiers the elite veteran shock troops, were recruited from the tallest and most fearsome men in the regiment. The often led assaults on enemy positions or were used in reserve to be thrown into battle where the fighting was most bitterly contested. Infantrymen wore a long-tailed blue coat with red cuffs and collar: regulation until 1812 when a shorter jacket was introduced, but still widely used into 1813 and 1814. Most wore a shako, often protected by a waterproof cover. Fusilier companies wore a different colored pompom on the shako; 1st green, 2nd blue, 3rd orange, 4th violet. Voltigeurs had yellow and green plumes, epaulettes, sword knots and shako cords, while those of the Grenadiers were red.
Figures require assembly and painting. Glue and paint not included. |