Napoleonic French Imperial Garde Baggage Wagon, 1815

Napoleonic French Imperial Garde Baggage Wagon, 1815. The model is by Perry Miniatures, the painting by Leuthen Studios. The basing, as usual, all mine!

5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment, Sudan 1884-5

Section, 5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment, Sudan 1884-5.

This unit was inspired by the excellent book "Go Strong into the Desert" by Lt. Col. Mike Snook. I relied heavily on the illustrations by Michael Perry. The figures are by Perry Miniatures from their Sudan Range. The unit was painted for me by Carl Robson.

5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment

Trooper, 5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment

NCO, 5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment

Officer, 5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment

Officer, 5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment

Officer, 5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment

Officer, 5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment

Trumpeter, 5th Dragoon Guards, Heavy Camel Regiment

Converged Grenadiers 13/26 von Finck: 'Mit der rechten Hand ans Gewehr!'

The elite 4-company 13/26 von Finck Converged Grenadier Battalion, major F. A von Finck commanding. This unit was painted for me by Leuthen Studios with figures by Black Hussar Miniatures.

The Battalion fought at Prague, Kolin and Rossbach. It was captured at Maxen in 1759 and had to be reconstituted with 4 companies from 4 different regiments.

13/26 von Finck Converged Grenadiers

13/26 von Finck Converged Grenadiers

13/26 von Finck Converged Grenadiers

13/26 von Finck Converged Grenadiers

13/26 von Finck Converged Grenadiers

IR13 von Itzenplitz, the so-called "Donner und Blitzen" regiment, provided 2 companies to the "coverged" Battalion. Using "Maurice" rules, I'm using 2 (of 4) bases for each of the musketeer regiments providing grenadiers.

IR13 von Itzenplitz Grenadiers

IR13 von Itzenplitz Grenadiers

IR13 von Itzenplitz Grenadiers

Officer, IR13 von Itzenplitz Grenadiers

Musketeer Regiment, IR26, von Meyerinck, provided the other 2 grenadier companies for the converged battalion.

IR26 von Meyerinck Grenadiers

IR26 von Meyerinck Grenadiers

IR26 von Meyerinck Grenadiers

Grenadiers, IR26 von Meyerinck Grenadiers

Officer, IR26 von Meyerinck Grenadiers

Drummer, IR26 von Meyerinck Grenadiers

The result is a very colourful battalion which should do well on the miniature battlefield!

92nd Gordon Highlanders at Kandahar, 1880

Inspired by the famous painting by Richard Caton Woodville, I recently commissioned the 92nd Gordon's to add to my Colonial armies. These were painted by Carl Robson using figures by Perry Miniatures from their Sudan range.

Here is Woodville's evocative painting of the 92nd Highlanders and 2nd Gurkas storming the Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad at Kandahar, 1st September 1880.

Here is my recreation of the Gordon's. The uniforms are a few year's later but are the best I could find.

IR13 von Itzenplitz Grenadiers

IR13 von Itzenplitz Grenadiers are almost complete, the officer is still needed for the command stand.

IR17 von Manteuffel

IR17 von Manteuffel  is now complete! The figures are by Black Hussar, painted by Leuthen Studios with flags from GMB.