Hi all! With our club running and 1813 campaign using Black Powder this spring and none of us owning any Saxon units I bravely/foolishly promised to paint up the two Saxon divisions and possible the final French division of the VII Corps. With something around 450 Saxon infantry and about 250 French to paint up this might prove to be a bit too much to tackle in such a short time, but then again you never succeed if you don't try
I'll be posting finished units here as I get ahead with them. I speed painted the Swiss Division for our 1812 campaign last spring in a bit under two months, but this time I think I'll keep a much more leisurely pace to avoid getting fed up with painting, which happened last time around.
I'll be adding some WIP shots every now and then on my
blog if someone wants to follow the progress closer.
24th Division Generallieutenant Edler von Lecoq1st Brigade Oberst von Brause1st Battalion, Leib Grenadier Garde 1 Battalion
1st Light Infantry (von Lecoq) 2 Battalions -
DONE1st Battalion, Prinz Maximilian 1 Battalion -
DONE2nd Battalion, von Rechten 1 Battalion -
DONE2nd Brigade Generalmajor von Mellentinvon Spiegel Grenadier Battalion 1 Battalion -
DONEPrinz Friedrich August 2 Battalions -
DONEvon Steindel 2 Battalions -
DONEDivisional Artillery Major von Roth1st Foot Battery Hauptmann Kuhnel (8 guns) -
DONE2nd Foot Battery Hauptmann Rouvroy (8 guns) -
DONE 25th Division Generallieutenant Sahrer von Sahr1st Brigade Oberst von Bosevon Sperl Grenadier Battalion 1 Battalion -
DONE2nd Light Infantry (von Sahr) 2 Battalions -
DONE1st Battalion, König 1 Battalion
2nd Battalion, Niesemeuschel 1 Battalion -
DONE2nd Brigade Oberst von RusselPrinz Anton 2 Battalions -
DONEvon Low 2 Battalions
Divisional Artillery Major Gau3rd Foot Battery Hauptmann Dietrich (8 guns) -
DONE4th Foot Battery Hauptmann Zandt (8 guns) -
DONECorps Cavalry 26th Light Cavalry Brigade Generalmajor von GablenzHussars 8 Squadrons
Prinz Clemens Uhlans 5 Squadrons
2 Horse Batteries (12 guns)
1st Cavalry Corps Generalmajor LessingLeib Kürassiere Garde 4 Squadrons
Zastrow Kürassiere 4 Squadrons -
DONEWithout further ado let me present the first finished unit; Regiment Prinz Friedrich August. All AB miniatures. Lovely little things to paint, but with only 4 different poses can become a bit monotone so I decided to vary the unit a bit by using a couple of different trouser shades.