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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: glenning on February 19, 2025, 11:32:37 AM

Title: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: glenning on February 19, 2025, 11:32:37 AM

As the title suggests - where were these units deployed? Russia? Spain? I really like the look and I just picked up a box of Perry French to paint as Italian Royal Guard - especially Grenadiers.

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: 2010sunburst on February 19, 2025, 12:32:59 PM

Try here
http://napitalia.org.uk/eng/italdep.shtml
Cheers
Tim

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: glenning on February 19, 2025, 12:44:25 PM

Aaaah, thanks!

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: frank xerox on February 20, 2025, 08:49:37 AM

Italy/ Austria in 1809, Russia in 1812, Germany in 1813. Italy in 1814

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: glenning on February 20, 2025, 12:00:04 PM

Thanks a lot!

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: Frostie on February 21, 2025, 08:48:22 AM

The Italian Guard were deployed to Russia as part of the Grande Armee.  I have all the Italians in 15mm for the Russian Campaign

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: glenning on March 13, 2025, 08:55:40 PM

Alright - I've settled on 6 reggimento fanteria di linea during the Peninsular War - but I'm confused when it comes to headgear regarding fusiliers:
When was the bicorne used and when was the shako used? I'm a newbie when it comes to Napoleonic stuff so please bear with me.  ;)

Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: frank xerox on March 14, 2025, 10:30:14 AM

Shako was issued in 1807 but the bicorn seems to have been popular & hard wearing & individual soldiers seem to have hung on to them till 1809-10, maybe longer in Spain.
Good luck with this; Ive got Italians in 6 & 15mm & Im constantly tempted to do what you?re doing in 28 as well

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: glenning on March 14, 2025, 02:16:52 PM

Awesome, thanks for the info!  :D

Title: Re: Italian garde units - which fronts?
Post by: Aethelflaeda was framed on March 14, 2025, 02:31:31 PM

Italian (Istrian) Rifles are a fun unit to deploy, i spring them on the Peninsula even though they didn?t get there.  Shocks the British Rifles player?