Thanks for the suggestions in relation to the hussars, Santa did deliver a few interesting figures and sprues so watch this space for some conversions.
In the meantime, here are some clue markers based on some odds and ends included in the Reaper Bones IV Core Set.
A big spooky statue:
A small spooky statute (and possibly the scene of some unpleasantness):
There is a message on the side of this one in a nod to the novel "Twelve" by Jasper Kent. Could it be that Russian agents are active in the Peninsula?
I am not sure what this was meant to be, so I painted it like... I am not sure really. Definitely requires further investigation.
A large book, probably about creepy crawlies:
Here is a large skull painted a bit like the art in the film "The Book of Life" (although admittedly that is based on Mexico's Day of the Dead and therefore probably has nothing to do with Napoleonic Spain):
This is not an orange bush, it is my attempt at painting fire. Was someone interrupted while trying to burn a document?
And a group shot:
08.12.21 Edited to correct the name of the novel by Jasper Kent.