On the 194th Anniversary of the Battle of Quatre Bras, I wish to inform all readers that I am in the process of revamping the site and updating all my wargame plates. Since my last post many moo...
OLD GLORY 15MM NAPOLEONIC MINIATURES (FROM BATTLE HONOURS) Yes, I'm back painting again - shock horror! The photos below are of the squadron of Polish Lancers at Quatre Bras (1ère Chevaux-Léger...
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Order of Battle (Ordre de Bataille) La Bataille de les Quatre-Bras – L’Armée du Nord I have attempted to cull this OOB from the most reliable sources. Nevertheless, I understand clearly tha...
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I will be posting new wargame plates for each regiment at the Battles of Quatre-Bras, Ligny & Waterloo over the coming months. Here's an example of an updated designs depicting a Frenc line in...
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I've begun rebuilding the entire site... so watch this space! NEW WARGAME PLATES! NEWLY PAINTED 28MM PERRY FRENCH INFANTRY! Sunday 9 September: My first post will be a glossary of terms ...
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Contrary to popular belief, JC is most definitely alive and kicking (or should I say painting). May I thank all of you who continue to use my blog as a Napoleonic resource and especially those wh...
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L to R: Unknown / Unknown / Lithograph by Zephirin Belliard (Private Collection) 9 November 1784 - 24 June 1860 Commander of the 6th Infantry Division.
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25 June, 1779 - ? Commander of the Regiment de Chevau-Legers-Lanciers Polonaise de la Grade Imperiale (Polish Lancers).
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Painting by Pingret (Private Collection) Commander of the 6th Regiment of Chevau-Légers-Lanciers He was wounded at Quatre-Bras.
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L to R: Musée de l’Armée / Unknown / Unknown 3 February, 1775 - 28 November, 1825 Commander of the 9th Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded during the Hougoumont attack on 18th ...
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Source: 4 March, 1786 - 6 August 1853 Commander of the 1st Light Infantry Regiment
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Musée de l’Armée. 9th February 1775 - 1849 Commander of the 5th Infantry Division of the 2nd Corps.
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Collection of Commandant Lachouque. 1 September 1775 - 4 March, 1860 Commander of Napoleon's 2nd Corps.
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Born: 10 January, 1769. Died: 7 December, 1815. Executed by firing squad. Nicknames: Le Lion Rouge (The Red Lion), L'Infatigable, Le Brave des Braves (The Bravest of the Brave), Le Rougeaud (Th...
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OK so I've been a little quiet over the past four months. Hopefully this will soon change as I've returned to my worknbench and begun painting a French Line Infantry battalion in 25mm (1e bn 92e ...
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I have been busy on re designing and updating all the Quatre-Bras wargame plates (sample below) so that each plate repsresents one unit and will be posting them daily over the next two weeks so...
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BATTLE OF THE 16TH JUNE 1815 Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Quatre-Bras that began at 1.30pm this afternoon (GMT) 191 years ago. LIST OF BRITISH & HANNOVERIAN OFFICERS, KILLED, WOUND...
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The Wargame and Uniform plates featured on this site have been created using the following source material.
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~ UNIFORM PLATE: BATTLE OF QUATRE-BRAS ~ FRENCH ARMY 1815 PLATE: QB-UF-03 - FRENCH LIGHT INFANTRY ~ CHASSEURS (CENTRE COMPANY) ~ SOURCES: Uniforms of Waterloo, Philip Haythornthwaite 181...
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~ UNIFORM PLATE: BATTLE OF QUATRE-BRAS ~ FRENCH ARMY 1815 PLATE: QB-UF-18 - FRENCH GAURD CAVALRY ~ CHASSEURS À CHEVAL DE LA GARDE (LIGHT CAVALRY) ~ SOURCES: Uniforms of Waterloo, Phili...
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To get the most out of my blog, please check out the LINKS on the right-hand side of the page. LINKS TO NAPOLEONIC RESOURCES My links feature my favourite manufacturers of Napoleonic miniatures...
~ UNIFORM PLATE: BATTLE OF QUATRE-BRAS ~ FRENCH ARMY 1815 PLATE: QB-UF-03 - FRENCH LINE INFANTRY ~ VOLTIGEURS (LIGHT COMPANY) ~ SOURCES: Uniforms of Waterloo, Philip Haythornthwaite 1815...
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~ Uniform Plate: Battle of Quatre-Bras ~ FRENCH ARMY 1815 Plate: QB-UF-02 - FRENCH LINE INFANTRY ~ Grenadiers (Élite Company) ~ SOURCES: Uniforms of Waterloo, Philip Haythornthwaite 1815, The...
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I've added a new link to BICORNE MINIATURE s under "Manufacturers". Bicorne are suppliers of quality 25mm white metal miniatures to the home and commercial markets. All their figures are hand-c...
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~ UNIFORM PLATE: BATTLE OF QUATRE-BRAS ~ FRENCH ARMY 1815 PLATE: QB-UF-01 - FRENCH LINE INFANTRY ~FUSILIERS (CENTRE COMPANY) ~ SOURCES: Uniforms of Waterloo, Philip Haythornthwaite 1815, Th...
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