Some issues with the Spanish side is that nobody makes (in 40mm) , Grenadiers, Cavalry, firing/skirmishing Infantry, Infantry in civilian dress, Artillery.
So quite a task to recreate.
The solution is to create a representative selection of regiments. 1st Division (Cagigal) looks the most promising, there is a mix of 1802 and 1805 uniforms, Light Infantry (Barbastro), Infantry in British uniforms(Buenos Aires), but with the clear issue of the Grenadiers and Artillery figures.
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Showing posts with label Order of Battle. Show all posts
Friday, 2 March 2018
Spanish OOB.
Army of Galicia - Blake
Vanguard - Maceda
Infantry
Zaragoza - 1 Bn 700
2nd Light of Catalonia 1/2 Bn 400
Light of Gerona 1/2 Bn 400
Grenadiers 2Bns 300 (Grenadier Companies of Zaragoza, Mallorca, Aragon and Vol de la Corona)
Cavalry
De Montesa 1 Sqn 80
Dragoons de la Reina 1/2 Sqn 70
6 Guns
1st Division - Cagigal
Rey 2Bns 700
Mallorca 1Bn 1000
Hibernia 2Bns 1200
Buenos Aires 1 Bn 500
Light of Barbastro 1/2 Bn 550
Provincial Grenadiers 2Bns 900
Militia de Salamanca 1 Bn 266
Militia de Tuy 1 Bn 580
5 Guns
4th Division - Portago
Grenadiers 2Bns 300 (Grenadier Companies of Toledo, Navarra, Sevilla, Napoli)
Principe 2Bns 1600
Toledo 2Bns 1400
Aragon 1 Bn 1068
Militia de Santiago 1 Bn 800
Militia de Lugo - 1 Bn 500
5 Guns
HQ Guard
Voluntarios de Navarra 1 Bn 754
4 Guns
Army of Castille - Cuesta
1 Division
Covadonga 2 Bns 1500
1 Tercio de Leon 1 Bn 800
2 Tercio de Leon 1 Bn 800
Cavalry
Guardia de Corps 1 Sqn 100
Carabineros Reales 1 Sqn 160
2nd Division
3 Tercio de Leon 1 Bn 800
Tercio de Alba de Tormes 1 Bn 600
Tercio de Valladolid 1 Bn 700
Tercio de Benevente 1 Bn 800
Cavalry
de la Reina 2 Sqns 300
As I have said before, to do all of these would need a sizeable chunk of funding, which I don't have!
Army of Galicia - Blake
Vanguard - Maceda
Infantry
Zaragoza - 1 Bn 700
2nd Light of Catalonia 1/2 Bn 400
Light of Gerona 1/2 Bn 400
Grenadiers 2Bns 300 (Grenadier Companies of Zaragoza, Mallorca, Aragon and Vol de la Corona)
Cavalry
De Montesa 1 Sqn 80
Dragoons de la Reina 1/2 Sqn 70
6 Guns
1st Division - Cagigal
Rey 2Bns 700
Mallorca 1Bn 1000
Hibernia 2Bns 1200
Buenos Aires 1 Bn 500
Light of Barbastro 1/2 Bn 550
Provincial Grenadiers 2Bns 900
Militia de Salamanca 1 Bn 266
Militia de Tuy 1 Bn 580
5 Guns
4th Division - Portago
Grenadiers 2Bns 300 (Grenadier Companies of Toledo, Navarra, Sevilla, Napoli)
Principe 2Bns 1600
Toledo 2Bns 1400
Aragon 1 Bn 1068
Militia de Santiago 1 Bn 800
Militia de Lugo - 1 Bn 500
5 Guns
HQ Guard
Voluntarios de Navarra 1 Bn 754
4 Guns
Army of Castille - Cuesta
1 Division
Covadonga 2 Bns 1500
1 Tercio de Leon 1 Bn 800
2 Tercio de Leon 1 Bn 800
Cavalry
Guardia de Corps 1 Sqn 100
Carabineros Reales 1 Sqn 160
2nd Division
3 Tercio de Leon 1 Bn 800
Tercio de Alba de Tormes 1 Bn 600
Tercio de Valladolid 1 Bn 700
Tercio de Benevente 1 Bn 800
Cavalry
de la Reina 2 Sqns 300
As I have said before, to do all of these would need a sizeable chunk of funding, which I don't have!
Sunday, 4 February 2018
Clearly, to do all of the units involved at Medina de Rio Seco would involve a substantial lottery win and a very big room to game it in. Neither of these is applicable at the moment, so I'll have to make do with creating a representative selection of troops.
My interpretation of the OOB for Medina is as follows (I've gone mostly with the Partridge and Oliver version). I have also commented on the availability of figures.
Part 1 - The French
Imperial Guard - nobody makes any of these in 40mm!
Fusilier Chasseurs - 2Battalions
Fusilier Grenadiers - 2 Battalions
1 Squadron each of
Chasseurs
Chevau-legers
Dragoons
Gendarmes (Oliver and Partridge suggest that the Guard Cavalry was only Gendarmes)
10 Guns
Merle's Division
47 Line - 2 Battalions (some sources suggest 1 Battalion)
2/3rd Swiss - 1 Battalion
14 Provisional Line - 1 Battalion
86 Line - 2 elite companies
13 Provisional Line - 4 Battalions
17 Provisional Line - 4 Battalions
18 Provisional Line - 1 Battalion
12 Guns
Mouton's Division
4 Leger - 3 Battalions (Leger not made in 40mm)
15 Line - 2 Battalions
6 Guns
Lasalle's Brigade (nobody makes a Lasalle figure in 40mm, which is a shame)
10 Chasseurs a Cheval
22 Chasseurs a Cheval
So some real issues here. Nobody makes the Guard at all in 40mm (Sash and Saber does Guard Grenadiers a Cheval, which could double up as Gendarmes at a pinch).
Nobody makes figures for Leger in 40mm, which could be just a paint job to make do, but I would rather have specific figures, there are some uniform differences from the Line.
A Lasalle personality figure would be great, as would a Bessieres.
The question is, how to get around the lack of availability of some key troop types.
My interpretation of the OOB for Medina is as follows (I've gone mostly with the Partridge and Oliver version). I have also commented on the availability of figures.
Part 1 - The French
Imperial Guard - nobody makes any of these in 40mm!
Fusilier Chasseurs - 2Battalions
Fusilier Grenadiers - 2 Battalions
1 Squadron each of
Chasseurs
Chevau-legers
Dragoons
Gendarmes (Oliver and Partridge suggest that the Guard Cavalry was only Gendarmes)
10 Guns
Merle's Division
47 Line - 2 Battalions (some sources suggest 1 Battalion)
2/3rd Swiss - 1 Battalion
14 Provisional Line - 1 Battalion
86 Line - 2 elite companies
13 Provisional Line - 4 Battalions
17 Provisional Line - 4 Battalions
18 Provisional Line - 1 Battalion
12 Guns
Mouton's Division
4 Leger - 3 Battalions (Leger not made in 40mm)
15 Line - 2 Battalions
6 Guns
Lasalle's Brigade (nobody makes a Lasalle figure in 40mm, which is a shame)
10 Chasseurs a Cheval
22 Chasseurs a Cheval
So some real issues here. Nobody makes the Guard at all in 40mm (Sash and Saber does Guard Grenadiers a Cheval, which could double up as Gendarmes at a pinch).
Nobody makes figures for Leger in 40mm, which could be just a paint job to make do, but I would rather have specific figures, there are some uniform differences from the Line.
A Lasalle personality figure would be great, as would a Bessieres.
The question is, how to get around the lack of availability of some key troop types.
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