dimanche 16 octobre 2016

Highlander infantry 1808-1810

The figures below represent the Scottish infantry of the English army of Antoine.


The thin red line is fairly well rendered by the use of narrower sockets than the DBA 1500-1900 extension.


 We decided in my game group to reduce the depth of the infantry bases for simple aesthetic reasons.


 The flags are still missing. Photos will be changed when they are added.

 




 
At the battle of La Coruña, it was a 42nd Highlander soldier who brought General John Moore mortally wounded to put him in the rear. Moore's army was evacuated from Spain and the 1st Highlanders Battalion went with them.

Like the 1st Battalion, the 2nd Battalion was sent from Ireland to Spain, where he served throughout the Spanish War in the Duke of the Army of Wellington. The 2nd fought with great distinction in the battle of Fuentes de Oñoro and the bloody seat of Badajoz.

The 1st Battalion returned to Spain in the period of the Battle of Salamanca and then served in the rest of the war in Spain and in the south of France, including the Battle of Vittoria and the Battle of Nivelle.