Decided I couldn't wait to get them out to the cabin so as it wasn't raining as had been forecast, I nipped out and got them on the table. The table was still set up from my last Chain of Command game as we're shortly fighting the same scenario again.
So, they rode out into the field for their first parade.
Then, once Lasalle had placed himself at their head, they were reviewed by the Emperor and his extensive entourage.
His majesty was pleased to see that at last one of his cavalry regiments had managed to field more men than he had generals. The 4th Hussars are bigger than my standard 12-figure units as I didn't have enough for two units and didn't want to leave any of them unused. Also, the 4th Hussars, along with the 13th Cuirassiers, seem to have kept up their strength better than most. Out of the 28 Nafziger OOBs that list the 4th in Spain they are 600+strong in 20 of them and in two of those they are more than 900-strong.
I won't repeat what I said in response to your last post, but I will say that the Imperial entourage is a shiny thing of utter glory! I had no idea you'd painted so many marshals.
ReplyDeleteOnly Davout, Dorsenne, Murat and Soult left to do. I have the figures waiting in the queue, but really should do some more Spanish generals first, also waiting are a handful of Brit personalities - Uxbridge, Picton, Hill and an ADC.
DeleteA splendid looking unit being reviewed.
ReplyDeleteCheers, got another 20mm cavalry unit to do to even up the sides a bit then I hope to do a few more bits for my Hinchliffe ECW.
DeleteSuper looking parade, really lovely work on them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donnie, I hope to get them in action next month. Will the curse of the newly painted unit strike again?
ReplyDeleteYour eye for detail is just breathtaking Rob, what a fantastic picture they make on the table.
ReplyDeleteThank you, and again, thank you for providing the figures, the 4th Hussars are a key component of my planned French army and I was beginning to despair of getting any suitable figures.
DeleteOK, that shot with all of the marshals reviewing the 4th Hussars needs to be on the cover of Wargames Illustrated. That is truly inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI'm not so sure, WI is not what it was and my figures are hardly commercial as the figures are long OOP. Back in the day when Duncan Macfarlane ran WI I would've been really chuffed to get a front cover.
DeleteInspiring stuff Rob…
ReplyDeleteMy butterfly is all a flutter…
All the best. Aly
Then you better get your net out and go after it - see you at Partizan?
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