The Untouchables

[ochoin]

I've culled, re-based, re-organised & am adding to my Napoleonic French Imperial guard. Nearly done.

It will have: 6 battalions of Old Guard infantry
3 battalions of Middle Guard infantry
5 battalions of Young Guard
4 cavalry regiments (Emp. Dragoons, Horse Grenadiers, Lancers & Chasseurs)
2 Foot batteries
2 Horse batteries
All necessary generals, ADCS, even a band, under a splendid figure of Marshal Mortier.

The idea is to use it to fight real & imaginary battles 1812-1814, either as a stand alone formation or with my Line corps.
Completion awaits figures from Kennington to form the 1st OG Grenadiers & 1st OG Chasseurs.
And here's the rub. These specific 'chocolate soldiers' cannot be used to fight. Indeed every casualty will suffer a victory point penalty to mirror Napoleon's wroth at losing his precious guardsmen. I will include strict instructions as to this in every set of scenario briefings.
It will amuse me to see a desperate French player looking longingly at his "Untouchables".

donald

[Essex Boy]

Pictures, or they don't really exist.

E

[Peeler]

Good thoughts. In our DBN games, Old Guard casualties count as double points. If you use them, they have to win.

[ochoin]

Pictures, or they don't really exist.

E

donald

[valleyboy]

Well done Donald the 1814 campaign gives a Frnco/guardophile genuine reasons for using the Guard

[Essex Boy]

Oooh....pretty.

[Spanner]

Well done Donald the 1814 campaign gives a Frnco/guardophile genuine reasons for using the Guard

So does Waterloo/La Belle Alliance, VB.

Nicely done, Ochoin. Who's the Marshal with his personal orchestra, mate (2nd last photo)?

[ochoin]

Marshal? That's the band master down front. The figures (+ a bunch of Stelets' musicians) are shown exactly thus in the Osprey on the French Old Guard & Kennington copied them for their range:

https://shqltd.com/product-category/ken ... ic/page/4/

They add tone to a vulgar brawl? (yes, pun intended).

donald

[Spanner]

I thought it the cavalry or artillery- one of those supporting corps, at any rate- what did that? Marshall, bandmaster, Murat- all fella same-same. They all had more gold braid and feathers than you'd find in a fan dance show.

Still a nice group though, mate, and something a bit different.