Repurposing Baccus 6mm French Guard Grenadier a Cheval

Here's some (hopefully inspirational) examples of "other purposes" you can use French Guard Grenadier a cheval Baccus 6mm figures for...

This post was in response to a query on the Baccus website forum.

1. French Line Carabiniers (the obvious choice, really...).

2. French Line Dragoon Elite Co - as part of a command base. 

3. As part of a non-command base.

4. The Mounted Officer has been reemployed as a mounted officer of the Italian Guard - in this case the Grenadiers...

Austrian Napoleonic - Command & Control........ the slow way.....

Austrian Generals.  In 1809 the Austrian Generals C&C system relied upon lots of highly detailed orders and a discouragement of local initiative.  For many battles in BBB, you don't need many (or any!!) Austrian Generals, as they are unlikely to add anything (in games terms).  

Having said that, Austrian Generals are needed on the table for many battles, so after our Aspern-Essling game in March 2020, I made sure I had "enough".  

The base with 3 figures is the CinC, probably Archduke Charles, with two ADCs to carry and transmit the reams of orders needed.  There are 3 x two figure bases, a general & his Stabs-dragoon body guard.  3 single Generals rounds off the Austrian C&C.

I also made a "fun" figure - Arch Duke Charles seizing a flag and leading the charge....

Once again, all figures are Baccus.  

Austrian Napoleonic - Lancers!

Austria fielded 4 regiments (in total) of Lancers in the Napoleonic wars.  The uniform reflected their polish origins with short jacket and csapka hat.  Whilst my normal rules don't give a specific advantage to lancers, they add a splash of colour and hopefully instil fear in the enemy!

The figures are Baccus French Guard Lancers, apart from the standard bearer, who is a French chasseur with a flagpole attached and his shako & shabraque remodelled.

Napoleonic Austrians - Landwehr - usual battle formations

 As mentioned in previous posts, the regular Austrian army did not rate the Landwehr very high.  So here is are pictures of their usual battlefield formations...

These are Baccus baggage train with Landwehr horse holders...  as rear area troops they have not fixed bayonets.

Napoleonic Austrians - Landwehr - Styria

 More Landwehr - Styria this time.  Styrian Landwehr were supposed to wear a spruce green coat and a Hetherington Hat - a style that we know as the "top hat".  Equipment shortages meant that most troops wore Grey coats and Round hats...

A side shot showing the City of Graz flag chosen by me for Styria

Figures Baccus, based for BBB.  This unit gets skirmishers - all in Round Hats.  Top Hat skirmishers will follow, in due course.

Napoleonic Austrians - Landwehr - Inner Austria

As a contrast to the massed ranks of off-white Austrian troops, I thought I would showcase some more colourful* and less known units - the Landwehr.  The Landwehr were raised in 1809 and were present at many of the battles with the French, albeit sometimes fleetingly!

Whilst the regular Austrian army regarded most volunteer and irregular troops with suspicion, some Landwehr did aquit themselves well.  Most Landwehr units, sadly, did suffer from desertion and a tendency to depart the field of battle at high speed once the firing started.  

So, the first set of figures - Inner Austria.  Grey coats, red facings.

Side shot - showing the flag.  Landwehr units had flags (probably) that were old model Austrian eagles on the right hand side and a local emblem on the left, which was usually a coat of arms.  In this case, I chose Zwettl.

Figures are Baccus, I gave them a more "ragged" look by removing some of the bayonets, to suggest poorly equipped troops.  The flag was downloaded from Napflags (for the eagle) & the internet for the coat of arms.  Based for BBB on 1" square 2mm mdf from Warbases.

*OK - grey - but it's NOT white!!