The army had a reputation for a high level of professionalism and performed well. It took part in the battles of Abensberg, Landshut & Eckmuhl, as well as the action at Linz-Urfahr, where it will be paired with the Saxons.
Vandamme had a reputation for being hard to get along with, which is why he never made it to Marshal. He did have a friend/ally/partner in crime in Bernadotte, who also had a troubled relationship with Napoleon (and a troubled relationship with following orders...)
The models are Baccus Miniatures 6mm, painted by me, flags from Baccus. With 15 bases of Infantry, 2 Cannons, 2 Light Cav & 2 Generals, this should be enough troops for all the 1809 battles.
The uniform reference was "The Army of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg" - by WJ Rawkins - an excellent & comprehensive guide (no, I'm not sponsored, just happy someone put the guide together!)
Army overview
Generals
General Vandamme. I was going to use initials to identify key leaders, but decided that might not look good. That's an English penny, to give a sense of how small the figures are.
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Vandamme & French ADC, Wurttemberg General in the background |
The Right Flank
The Left Flank
Light Infantry
Light Infantry to the left, Jaegers to the right. I only needed two bases, so I did one of each type with full dress plumes and one without. Plumes were added by myself....
Artillery
Cavalry - Chevaux Leger
Reference: - WJ Rawkins book
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