Here are my photos of the Austrian Chevaux Leger 1792-98 in Green uniforms. These are Baccus SBR05 British Light Dragoons, with the plume on the hat removed, the hat behind the front plate filed flat (to create a false front), a plume added (repurposed bayonet again).
The Command Officer, Flag bearer & Trumpeter are Kuirassiers (SAU06) with a paint job. As half the Chevaux Leger units wore white, a white coated unit will follow in due course.
Here they are!
I posted earlier about the "Mk 2" Austrian Command conversions of the Baccus AWL02 Loyalist skirmisher loading figure into drummers and flag bearers. Austrian command figures 1792-98 Mk2 - part 1
I attach photos of the finished command bases, now that they are "game ready". I'm really quite pleased with them, not too hard to make and no head swaps to worry about.
I am going to make more for raw unit commands (no flag, flautist instead) and trained (with flag) commanded by an officer in a tricorne.
Once again, I hope this inspires you to make some of these conversions.
As part of the Danube 1809 campaign I need two light infantry units - the Tirailleurs Corse & Tirailleurs du Po. It would appear that the Tirailleurs Corse were uniformed as normal French light infantry, with a side plumed shako and their cartridge box on a waist belt, not a shoulder belt.
There is a debate on the internet about the uniform, so this unit is often portrayed as wearing a brown uniform. The balance of the argument is for blue, so that's what I went with.
The Tirailleurs du Po wore white waistcoats with red lapels, bicorne hats with a red "droopy" plume. That's what I went with!
The flags were sourced on the internet, manipulated using excel and word then printed.
OK, here they are:
Just added Italian Guard Horse Artillery to the Army of Italy page...
As part of my Austrian Army of 1792-8, I converted some artillerymen by scratch building Corsehats for them, worn with the upturned brim to the rear.
This is what they look like, now they have been varnished, based & flocked. Note that most Austrian gunners were rated as NCOs, so got attractive yellow hat lace. Also note that for this period extra labour was drafted in from whatever infantry units were nearby, hence various white coated figures dotted about.
As the artillery starts the period with gunners in tricornes, so some of my guns will have gunners in tricornes as well.
Enjoy!
As usual, I hope that this encourages you to have a go!
As part of the "Revolutionary Wars Austrian Army" project, I need some skirmishers and light infantry. The Austrian army didn't really get on board with the light infantry concept so this role was assigned to the Jaegers & Frei-corps from 1792-98.
For BBB I need some skirmisher bases, so here are Jaegers in Kasket and Lutticher Freiwillige-Corps - both suitable for 1792-98, when the Kasket was replaced by the Raupenhelm (crested helmet) and the Frei-corps were mainly disbanded.
I used WJ Rawkins e-book for the Jaeger uniform details and the "History & Uniforms" web magazine No.9 for the Frei-corps uniform - see below.
The troops are Baccus 6mm AWL02 Loyalist skirmishers from the AWI - a nice range of troops - some of which are in Kaskets! Based on 1" square mdf suitable for BBB rules. The Frei-corps got plumes (re-cycled bayonets) which add a splash of colour to an otherwise dull uniform.
The soldiers with a white edge to the front of their Kaskets are NCOs.
The models:
Uniform reference for the Frei-corps (see source above):
Last year I got locked down with a number of small modelling projects, one of which was to make French light infantry with side plumes, not front plumes, on their shakos. For reference I used the Osprey "Napoleon's Light Infantry".
As these are 6mm Baccus troops, based for BBB, I could use a little licence and found suitable regiments to base the units upon.
I went for yellow over green and yellow over red plumes. I also made two bases for each unit, one in full dress and one in greatcoats.
It was a time consuming job to file a groove in the side of each shako and add a plume - in this case a bayonet repurposed. However, with no tv and on my own, I had a lot of time to spare.... The front plumes were, of course, removed.
So, on with the pictures:
After a hiatus caused by job searches, new job induction and many rainy days, I have finally got my wagons based, varnished & flocked. Based on 1" x 1.5" 2mm mdf bases. So, here's the eye candy:
1. Supply wagon, no spare wheel.
On Monday night Chris, Crispin, Colin & Dave returned to the OWS to refight Marengo - in the real world. Colin provided the troops & houses, Chris provided the rivers, roads and marshes. Colin & Chris decided to be Austrians, Crispin & Dave elected to be the French. We used Vincent Tsao's excellent Marengo scenario from the BBB group files.
After nearly 18 months of no/virtual gaming, it was a little strange to be back - but our demographic means we are all double jabbed, the doors & windows were open to let in fresh Oxford air, what's not to like! We also kept to our little game bubbles - which is actually what happens a lot of the time anyway.
Vincent's scenario victory conditions are:
1 point for Marengo
1 point for the crossroads in the East
1 point for making Bonaparte a casualty (Austrian's only)
1 point if you have lost (killed/driven off the field) less than half of your opponent's forces.
The Austrian plan was simple. Chris would attempt to crush the French along the Fontanone Creek, whilst Colin would execute a left hook, race for the crossroads and/or fall on the rear of the French front line. A great plan, but as all who play BBB know, the little lead minions may not co-operate...!
The map (from the scenario) with Austrian moves in light red.
Austrian opening moves - Chris steamrollers to Marengo, Colin sprints up the left-most road. The white smoke shows disruption as Chris charges across the stream and into the French.
The next four shots show Chris's slow grind through the French defenders of Marengo. In the first shot, the French still hold the village. Chris has crossed the Creek and has run out of ammo. To the left, Austrian cavalry move dextrously towards the French rear...
A little later, the French are losing troops and ground. The French still have Marengo, but only just. Austrian cavalry arrives to the rear of the French...
