 Der Alte Fritz  | 05 Mar 2013 8:19 p.m. PST |
I have posted a couple pictures at the end of the 1:10 ratio French 1806 battalions thread. Click here: TMP link In case you don't want to click, here are the pictues: French battalion in a column of grand divsions, two grand division wide frontage. There should be some intervals between the companies. These are actually shown in the 1808 regulation organization of 6 companies rather than the old 9 company organization used during 1806.
Here is the "wargame version" with the companies all closed up:
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| nsolomon99 | 05 Mar 2013 10:41 p.m. PST |
Its a stirring sight, Your Majesty, but we need to see 1806 Prussian battalions as well. |
| Keraunos | 06 Mar 2013 12:29 a.m. PST |
I have to say, 1 : 10 is pointless if you get the basic count of companies wrong while you do it. Why not just drop two half stands and call it 1 : 15 ? interesting the grenadiers are in bicorns, as the references I keep finding have them in bearskins by then. Bicorns look much beter I think. |
| Sparta | 06 Mar 2013 2:56 a.m. PST |
As Keraunos points out should there not be 8 companies without grenadiers? |
| ScottWashburn | 06 Mar 2013 5:29 a.m. PST |
As a drill geek this sight stirs my soul! :) The notion of having actual companies and being able to manuever them as was actually done is just so appealing. Well done! |
| Der Alte Fritz | 06 Mar 2013 5:37 a.m. PST |
No, there would be 9 companies, of which one was designated a grenadier company. Some grenadiers wore bicornes, some wore bearskins, so both are appropriate. We don't game "by the company" so the number of stands matters less than the number of figures. It is just a coincidence that we have six stands in the units -- I was merely pointing out that the six stand arrangement approximates the appearance of the 1808 organization. |
| DeRuyter | 06 Mar 2013 8:34 a.m. PST |
As a drill geek this sight stirs my soul! :) The notion of having actual companies and being able to manuever them as was actually done is just so appealing. Well done! "Chef de Battalion" anyone? |
| Der Alte Fritz | 06 Mar 2013 10:02 a.m. PST |
We use a Napoleonic variant of the Batailles dans l'Ancien Regime (or "BAR") rules and the rules are really easy to learn and use. While we can depict companies and grand divisions on the table top, in practical use everyone just operates the battalion as one big maneuver element. |
| M C MonkeyDew | 06 Mar 2013 10:49 a.m. PST |
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Glengarry5  | 06 Mar 2013 12:41 p.m. PST |
How much tabletop does it cross when you get one of those into line? |
| baltojake | 06 Mar 2013 2:35 p.m. PST |
Your stuff looks great!!! I concur with Scott Washburn, and it is impressive to see what a battalion would look like on the battlefield. Thanks for posting this. John Miller |
| Der Alte Fritz | 06 Mar 2013 8:50 p.m. PST |
Here is the square in a 1:5 ratio:
This is my favorite picture:
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returns to Flintloque to paint an Ogre.
