"Infantry in column by company, Marche!" Topic

"Basically my infantry companies were to advance in column by division but given the size of a company and the size of my base, it will not be possible…

As a result, companies will advance in column of platoon.

…in this context, a company is called "Platoon" and not company. It is not about platoons that make up companies but meanings apart…

So this is how it goes. Above, our battalion was formed in line. To enter the column squads, platoons (companies) rotate on their right.

As you know, the Grenadiers (Carabinieri for light infantry) therefore find themselves at the head of the column, followed by the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th companies, Voltigeurs bringing up the rear.
The battalion chief who in the online training was in the middle of the 2nd and 3rd companies. About the Flag, I must no longer be certain of his position …"

The small red points are the soldiers still missing to the call, There are 33 and you have to add three sergeants, a sergeant with a flag or guidon, a second lieutenant and a lieutenant…"
Oht.

From here
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Also interesting
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For translation you can tried with
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Do you form your units in this way?

My Companies sizes are from 100 to 120 men plus NCO, guidon and officers.

I used to put 15 figures for line. The NCO are mixed with the troops, save the Sargent Mayor who are at the end of the formation with the flag and the Captain at charge.
The two or three sublieutenant march at each side of the 2nd column of men. The two lieutenants at each side of the the fifth column of march. The Captain (rare times a Major)with another Lieutenant (2nd in Command) drummers, flag, two scorts of the flag, and the Sargent Major at the end of the formation.

My battalions have usually three to four Companies.

The Colonel at Command with his Staff, the 2nd Chief (Lieutenant-Colonel), flag with eagle and with escort, ADC (two or three) and Messengers (key figures because important orders must be carried by them and move according to the dice roll), medical, etc. May be in the rear of any of his Companies since its position is drawn by a dice roll.

Amicalement
Armand

A great set of 1:1 photos here

voltigeurs.populus.org/rub/7

Incredible good!
Thanks for share!.

Amicalement
Armand

Hi, Mike. I really enjoyed your link!

Do you form your units in this way?

No, I usually have too much figure compression going to make things look right if I do that with my 15mm minis. And I'm only talking about a ~1:10 figures:men compression!

The 3mm that I'm planning, however, will be deployed properly. I'm going to do those in 3:4 figures:men ratio, so the appropriate number of 'extras' won't look too silly.

@Mike: AWESOME set of pictures!!!

The Garde Voltigeurs link has been in Lord Ashram's House of War blog for years now. Wonderful resource. If you have not already seen this and are any sort of Napoleonic wargaming buff, you must see this. Click on all items listed under Rubriques (in the left margin). It really puts the area covered by our miniature battalions into perspective, particularly the variable depths of a column whether 'at a distance,' 'at half a distance' or 'closed in mass.' Scroll down for the English translation. He used to have a six company line battalion on that site as well but alas this is no longer featured.

In the "Iena 2006" item, Wargamers should also note how dark the blue is in the re-enactors' French uniforms (this also corresponds with the paintings of the period) – all too often do we see a lighter blue being used on our miniatures (I blame Humbrol French Blue myself – being none the wiser at the time, I painted a whole 6mm French Army using that shade).