"Schalcht Von Ligny 16th June 1815 8.30PM" Topic
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| C M DODSON | 08 Aug 2017 2:12 a.m. PST |
Schlact von Ligny 16th Juni 1815 Timeline 8.30PM Chasseurs and Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard have siezed the stone bridge by the watermill and are fighting towards the Bois du Loop. ERROR - no url for link
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To the west of Ligny more units of the Guard are emerging from village as Prussian resistance collapses. ERROR - no url for link
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2nd Brigade De La Jeune Garde, Marechal-de-camp Guye supported by 7th Infantry Division, Lieutenant-general Baron Jean-Baptiste Girard are simultaneously advancing on Brye.
Elements of the Prussian 6th Brigade, Generalmajor Karl August von Kraftare are fighting a spirited rearguard action at the Ferme du Moulin in order to prevent the remains of the Prussian defence being outflanked. ERROR - no url for link
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The thunderstorm has moved on and the light returns for the final act.
Only nightfall can save the Prussians from total defeat but Blucher is undeterred.
Vowats, Angriff, fur der Vaterland miene kinder! |
 deadhead  | 08 Aug 2017 10:50 a.m. PST |
As always, there is so much to admire. But this time it is the explosion above. I tried it once with cuirassiers but never saw movement in it. That picture looks like a freeze frame…and white smoke is so much better for 19C gunpowder I now realise. |
| Three Armies | 08 Aug 2017 10:54 a.m. PST |
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| dagc54 | 08 Aug 2017 11:14 a.m. PST |
Thank-you for sharing! wonderful work. |
| C M DODSON | 09 Aug 2017 3:47 a.m. PST |
Thank you to all for their kind comments. The project is coming to a close but I am preparing Quatre Bras as we speak. Best wishes, Chris |
| God wills it | 09 Aug 2017 8:50 a.m. PST |
Superb…look foward to seeing more. |
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